2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or

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The 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the inaugural year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The gala is a continuation of the FIFA World Player Gala and a result of merging the FIFA Men's World Player of the Year award with the Ballon d'Or, previously presented by the French media to the top men's player in Europe. The awards ceremony took place on 10 January 2011 in Zürich, Switzerland. The three finalists for each category were announced on 6 December 2010.[1]

La Masia, the FC Barcelona academy, achieved a record breaking honor in becoming the first youth academy ever to have all three finalists for the Ballon d'Or in one same year, with Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi.[2][3]Messi won the award, his second consecutive Ballon d'Or victory.

Marta won the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award; her fifth in a row.[4]

José Mourinho, Portuguese manager of Real Madrid and previously of Internazionale, was the first winner of the men's FIFA World Coach of the Year award in 2010. The women's version of the award was won by Germany head coach Silvia Neid.[4]

Winners

FIFA Ballon d'Or

Rank Player Nationality Club Points
1stLionel Messi ArgentinaSpain Barcelona22.65%
2ndAndrés Iniesta SpainSpain Barcelona17.36%
3rdXavi SpainSpain Barcelona16.48%

The following 20 men were also in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2010:

Rank Player Nationality Club Points
4th Wesley Sneijder  Netherlands Italy Internazionale 14.48 %
5th Diego Forlán  Uruguay Spain Atlético Madrid 7.61 %
6th Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal Spain Real Madrid 3.92 %
7th Iker Casillas  Spain Spain Real Madrid 2.90 %
8th David Villa  Spain Spain Valencia / Barcelona 2.25 %
9th Didier Drogba  Ivory Coast England Chelsea 1.68 %
10th Xabi Alonso  Spain Spain Real Madrid 1.52 %
11th Carles Puyol  Spain Spain Barcelona 1.43 %
12th Samuel Eto'o  Cameroon Italy Internazionale 1.37 %
13th Mesut Özil  Germany Spain Real Madrid 1.21 %
14th Arjen Robben  Netherlands Germany Bayern Munich 1.16 %
15th Thomas Müller  Germany Germany Bayern Munich 0.91 %
16th Bastian Schweinsteiger  Germany Germany Bayern Munich 0.75 %
17th Maicon  Brazil Italy Internazionale 0.57 %
18th Asamoah Gyan  Ghana England Sunderland 0.46 %
19th Júlio César  Brazil Italy Internazionale 0.22 %
20th Cesc Fàbregas  Spain England Arsenal 0.22 %
21st Miroslav Klose  Germany Germany Bayern Munich 0.19 %
22nd Philipp Lahm  Germany Germany Bayern Munich 0.05 %
23rd Dani Alves  Brazil Spain Barcelona 0.05 %

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

Rank Player Nationality Club Points
1stMarta BrazilUnited States FC Gold Pride38.20 %
2ndBirgit Prinz GermanyGermany Frankfurt15.18 %
3rdFatmire Bajramaj GermanyGermany Turbine Potsdam9.96 %

The other seven nominees were:[5]

Rank Player Nationality Club Points
4thKelly Smith EnglandUnited States Boston Breakers9.29 %
5thAbby Wambach United StatesUnited States Washington Freedom6.25 %
6thJi So-yun South KoreaSouth Korea Hanyang Women's College5.24 %
7thChristine Sinclair CanadaUnited States FC Gold Pride4.42 %
8thHope Solo United StatesUnited States Saint Louis Athletica / Atlanta Beat3.85 %
9thCaroline Seger SwedenUnited States Philadelphia Independence3.64 %
10thCamille Abily FranceUnited States FC Gold Pride / France Lyon3.38 %

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football

Rank Coach Nationality Team Notes
1stJosé Mourinho PortugalItaly Internazionale35.92%
2ndVicente del Bosque Spain Spain33.08%
3rdPep Guardiola SpainSpain FC Barcelona8.45%

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

Rank Coach Nationality Team Notes
1stSilvia Neid GermanyGermany Germany
2ndMaren Meinert GermanyGermany Germany U-20
3rdPia Sundhage SwedenUnited States United States

FIFA Puskás Award

Rank Player Nationality Club Notes
1stHamit Altıntop TurkeyGermany Bayern Munich
2ndLinus Hallenius SwedenSweden Hammarby IF
3rdGiovanni van Bronckhorst NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands

FIFA/FIFPro World XI

PositionPlayerNational TeamClub
GKIker Casillas[3] SpainSpain Real Madrid
DFMaicon BrazilItaly Internazionale
DFCarles Puyol[3] SpainSpain Barcelona
DFGerard Piqué SpainSpain Barcelona
DFLúcio BrazilItaly Internazionale
MFAndrés Iniesta SpainSpain Barcelona
MFXavi SpainSpain Barcelona
MFWesley Sneijder NetherlandsItaly Internazionale
FWDavid Villa SpainSpain Valencia / Barcelona
FWCristiano Ronaldo PortugalSpain Real Madrid
FWLionel Messi ArgentinaSpain Barcelona

FIFA Presidential Award

FIFA Fair Play Award

References

  1. ↑ "Nominees announced for FIFA Ballon d'Or gala 2010". FIFA.com. 2010-12-06. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. ↑ totalbarca.com, It’s an all Barça affair at FIFA Ballon d’Or Archived December 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 3 "Messi named Player of the Year". ESPN Soccernet. 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Messi, Marta, Mourinho and Neid crowned as the best of 2010". FIFA. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  5. ↑ FIFA Women's World Player 2010 votes
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