MADRID — Andres Iniesta celebrated being named on the shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the Year award with a glorious goal for Barcelona as the holder won 3-0 at Alaves in a King's Cup last-32 first leg Tuesday. The Spain playmaker, who struck the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final, had limited space on the edge of the area when he curled a delicate shot into the top corner to double Barca's lead after 50 minutes. Alaves reached the final of the UEFA Cup in 2001 and now plays its football in the third tier of Spanish football but battled hard against a Barca side that was without the rested Lionel Messi. They faded, however, after Iniesta fed David Villa to slam a shot in off the crossbar just before halftime. Alaves has a mountain to climb if it is to come back in next month's second leg at the Nou Camp, particularly after Cesc Fabregas headed a third for the unbeaten La Liga leaders at the end. Earlier, Valencia ran out 2-0 winner over another Segunda B side Llagostera thanks to a brace of set-piece goals on a rain-lashed artificial pitch. The visitors struggled until Jonas nodded the opener after a well-worked freekick just before the break. Nelson Valdez headed the second from a corner. The host had the chance to give themselves a lifeline for the return leg at the Mestalla with a penalty near the end but Marc Sellares fired his spot kick against the post. The second legs are scheduled for Nov. 28. Dortmund, Schalke win In Berlin, Holder Borussia Dortmund strolled into the German Cup last 16 with a 4-1 victory at second tier VfR Aalen Tuesday as all the Bundesliga clubs advanced against lower-ranked opponents. Fellow Champions League competitor Schalke 04 eased past second tier Sandhausen 3-0. Freiburg won 2-0 at Eintracht Braunschweig while Bundesliga rival Augsburg defeated Preussen Muenster 1-0 and Mainz 05 defeated Erzgebirge Aue 2-0. — Agencies CAS upholds Hammam ban FIFA said Mohammed Bin Hammam has lost his appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a provisional suspension from football while allegations of bribery and financial mismanagement are investigated. Bin Hammam challenged rulings by FIFA's judicial bodies to bar him for 90 days. FIFA's ethics judge, Joachim Eckert, extended that suspension last week for another 45 days. FIFA prosecutor Michael Garcia and the Asian Football Confederation have ordered probes into how the Qatari official managed the regional body's accounts while president. Garcia is also seeking new evidence that Bin Hammam bribed Caribbean voters during his election challenge to FIFA President Sepp Blatter last year. — Agencies
