Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Piqué, Cesc, Puyol, Villa, Alves and Abidal Alexis, on the part of Barcelona, and Xabi Alonso, Casillas, Christian, Ozil and Khedira, for Madrid, competing for the award. Silva also.
Ten players from Barcelona Real Madrid and five are in the first list of candidates for the 2011 Golden Ball, comprising a total of 50 players. This is Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Piqué, Cesc, Puyol, Villa, Alves, Abidal Alexis Sanchez and by the Barcelona and Xabi Alonso, Casillas, Christian, Ozil and Khedira by Real Madrid, as published by 'Mundo Deportivo.
The Spanish team also has a wide representation, and that six international Barca Real Madrid and the two already named, adds David Silva. Particularly striking is the absence of Fernando Torres, Juan Mata, Sergio Ramos, Pedro and Valdés.
Outside our country, Bayern Munich is one of the teams with more candidates for the award. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp Lahm, Mario Gomez, Thomas Muller and Franck Ribery. Germany has also been recognized the great qualifying for Euro, international and Germans already mentioned must be added to Klose, to complete an important representation.
Holland for his part has the presence of three former Real Madrid, Robben, Sneijder and Van der Vaart, Van Persie as well. As curiosities, the presence of former Atletico Kun Agüero and Diego Forlan and Samuel Etoo. The list contained only an Italian, Antonio di Natale, for the first time is Neymar, the Brazilian who sigh for Real Madrid and Barcelona.