The three football players nominated for the European Footballer of the Year

Today FIFA announced the three nominated football players for the Ballon d'Or (also known as the European Footballer of the Year award) for 2010. Surprisingly, all the three players are from one team - Barcelona FC. They are Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, and Xavi Hernandez. And here's a little information about them and their achievement in 2010.

Andres Iniesta:
Age: 26 years old
Nationality: Spain (54 matches and 7 goals)
Achievements in 2010:
Won FIFA 2010 World Cup
Won the Spanish Championship
Won the Spanish Super Cup
Ballon d'Or 2009: 4th place

Lionel Messi:
Age: 23 years old
Nationality: Argentina (54 matches and 15 goals)
Achievements in 2010:
Won the Spanish Championship
Won the Spanish Super Cup
Top goalscorer of the Spanish Championship (34 goals)
Top goalscorer of the UEFA Champions League (8 goals)
Ballon d'Or 2009: 1st place

Xavi Hernandez:
Age: 30 years old
Nationality: Spain (99 matches and 8 goals)
Achievements in 2010:
Won FIFA 2010 World Cup
Won the Spanish Championship
Won the Spanish Super Cup
Ballon d'Or 2009: 3th place