FIFA Ballon d’Or gala 2010

Sports by BiZZy on Jan 06, 2011

The 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or will take place on 10 January 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland. Both Messi and C Ronaldo were in top 3 in the last three times! CR7 missed it this time. Three times European Footballer of the Year award winner ('71, '73 & '74) Dutch & Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff said that Messi is better than Ronaldo as the Argentine has got variations & can do many things at a time.

FYI In 2009 it was all Spanish clubs for the top 3 & now it's even more precise, All Barcelona!

Awards to be presented

FIFA Ballon d’Or
FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year
FIFA Men’s Football Coach of the Year
FIFA Women’s Football Coach of the Year
FIFA Presidential Award
FIFA Fair Play Award
FIFA Puskás Award
FIFA/FIFPro World XI

Shortlists (Names are in alphabetical order)

FIFA Ballon d’Or

Iniesta (Spain)
Messi (Argentina)
Xavi (Spain)

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FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year

Bajramaj (Germany)
Marta (Brazil)
Prinz (Germany)

FIFA Men’s Football Coach of the Year

Del Bosque (Spain) - Spain National Team
Guardiola (Spain) - Barcelona
Mourinho (Portugal) - Internazionale/Real Madrid

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FIFA Women’s Football Coach of the Year

Meinert (Germany) - Germany U-20 National Team
Neid (Germany) - Germany National Team
Sundhage (Sweden) - USA National Team

FIFA Puskás Award

Hamit Altintop, Matthew Burrows, Linus Hallenius, Lionel Messi, Samir Nasri, Neymar, Arjen Robben, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Kumi Yokoyama

FIFA/FIFPro World XI

Goalkeepers

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