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The award will be presented for the first time after the merger of the `Golden Ball France Football 'and the FIFA World Player • If the award takes him Xavi or Iniesta will be the second Spanish to get it after Luis Suarez in 1960 · Del Bosque and Guardiola choose the best coach of the year

The Zurich Congress Centre will host the awards ceremony Monday the new FIFA Golden Ball award individual awards this year than ever to work collectively, and who choose to award three virtuosos who share clothing Barca, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi.

Although the show starts at 19.00, the great festival of Barcelona started soon. The issue of Barcelona will travel to Switzerland in two planes. The first will leave at 11.15 from the Airport, while the second will start half an hour later. It is in this second plane where travel the three compete for the award candidates for the FIFA Golden Ball 2010 along with his immediate family, Pep Guardiola, Tito Vilanova, Carlos Naval delegate, and three other players: Piqué, Puyol and Villa. All three have been selected in the FIFPro Best XI.

The flight landed in Zurich at 13 am and 13.30 pm respectively. Around 15 hours, at the Palacio de Congresos de Zurich are scheduled the press conferences of the three nominated players and coaches.

Messi, Xavi and Iniesta be alone in Zurich. As said the president Sandro Rosell, Barcelona has invited all former presidents, former technicians and former heads of the quarry at this historic ceremony with three nominees trained at home. Around 70 guests will go on the first plane, which certainly pays FIFA.

Thus, among others, have already confirmed their attendance at the event, former coaches and others in the first team in several stages: Francisco Rodriguez, Joaquim Rife, José Luis Romero, Terry Venables, Llorenç Serra Ferrer, Carles Rexach, Radomir Antic, Jesús Antonio de la Cruz and Eusebio.

Among the former presidents Barca have confirmation that attend the event Agustí Montal. In contrast, Josep Lluís NúÑez, Joan Laporta and Joan Gaspart have declined the offer.

The club also invited the players who have won the Ballon d'Or Barca Dresses: Luis Suárez, Cruyff, Hristo Stoichkov, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho (Messi is already this to be one of the candidates.) Hristo Stoichkov and Luis Suarez, the only Spanish that you have achieved and be in charge of supplies in the event that Xavi and Iniesta won it, "are the only ones who go to the Swiss city since Cruyff is in South Africa while Rivaldo and Ronaldinho can not travel for various reasons.

The representation of the board will be led by Barcelona president Sandro Rosell and Vice Josep Maria Bartomeu and Jordi Cardoner. Club executives will also present the general director, Antoni Rossich and sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta.

The winning players will address the media at the end of the show, about 20.00 hours and 21.30 hours and 22.00 hours, respectively, the two flights will take off back to Barcelona. It is envisaged that the first flight take land in Barcelona at 23.15. The Barcelona's players will no longer be trained to prepare the Cup match against Real Betis on Wednesday until Tuesday afternoon.

Awards in Zurich Rosario

For the first time, recognize the best coach of the year award opting Vicente Del Bosque, José Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. The Salamanca led Spain to glory at the World Cup, the Portuguese won the treble with Inter Milan and Catalan continued making their mark in a historic ship. In category Women also will honor the best players and coaches.

Another of the highlights will be the appointment of the best starting lineup of the season, to be decided by the votes of the Internet. A total of 55 players, five position, opting to enter the selected alignment, consisting of one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards. Xavi and Iniesta addition, seven other Spanish players could be included in the starting ideal year: Casillas, Puyol, Piqué, Xabi Alonso, Cesc, Torres and Villa.

In addition, FIFA will present the second edition of Puskas the goal of the year. In the list of ten finalists are so many of Messi, Arjen Robben or Samir Nasri, among others. The other two awards will be handed Joseph Blatter Fair Play and the Presidential Award, awarded as a tribute to a life dedicated to performing a service or by an exemplary attitude.

Puyol is recovering from a hamstring tear in the middle of the right leg outside their peers and Mascherano has a fever.

Barcelona have started to prepare the return of the second round of the Copa del Rey, who played Wednesday in San Mames, with the presence of Lionel Messi, who has returned to training after a few days to enjoy the holiday rest of his teammates.

Messi has been the main novelty of a session in which holders who won on Sunday Levante (2-1) took up work and the rest of the squad was brought more sharply, already thinking about the match against Athletic Bilbao.

Puyol is recovered outside their peers and Mascherano has a fever

Defender Carles Puyol, set low to the Levant by a hamstring tear in the middle of the right leg, has done restoration work apart from their peers.

Midfielder Javier Mascherano has been featured in the Sports City with a few tenths of foot and club doctors have prescribed some antibiotics and sent back home, so it has not been trained.

First team coach, Pep Guardiola, has cited for this first week's training to five players from Barça B: Thiago, Bartra, Oier, Planas and Victor Vazquez. Some of them could come into the squad for the Cup game

The Argentine, though not marked, took particular duel between the two best in the world · Ronaldo pulled his team in the first part · The two were cautioned to be involved in two scuffles

Eager expected duel between the two best in the world. Although neither Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo scored, which is news, it left details of the class treasure. The Argentine left his business card in a shot to the bottom and two assists on the goals Villa. The Luso pushed his team behind in the first half, but disappeared after the third and fourth Barca.

Ronaldo began very plugged Classic. The first action of Madrid was in the Luso caracoles, Abidal got rid of his usual repertoire of bikes, and put a center that is anticipated Valdés.

Messi appeared suddenly with a shot to stick in 5 min. 'The Flea' got the ball in a corner short, stepped forward and looked up to stroke the ball into a jelly that crashed into the pole.

Saw the yellow in separate scuffles

After half an hour, with 2-0 in the Nou Camp electronic, Ronaldo was involved in a monumental brawl that started when Pep Guardiola took to return a ball to the Portuguese who had left the baseline. Iturralde Ronaldo reprimanded for that action.

That controversy, despite the whistles, not decentered to `7 'of Madrid that threw the team on his back. He had on his boots to reduce distances in a foul that grazed the far post. Soon after a shot from distance that armed caught the Barcelona goal with little difficulty. The most controversial move came on 38 minutes when Cristiano fell within the area in a departure from Victor Valdes at his feet. Could be a penalty.

Messi before the break saw the yellow in a struggle that began with the Argentine Carvalho and followed with a slap in the central Portuguese.

Topped the same to-door

The statistics maintained a certain equality. Messi and Ronaldo fired three shots on goal and the difference was the four turnovers to put the Portuguese area from the band for any of the Argentine.

In fouls there were also some balance. Six received 'The Flea', one of them was ugly Ramos-input and four Portuguese. In brighter turnovers was the Barca player to receive five by any of Real Madrid.

Messi gets the pin dress

At the beginning of the second half, Messi gave away rivals at the edge of the area and took a shot that crashed in Madrid behind. Was less individualistic 'The Flea' in the following. The third and fourth goal of the boots were born in Argentina. Villa Messi distanced himself and threw two passes to the hollow-Xavi-more typical of the Spaniard netted. The goal assists were the notes that differentiating declined the balance in favor of Leo.

Until the end of the match Messi to join the party sought Barca striker but failed. While Cristiano Ronaldo was diluted as the rest of his equipment before the storm of Barca game.

The last 10 goals of the `10 'Barca in Europe were held at the Camp Nou. Yesterday could break that streak in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen

Leo Messi is not hidden or in adverse scenarios, such as the Parken Stadion, which Solbakken, the coach of Copenhagen, was charged with arson and turned upside down. Messi is different because it is always shown. Other players often do, irregularly shaped, or almost always, but Argentina never fails. Leo again be the scorer of Pep Guardiola, has scored 7 goals in the last four games, "a coach who has improved so that it seemed impossible to improve. The numbers say it all and `10 'Barca yesterday scored his goal number 100 with Santpedor coach on the bench. And the third season has just begun.

The hundred or so many of Messi is even more amazing considering he has played 117 games under the command of Guardiola. Given that amount and seven seasons with the Barça first team, the growth is spectacular. He has scored as many more goals in two seasons and the months that we have of this than the rest. In total, 142 total goals Leo Messi, a dizzying figure at 23. More than two second parts of this figure has been achieved with Pep on the bench. It is no coincidence, since Guardiola has improved the system for Rijkaard, has turned the team over the rival goal and given freedom of movement completely. But not only their performance has improved since the arrival of Pep, but year after year Guardiola has squeezed better. In their first year together, the `10 'scored 38 goals in 51 games. The second year was 47 goals in 53 games, almost at par, while this year are already 15 goals in 13 games. Someone like Messi has no roof and if you follow this progression will record all scorers Boat and European football figures which take many years overcome.

The difference between Leo and the rest is that Villa and Peter sent the ball to stick in the same way, but Messi for the ball ends up going, while in the case of his companions just outside. As Harvey says, "is one of those players that appear every 50 years" and the big challenge is to keep the Barça few more seasons best at full capacity. Messi will be what has been for Real Madrid Raul, Del Piero for Juventus or Giggs for Manchester United at the club level, but it is what has been Maradona, Pele and Cruyff worldwide. Messi is everything and proves it game by game.

In Europe, the past ten goals from Argentine had scored in the Nou Camp, to Stuttgart (2) and Arsenal (4) last season, and Panathinaikos and Copenhagen this season. His last goal at home in the Champions was in Kiev. Until yesterday. It has also surpassed Rivaldo in international competitions. The Brazilian had 31, and Leo sum 32. And best of all, the only thing that makes him human and unlike others, is his humility in the field. Do not give either his goals and his dribbles, but his relentless willingness to help. The best evidence was given yesterday, recovered to 6 balls, significantly higher than that usually offered, with an average of 1.6 turnovers in each game. In a physical encounter, ugly and rough in which the Catalans had to fight every inch, Messi was first placed at forefront of the fight. Messi is everything: the harp and drum. Pep Guardiola has in hand a player who can leave the history story written by other famous gold of this sport called football.