Xavi, Iniesta, face to face in the final

The first 'FIFA Golden Ball' still has no owner, but has two strong candidates and they are both Barca and homegrown

Tombstone is not, nor is the 'Wild West', and the duels are settled with guns, or Wyatt Earp is on one side of the street and Ike Clanton at the other end and there will be a trail of blood, but indirectly Xavi Hernández and Andres Iniesta are the stars of their particular 'Duel at OK Corral' and the fight for the 'FIFA Golden Ball. " In fact, this is a duel in which they are 'others' who point to the winner, and will be resolved by a vote held among journalists, coaches and captains of national teams. For the first time in history to unify the three votes to set a single table to victors. At present only closed the section of votes taken by journalists which seems to start with a clear advantage Andrés Iniesta as they say in the magazine ' France Football ', but in the first posting that has been made of the votes of captains and coaches Xavi Hernandez, who is clearly out favored.


In any case, not until Nov. 30 to close definitively the admission of votes, the organization has left the possibility that the undecideds could eventually elucidate its candidate after the classic in the Nou Camp to be played a day earlier, . In fact, it is anticipated that on 6 December with great fanfare announced the three finalists for the award after performing an important screen between the 23 candidates who were elected on 26 October. Remember that in this first list is a total of six Blaugrana (Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Villa, Messi and Alves) for three of Real Madrid (Ronaldo, Casillas and Xabi Alonso). Well, a total of 208 associations registered football in FIFA have the right to vote, but generally tend to be about 150 attending the call of the national soccer body to participate in that vote. We are talking about 300 votes, as both technical and captains vote. While rumors soar course from December 6 when they know the names of three finalists, the organizers will make every effort to safeguard to the last day chosen. In fact, a notary will verify the arrival of the vote and that these are secrets to any member of FIFA, including president Sepp Blatter.

The FIFA Golden Ball 2010 will be announced next Monday 10 January at a ceremony in Zurich Kongresshaus which also awarded first prize pro coach of the year where there is a duel interestingly height between Madrid coach Jose Mourinho and Barcelona, Pep Guardiola, with coach Vicente Del Bosque as a guest of stone. Obviously all bets turn their eyes to Xavi and Iniesta to win the first prize reunited. Not to mention the interest Wesley Sneijder, who also has his supporters after winning it all this year almost with Inter, nor the Blaugrana Leo Messi, both awards champions, who won the 'Golden Boot' as the best scorer of the year. In any case or Sneijder or Leo is one of the dismissed on 6 December when it will publicize the list of three finalists for the award. It is very difficult to decide on today who is the strongest candidate to win the trophy. A Xavi will attest to its great regularity, the game always clairvoyant football concepts, price and image of a team player who does better the other fellow. A Iniesta, their ability to balance, its crucial goals-especially the World Cup final against Holland, "his intelligence and technical quality. The best thing is that whoever wins, the real winner will be in Glasgow because the best player in the world Product 2010 is one hundred percent of home.