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International football competition
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 Zurich , 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]
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
Lionel Messi, winner in 2010.
The following 20 men were also in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2010:
Rank
Player
Nationality
Club
Points
4th
Wesley Sneijder
Netherlands
Internazionale
14,48 %
5th
Diego Forlán
Uruguay
Atlético Madrid
7,61 %
6th
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal
Real Madrid
3,92 %
7th
Iker Casillas
Spain
Real Madrid
2,90 %
8th
David Villa
Spain
Valencia / Barcelona
2,25 %
9th
Didier Drogba
Côte d'Ivoire
Chelsea
1,68 %
10th
Xabi Alonso
Spain
Real Madrid
1,52 %
11th
Carles Puyol
Spain
Barcelona
1,43 %
12th
Samuel Eto'o
Cameroon
Internazionale
1,37 %
13th
Mesut Özil
Germany
Real Madrid
1,21 %
14
Arjen Robben
Netherlands
Bayern Munich
1,16 %
15th
Thomas Muller
Germany
Bayern Munich
0,91 %
16th
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Germany
Bayern Munich
0,75 %
17th
Maicon
Brazil
Internazionale
0,57 %
18th
Asamoah Gyan
Ghana
Sunderland
0,46 %
19th
Júlio César
Brazil
Internazionale
0,22 %
Cesc Fàbregas
Spain
Arsenal
0,22 %
21st
Miroslav Klose
Germany
Bayern Munich
0,19 %
22nd
Philipp Lahm
Germany
Bayern Munich
0,05 %
Daniel Alves
Brazil
Barcelona
0,05 %
FIFA Women's World Player of the Year
José Mourinho, winner in 2010.
FIFA Presidential Award
FIFA Fair Play Award
References
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