INTERNATIONAL XAVI DAY

This lad might be new to you.

There’s not an awful lot that’s left to be said about Xavier Hernández i Creus and we’re not going to add anything here today other than to wish the midfielder’s midfielder a very happy birthday.

Born in the Catalonian city of Teressa 32 years ago today, Xavi has can look back on a truly remarkable, trophy heavy career.  We came across this documentary, put together to celebrate 550 appearances for Barca, and while we normally adopt a five minute rule for YouTube videos, we found ourselves engaged and captivated for the full hour. 

Might not be your bag but there’s some great footage, including Xavi’s debut, and debut goal, against Mallorca in the 1998 Super Cup.  Click the image(s) to watch, clicking ‘CC’ at the bottom of the video screen opens up English language subtitles.

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