The 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or (), 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.totalbarca.com, It's an all Barça affair at FIFA Ballon d’Or 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 and nominees
FIFA Ballon d'Or
RankPlayerNational teamClub(s)Percent 1st Lionel Messi Barcelona 22.65% 2nd Andrés Iniesta Barcelona 17.36% 3rd Xavi Barcelona 16.48%
The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:
RankPlayerNational teamClub(s)Percent4thWesley 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 RankPlayerNational teamClub(s)Percent 1st Marta FC Gold Pride 38.20% 2nd Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt 15.18% 3rd Fatmire Bajramaj Turbine Potsdam 9.96%
The following seven players were also in contention for the award:FIFA Women's World Player 2010 votes
RankPlayerNationalityClub(s)Percent 4th Kelly Smith Boston Breakers 9.29% 5th Abby Wambach Washington Freedom 6.25% 6th Ji So-yun Hanyang Women's College 5.24% 7th Christine Sinclair FC Gold Pride 4.42% 8th Hope Solo Saint Louis Athletica Atlanta Beat 3.85% 9th Caroline Seger Philadelphia Independence 3.64% 10th Camille Abily FC Gold Pride Lyon 3.38%
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football
RankCoachNationalityTeam(s)Percent 1st José Mourinho Internazionale Real Madrid 35.92% 2nd Vicente del Bosque 33.08% 3rd Pep Guardiola Barcelona 8.45%
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football RankCoachNationalityTeam(s)Percent 1st Silvia Neid 24.06% 2nd Maren Meinert 18.26% 3rd Pia Sundhage 11.68%
FIFA Puskás Award RankPlayerNationalityClubPercent 1st Hamit Altıntop Bayern Munich 40.55% 2nd Linus Hallenius Hammarby IF 13.23% 3rd Giovanni van Bronckhorst 10.61%
FIFA/FIFPro World XI
Position Player National team Club(s) GK Iker Casillas Real Madrid DF Maicon Internazionale DF Carles Puyol Barcelona DF Gerard Piqué Barcelona DF Lúcio Internazionale MF Andrés Iniesta Barcelona MF Xavi Barcelona MF Wesley Sneijder Internazionale FW David Villa Valencia Barcelona FW Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid FW Lionel Messi Barcelona
FIFA Presidential Award
Desmond Tutu
FIFA Fair Play Award
References
External links France Football Official Ballon d'Or page