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.
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. 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.
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.

Winners

FIFA Ballon d'Or

RankPlayerNationalityClubPoints
1stLionel Messi Barcelona22.65%
2ndAndrés Iniesta Barcelona17.36%
3rdXavi Barcelona16.48%

The following 20 men were also in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2010:
RankPlayerNationalityClubPoints
4thWesley Sneijder Internazionale14.48 %
5thDiego Forlán Atlético Madrid7.61 %
6thCristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid3.92 %
7thIker Casillas Real Madrid2.90 %
8thDavid Villa Valencia / Barcelona2.25 %
9thDidier Drogba Chelsea1.68 %
10thXabi Alonso Real Madrid1.52 %
11thCarles Puyol Barcelona1.43 %
12thSamuel Eto'o Internazionale1.37 %
13thMesut Özil Real Madrid1.21 %
14thArjen Robben Bayern Munich1.16 %
15thThomas Müller Bayern Munich0.91 %
16thBastian Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich0.75 %
17thMaicon Internazionale0.57 %
18thAsamoah Gyan Sunderland0.46 %
19thJúlio César Internazionale0.22 %
20thCesc Fàbregas Arsenal0.22 %
21stMiroslav Klose Bayern Munich0.19 %
22ndPhilipp Lahm Bayern Munich0.05 %
23rdDani Alves Barcelona0.05 %

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

The other seven nominees were:
RankPlayerNationalityClubPoints
4thKelly Smith Boston Breakers9.29 %
5thAbby Wambach Washington Freedom6.25 %
6thJi So-yun Hanyang Women's College5.24 %
7thChristine Sinclair FC Gold Pride4.42 %
8thHope Solo Saint Louis Athletica / Atlanta Beat3.85 %
9thCaroline Seger Philadelphia Independence3.64 %
10thCamille Abily FC Gold Pride / Lyon3.38 %

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football

RankCoachNationalityTeamNotes
1stJosé Mourinho Internazionale35.92%
2ndVicente del Bosque33.08%
3rdPep Guardiola Barcelona8.45%

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

[FIFA Puskás Award]

FIFA/[FIFPro World XI]

PositionPlayerNational TeamClub
GKIker Casillas Real Madrid
DFMaicon Internazionale
DFCarles Puyol Barcelona
DFGerard Piqué Barcelona
DFLúcio Internazionale
MFAndrés Iniesta Barcelona
MFXavi Barcelona
MFWesley Sneijder Internazionale
FWDavid Villa Valencia / Barcelona
FWCristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid
FWLionel Messi Barcelona

FIFA Presidential Award

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