How Mascherano was voted as a Barcelona captain
A mysterious piece of paper became the undisputed star of the morning at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, where FC Barcelona held a training session on Tuesday in the sweltering heat.
The third captain of the team, Sergio Busquets, jumped onto the pitch with some paper that was shown one by one to all his team-mates.
Meanwhile in the stands, where the media were waiting to watch the training session, expectation grew about what was happening.
Leo Messi and Luis Suarez looked closely at the paper and smiled, then Busquets approached Bartra, Mathieu and one by one, all members of staff looked at the sheet with satisfaction.
What could be on the paper that the whole squad liked? Just before they started training the mystery was revealed.
A loud round of applause dedicated to Javier Mascherano revealed that the paper contained the results of a vote by the squad. His companions had picked 'El Jefecito' as the fourth captain, behind Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and Leo Messi, replacing the departing Xavi.
