Barcelona president Joan Laporta is proud to see of his players nominated for FIFA's World Player of the Year.

Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Xavi are all up for the prestigious award.

Laporta said: "The triple nomination for the FIFA World Player is a reflection that our model works. We work every day with the utmost responsibility and discretion. I think this model works and the fruit of this is that we are experiencing one of the greatest moments in the club's history."