The Ballon D’Or finalists Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta are among the best footballers in the world with talent and skill that the rest covet. The Ballon D’Or nominations are not only a victory for Barcelona but also La Masia, the training camp for Barcelona’s youth players where Messi, Xavi and Iniesta were nurtured and moulded into world class athletes.
Only the Academies in Shenley, Carrington and Clairefontaine come anywhere close (look it up).