Xavier „Xavi“ Hernàndez’s
match worn Adidas Predator LZ boots. This special
made to measure boots were worn during the season 2013/2014. Both boots
are
personalized with “XAVI”. Xavi won the U-20 World Cup for Spain in 1999,
and
the Olympic Silver Medal at the 2000 Olympics. Since making his senior
team
debut in 2000, he has been capped 128 times for the Spanish national
team, and
has been seen as an influential figure in the team's tremendous success.
He
played a key role in Spain's victory at the 2010 World Cup, as well as
both Euro
2008 and Euro 2012. He was named Player of the Tournament by UEFA at
Euro
2008. Xavi was selected in the 2010 World Cup All-star Team, and the
UEFA Euro
Team of the Tournament in 2008 as well as 2012. Playing for Barcelona,
Xavi won
the Man of the Match award in the Champions League Final in 2009. Xavi
has
won more trophies (25) than any other Spanish player in history. He won
the
World Soccer Player of the Year award in 2010. Xavi has received five
Ballon d'Or
nominations, and finished in third place in 2009, 2010 and 2011. In
2011, he was
runner up to Messi for the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. He has been
awarded the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker award for 4 years: 2008, 2009,
2010,
2011. Xavi has been voted into both the FIFA World XI and the UEFA Team of
the Year on 5 occasions each: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. At Euro 2012,
with
his 2 assists in the Final, Xavi became the first player to register
assists in 2
separate Euro finals, having set up the lone goal in the Final 4 years
ago. He was
awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports in 2012.
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