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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