Xavi (212) and Iniesta (207) made more passes into the final third than any other players at Euro 2012, the dovetailing duo dominant in another supreme success.

Xavi admits Messi and Ronaldo were on another level Despite being named the third-best player in the world three times (in 2009, 2010, and 2011), Xavi never considered himself on par with Messi or ...

PSG look like a well-oiled machine and Luis Enrique is sprinkling his magic all over the team, just as he did a decade ago with Barcelona. Barca won the treble in 2014-15 under Enrique with a team ...

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The 2000s and 2010s gave us Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta, the original duo who bossed the midfield for both Barcelona and the Spanish National Team. They won everything together — a World Cup, ...

Barcelona’s midfielder Xavi Hernandez gets excited during FC Barcelona’s tribute to him ahead of the Champions league final match in Berlin, his last match as Barcelona’s player, at the Camp Nou ...

Verratti has a long way to go to get close to matching Xavi and Iniesta in the silverware department. But he won his first major international honor last year as Italy triumphed at Euro 2020.

It reminds me of the Barcelona of ten years ago with Xavi and Iniesta. Luis Enrique has patiently built up his team to help them progress. He knows where he wants to go. He always manages to adapt ...