The Spanish midfielder
Xavi Hernández
has been chosen to be part of the Ballon d'Or for the best team in history, launched by
France Football
and voted for by 140 specialized journalists from around the world.
The full line-up is made up of goalkeeper
Lev Yashin
, center-back
Franz Beckenbauer
, full-
backs
Cafu
and
Paolo Maldini
, defensive midfielders
Xavi Hernández
and
Lothar Matthaus
, attacking midfielders
Diego Maradona
and
Pelé
;
and forwards
Leo Messi
,
Cristiano Ronaldo
and
Ronaldo Nazario
.
Interestingly, Xavi never won the individual Ballon d'Or throughout his career, but he has finally been recognized in this group version that the French publication promoted due to the pandemic, since he refused to award his traditional annual award to the best player in the world .
In fact, the closest the former Spanish player came to winning the award was in 2009, 2010 and 2011, when he finished third in the respective votes.
In all those years the Ballon d'Or went to Leo Messi, his teammate at Barcelona.
Xavi was the only Spaniard in the best all-time eleven, for which his compatriots
Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Sergio Busquets, Pep Guardiola, Xabi Alonso and Luis Suárez
were also nominated
, who remains the only Spaniard who has won the Ballon d'Or individual.
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