Barcelona was recognized as the best team at the 2012 Laureus Awards after a stellar 2011 in which Pep Guardiola's players won the Spanish league and Champions League.
But Barcelona trails Real Madrid by seven points in the domestic title race and coach Pep Guardiola is yet to sign a new contract to keep him at the club beyond the end of the season.
"It is not affecting the team," Barca president Sandro Rosell said. "We are used to this way of renewing his contact. He likes to do it year by year. We 100 percent respect what he think he wants.
“The reason he is doing that is something easy to understand: he wants to be motivate himself and (ensure) the players are motivated. We think both are happening. We hope that in the coming weeks he will renew - but one day it will not happen."
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