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FC Barcelona News: 10 January 2017; Four Named in FIFA World XI, Lionel Messi Second in The Best Award

Piqué, Iniesta, Suárez and Messi, in FIFA's World XI | FC Barcelona
Four Barça players have made it into FIFA's best starting XI of the year. Piqué, Iniesta, Suárez and Messi represented the blaugranas in the world team of the year. Their places are well deserved following a 2016 in which the four stars won La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup with FC Barcelona. Moreover, Messi played excellently in helping Argentina finish second in the Copa América.

Leo Messi comes second in FIFA's The Best award | FC Barcelona
Leo Messi comes second in The Best prize that FIFA presents to the best player in the world.