Spain Lose 4th Best Player In The World, Iniesta, To Thigh Injury:

"The Barcelona midfielder had initially picked up the problem early last month, but recovered to feature in the UEFA Champions League final.

He produced an inspirational performance as Barca beat Manchester United 2-0 to complete a historic treble after also winning La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

However, Iniesta aggravated his thigh problem and he now faces up to two months on the sidelines." (Source)

Here is where Iniesta stands in the bestplayerintheworld.com poll as of 8:40 am Eastern Standard Time on Saturday June 6, 2009:

Lionel Messi 45% (756 votes)
Cristiano Ronaldo 23% (385 votes)
Steven Gerrard 7% (119 votes)
Andres Iniesta 4% (61 votes)
Fernando Torres 3% (54 votes)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 3% (42 votes)
Kaka 2% (38 votes)
Wayne Rooney 1% (25 votes)
Ronaldinho 1% (24 votes)
Frank Lampard 1% (23 votes)
Andrei Arshavin 1% (21 votes)
Nemanja Vidic 1% (14 votes)
Didier Drogba 1% (12 votes)
Xavi Hernandez 1% (11 votes)
Franck Ribery 1% (10 votes)
Cesc Fabregas 1% (9 votes)
Arjen Robben <1% (8 votes)
Samuel Eto'o 1% (9 votes)
Robinho 1% (11 votes)
Petr Cech <1% (6 votes)
Emmanuel Adebayor <1% (5 votes)
Iker Casillas <1% (7 votes)
Gianluigi Buffon <1% (5 votes)
David Villa <1% (6 votes)
Luka Modric <1% (5 votes)
Sergio (Kun) Aguero <1% (4 votes)
Ashley Young <1%>

Total Votes: 1673