Messi and Iniesta, were named World's Best Goalscorer and the World's Best Playmaker, respectively
C Barcelona was designated by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) as the World's Best Football Club in 2012. This is Barça’s fourth award in the category, its third in four years. In addition, Andrés Iniesta andLionel Messi
also picked up awards from the IFFHS.
Iniesta was named World's Best Playmaker of 2012, an award that XaviHernández has won a total of four times. Messi, on the other hand, was namedWorld's Best Goalscorer for the second consecutive year.