Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder Andres
Iniesta received the UEFA Best Player in Europe award on Thursday after
pipping Cristiano Ronaldo and club-mate Lionel Messi in a journalists’
poll.
It is his second major individual
honour of the summer, after he was named Player of the Tournament for
his role in Spain’s triumph at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.
The award was decided by 53 European
journalists who cast their votes during Thursday’s Champions League
group-stage draw in Monaco.
Iniesta, 28, received 19 votes, with Ronaldo and Messi — the winner of last year’s inaugural prize — each receiving 17.
“I am very honoured and I dedicate this
award to my Barcelona and Spain team-mates,” said Iniesta, who received
the award from UEFA president Michel Platini.
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