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Facts

Also Known As Andrés Iniesta Luján
Born May 11, 1984 (age 42) • Spain
Awards And Honors UEFA Champions League (2015) • European Championship (2012) • UEFA Champions League (2011) • FIFA World Cup (2010) • UEFA Champions League (2009) • European Championship (2008) • UEFA Champions League (2006)

Photos

Andres Iniesta of FC Barcelona wearing a blue and red striped jersey with number 8, running with the ball during a UEFA Champions League match.
Andrés Iniesta
Andrés Iniesta of Spain celebrates with the FIFA World Cup trophy alongside his teammates after scoring the winning goal in Spain's victory over the Netherlands in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.
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Aitana Bonmati and Rodri, both in formal attire, hold their Ballon d'Or trophies on stage, with Rodri kissing his award and Bonmati smiling at the camera.
Rodri
Spanish football (soccer) player
Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho
Brazilian football (soccer) player
Frances Ousmane Dembele (11) runs after the ball during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group D match against Australia at Al Janoub Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on November 22, 2022.
Ousmane Dembélé
French football (soccer) player
Johan Cruyff of the New York Cosmos in mid-action on the soccer field, about to kick the ball as a goalkeeper dives in front of him.
Johan Cruyff
Dutch football (soccer) player and coach
Lionel Messi, wearing Argentina number 10 jersey, looks upward with his hands raised in prayer as he celebrates scoring his team second goal during a FIFA World Cup 2026 group-stage match against Algeria at Kansas City Stadium in Missouri.
Lionel Messi
Argentine-born football (soccer) player
Lamine Yamal
Lamine Yamal
Spanish football (soccer) player
Zinedine Zidane of France dribbles the ball while being closely pursued by Andrea Pirlo of Italy during the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final in Berlin.
Zinedine Zidane
French football (soccer) player
Neymar of Brazil in a yellow jersey takes a shot on goal as Dejan Lovren of Croatia tries to block him during the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter final match.
Neymar
Brazilian football (soccer) player
Il Fenomeno
Ronaldo Nazário
Brazilian football (soccer) player
World Cup glory
Romário
Brazilian football (soccer) player and politician
FC Barcelona player Thierry Henry in a red team jacket shakes hands with a teammate before a match at Camp Nou stadium.
Thierry Henry
French football (soccer) player and manager
In control of the football
Diego Maradona
Argentine football (soccer) player
Pep Guardiola gestures and speaks to Cole Palmer, who wears a Manchester City jersey, during a Premier League match at Etihad Stadium with a referee in the background.
Pep Guardiola
Spanish football (soccer) manager and player
La Liga action
Xavi
Spanish football (soccer) player
Kaka, wearing an AC Milan jersey with red and black stripes, stands on the field before a football also called soccer match, with blurred spectators in the background.
Kaká
Brazilian football (soccer) player
Manuel Neuer
Manuel Neuer
German football (soccer) player
Luis Garcia
Luis Garcia
Spanish football (soccer) player
Gary Lineker, wearing glasses, smiles as he poses for a photograph at the National Theatre Up Next Gala in London.
Gary Lineker
English football (soccer) player and sports broadcaster
Samuel Eto'o Fils of Barcelona, wearing a red and blue jersey, controls a soccer ball on the field during a UEFA Champions League match at Camp Nou stadium.
Samuel Eto’o
Cameroonian football (soccer) player
Soccer player Raphinha of Brazil, wearing a yellow jersey and blue shorts, jumps and pumps his fist in celebration after scoring during a World Cup qualifier match.
Raphinha
Brazilian football (soccer) player

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