2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or
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 created and presented by France Football 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]
THE BEAST, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lionel Messi |  |  | 22.65% |
| 2nd | Andrés Iniesta | | | 17.36% |
| 3rd | Xavi | | | 16.48% |
The following 20 men were also in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2010:
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Wesley Sneijder |  |
 |
14.48 % |
| 5th | Diego Forlán |  |
|
7.61 % |
| 6th | Cristiano Ronaldo |  |
|
3.92 % |
| 7th | Iker Casillas | |
|
2.90 % |
| 8th | David Villa | |
|
2.25 % |
| 9th | Didier Drogba |  |
 |
1.68 % |
| 10th | Xabi Alonso | |
|
1.52 % |
| 11th | Carles Puyol | |
|
1.43 % |
| 12th | Samuel Eto'o |  |
|
1.37 % |
| 13th | Mesut Özil |  |
|
1.21 % |
| 14th | Arjen Robben | |
|
1.16 % |
| 15th | Thomas Müller | |
|
0.91 % |
| 16th | Bastian Schweinsteiger | |
|
0.75 % |
| 17th | Maicon |  |
|
0.57 % |
| 18th | Asamoah Gyan |  |
|
0.46 % |
| 19th | Júlio César | |
|
0.22 % |
| 20th | Cesc Fàbregas | |
|
0.22 % |
| 21st | Miroslav Klose | |
|
0.19 % |
| 22nd | Philipp Lahm | |
|
0.05 % |
| 23rd | Dani Alves | |
|
0.05 % |
FIFA Women's World Player of the Year
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marta | |  | 38.20 % |
| 2nd | Birgit Prinz | | | 15.18 % |
| 3rd | Fatmire Bajramaj | | | 9.96 % |
The other seven nominees were:[5]
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Kelly Smith | | | 9.29 % |
| 5th | Abby Wambach | | | 6.25 % |
| 6th | Ji So-yun |  | | 5.24 % |
| 7th | Christine Sinclair | .svg.png){kind=small} | | 4.42 % |
| 8th | Hope Solo | | | 3.85 % |
| 9th | Caroline Seger |  | | 3.64 % |
| 10th | Camille Abily |  | | 3.38 % |
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | José Mourinho | | | 35.92% |
| 2nd | Vicente del Bosque | | | 33.08% |
| 3rd | Pep Guardiola | | | 8.45% |
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Silvia Neid | | | |
| 2nd | Maren Meinert | | | |
| 3rd | Pia Sundhage | | | |
FIFA Puskás Award
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hamit Altıntop |  | | |
| 2nd | Linus Hallenius | | | |
| 3rd | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | | |
FIFA/FIFPro World XI
| Position | Player | National Team | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Iker Casillas[3] | | |
| DF | Maicon | | |
| DF | Carles Puyol[3] | | |
| DF | Gerard Piqué | | |
| DF | Lúcio | | |
| MF | Andrés Iniesta | | |
| MF | Xavi | | |
| MF | Wesley Sneijder | | |
| FW | David Villa | | |
| FW | Cristiano Ronaldo | | |
| FW | Lionel Messi | | |
FIFA Presidential Award
FIFA Fair Play Award
References
- "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.
- totalbarca.com, It’s an all Barça affair at FIFA Ballon d’Or Archived December 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- "Messi named Player of the Year". ESPN Soccernet. 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- "Messi, Marta, Mourinho and Neid crowned as the best of 2010". FIFA. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- FIFA Women's World Player 2010 votes