The award is handed over to players aged 28 or over and it is determined by an online poll. Then a panel of journalists select 10 finalists based on personality and achievements. At the 11th edition of the ceremony which took place in Monaco yesterday, Iniesta had a mould of his footprints taken on stage.

Past Golden Foot Winners

2003 – Roberto Baggio, Brescia

2004 – Pavel Nedved, Juventus

2005 – Andriy Shevchenko, AC Milan

2006 – Ronaldo, Real Madrid

2007 – Alessandro Del Piero, Juventus

2008 – Roberto Carlos, Fenerbahce

2009 – Ronaldinho, AC Milan

2010 – Francesco Totti, Roma

2011 – Ryan Giggs, Manchester United

2012 – Zlatan Ibrahimovic, PSG

2013 – Didier Drogba, Galatasaray

2014 – Andres Iniesta, Barcelona

The Golden Foot award, which has been running for more than a decade, can only be won once and
Iniesta’s mould will join those of previous winners in the ‘Champions promenade’, based along Monaco’s seafront.

‘Thank you very much everyone for this award… Golden Foot 2014!’ The 30 year-old tweeted.

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