Xavi Hernandez - a legend of world football, a Spanish player who became one of the most influential and technically gifted players of his generation. He was born on January 25, 1980, in Terrassa, Spain, and displayed his football talent from a young age. Xavi became renowned for his outstanding passing skills and ball control. He possessed a unique ability to control the game on the field, distribute passes, and create attacks for his team.
He began his professional career in 1998, joining the youth team of Barcelona. Over time, he became an integral part of Barcelona's main squad and a product of the legendary La Masia academy. He spent 17 years at FC Barcelona, eventually becoming its captain and one of the main inspirations behind the "tiki-taka" style of play.
Xavi helped Barcelona win numerous domestic and international trophies, including 8 La Liga titles and 4 UEFA Champions League titles. He became the heart and soul of the team, and his on-field leadership was invaluable to Barcelona's success during that period. Xavi is also a key figure for the Spanish national team. With the national squad, he won the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and the UEFA European Championship in 2008 and 2012.
His intellectual approach to the game and his ability to create opportunities for his teammates made him an irreplaceable player for the national team. After leaving Barcelona in 2015, Xavi moved to Qatari club Al-Sadd, where he continued to showcase his skills and leadership. He helped the team win several national titles and became a symbol of football development in Qatar.
In addition to his playing career, Xavi has shown an interest in coaching. He has completed coaching courses and expressed a desire to one day manage his former team, Barcelona. Xavi Hernandez is not only a player of exceptional class but also a symbol of virtuosity, game reading ability, and leadership on the field. His style and contribution to world football will be remembered by generations of fans.
Barça have no doubts about this: the only thing they can do is focus on what is in their hands and that involves improving the team's play, recovering injured players, maintaining their competitive level and continuing to win games. They should not worry too much about what is happening externally because there is little they can do about it. That is the prevailing position in the heart of the Blaugrana dressing room, which, despite this, does not hide its anger at the latest helping hand received by Real Madrid. The reaction after learning of the one-match suspension reduction for Nacho, who will be able to play in the Clásico at Montjuïc, ranged from anger to resignation.
"It's the same as always," say the team, a statement based on the double standard measures that referees are using with Barça and Real Madrid. In fact, the partial amnesty for the Madrid centre-back did not even come as a surprise to the coaching staff led by Xavi Hernandez, who already had to suffer the shambles that involved punishing Lewandowski with three matches last season for, after being sent off with a double yellow card, touching his nose as he left the pitch. On that occasion, they understand, Gil Manzano laid the first stone and sporting justice finished the job. Barça went all the way to CAS, but there was no way to reduce the ridiculous punishment.
Quite the opposite of what happened with Nacho. In its ruling, the Appeals Court states that "some of the points alleged (...) justify the moderation of the sanction (...) based on criteria of reasonableness and the necessary weighing up of the circumstances". However, the "criteria of reasonableness and the necessary weighing of the circumstances" of the innocuous gesture of the Polish
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