FC Barcelona playmaker will appear onstage tonight at the Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, to collect the 2012 Príncipe de Asturias Award for Sport along with Iker Casillas, the Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper. The duo won the final vote over the other candidate, the International Paralympic Committee.
The award is given for accomplishments in sports since 1987 and it's the first time football players took the accolade.
Xavi will be accompanied throughout by president Sandro Rosell, vice president Carles Vilarrubí and director Susana Monje. Some of the closest members of his private life will also be attending, including his mother, father and partner. He has a return flight at 21.30, and will arrive back to Barcelona at 22.50.
The award is given for accomplishments in sports since 1987 and it's the first time football players took the accolade.
Xavi will be accompanied throughout by president Sandro Rosell, vice president Carles Vilarrubí and director Susana Monje. Some of the closest members of his private life will also be attending, including his mother, father and partner. He has a return flight at 21.30, and will arrive back to Barcelona at 22.50.
