Xavi: References & Edit History

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  • Adam Augustyn
    Adam Augustyn was a senior editor at Encyclopædia Britannica.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added top questions and section headings. Jun 05, 2026
Add new Web site: CNN Sports - ‘It feels like heaven’: How Xavi’s defensive revolution brought La Liga title back to FC Barcelona. Jan 24, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 21, 2026
Add new Web site: ESPN - Xavi wants to break Barcelona's defeatist mentality, but he must tread carefully. Oct 28, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sport - Barcelona playmaker Xavi on Gascoigne, Barnes and Le Tissier. Sep 05, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - World Football - Xavi, Makelele and the Qataris. Jul 22, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 03, 2024
Add new Web site: Footballhistory.org - Biography of Xavi. Aug 22, 2022
Noted that he became Barcelona's manager. Nov 08, 2021
Noted that he retired from club football and began managing Al-Sadd. May 30, 2019
Added Barcelona's 2014–15 treble and Xavi's departure from the team at the end of that season. Jul 17, 2015
Updated article to mention his retirement from international football. Aug 06, 2014
Added Spain's early elimination at the 2014 World Cup. Jun 27, 2014
Added Barcelona's latest two La Liga titles and its 2011–12 Copa del Ray championship. Also mentioned Spain's 2012 Euro title and its place as possibly the greatest national football team ever. May 21, 2013
Spain's 2010 World Cup championship added. Jul 12, 2010
New article added. May 19, 2010
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