It is conspicuously absent from the podium of the Ballon d'Or. Sparkling with the colors of Inter Milan, with whom he won a resounding tripled in 2010 (Serie A, Coppa Italia, Champions League), playmaker of the Netherlands Vice-World Champion, Wesley Sneijder n 'finally took the fourth place, with nearly 14% of the vote.The Dutchman is regrettable that the voting system has changed this year. Indeed, the coaches and captains of national teams affiliated to FIFA may now vote the same way that journalists, as the Ballon d'Or and the title of FIFA World Player of the year do that anymore. But if journalists were the only ones to vote, Wesley Sneijder and would have won, since he harvested 7.70% of their votes.
Iniesta (7.53%) was preceded by a short head, while Xavi (5.96%) have completed the podium. Lionel Messi, who won for the second consecutive year, have meanwhile taken the fourth place ...
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