Iniesta was third place in the 2012 Balon D’Or
Every year, the magazine France Football
deliver the award
Golden Ball to the best player of the season. But this time he asked excuses
Andrés Iniesta for never having given him the award. With the title “Sorry, Iniesta”, an editorial in the publication highlighted the importance of the player in the face of the partnership with Lionel Messi at Barcelona.
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“He’s the best ball distributor of all time. Most of his contemporaries complicate life, but he’s been impressive for 15 days, simplifies everything he does. Iniesta
is to create the game for others. Without him, Messi would have tired out much faster at Barcelona,” wrote the editorial director of France Football
Pascal Ferré.
“Mr. Iniesta has shown that he is the brain and, without a doubt, the essential muscle of the outstanding champions. His talent is to invent. An altruism that certainly deprived him of an even more majestic recognition, as he was in Gold ball
, which he let slip in 2010 (second place) and 2012 (third). Among the great absences of the Ballon d’Or, his is the most painful. Unless a major action in Russia makes it possible to repair this democratic anomaly,” he added.
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Lifetime contract with Barcelona
Iniesta signs unprecedented lifetime contract with Barcelona
In October 2017, Andrés Iniesta signed a lifetime contract with Barcelona. According to Barça president Josep Maria Bartomeu, this is an unprecedented contract in the club’s history. “In 118 years of history, it is the first time that the Barcelona
makes a lifetime contract with a player. A contract that rewards a special player. Andrés Iniesta is part of this era that began in 2003, with many successes. This winning era must continue and that’s why we signed this agreement.”
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The player celebrated the feat, as he arrived at the Catalonia club when he was 12 years old. “Today is a very special day for me because I’m still at home. To be able to continue dreaming and achieve important things for this club, my club. My intention is to be here as long as possible. I hope I stay for a long time”, said Iniesta
.
