Barcelona have announced that Andres Iniesta
will succeed Xavi as club captain.
Lionel Messi will be second captain for the
2015-16 season after hitting 56 goals in 56
games last season.
Sergio Busquets is third in line, with Javier
Mascherano fourth.
The appointments were made following a secret
ballot amongst the playing staff, who voted for
Iniesta to lead them this season.
The results have been formally announced by th
club but will now need to be approved by Luis
Enrique and his coaching staff.
Gerard Pique was fourth-captain last season, but
he has been replaced by Argentina international
Mascherano, who has been named among the
skippers for the first time since joining the club
in 2010.
Iniesta is now the longest-serving player at
Camp Nou, having made his debut in the Octobe
2002 Champions League game away to Bruges.

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