“On 6 December of last year, FIFA and France Football announced the three finalists for the 2010 FIFA Ballon d´Or award. The result was a triumph for Spanish football, with all three coming from FC Barcelona. While the Catalan press rejoiced, the Madrid press also had a reason to celebrate. Although one of the candidates was Argentinean, the other two were Spanish. With Spain having just won the World Cup, the smart money appeared to be on either Andrés Iniesta or Xavi Hernández with the latter of the two a particular favourite. Although Iniesta scored the goal that won the World Cup, Xavi was the player who made Spain tick with his range and accuracy of passing. In Spain, it’s common to give players nicknames. If Casillas is the saint and Torres is the child then what is Xavi? A fitting name would be the architect that is if it weren’t already taken.” In Bed With Maradona