Host country Switzerland Date 10 January 2011 Location Zürich, Switzerland | Dates 2010 Other ceremonies 2012 | |
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Lionel messi wins 2010 fifa ballon d or award golden ball hq
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 Zürich, Switzerland. The three finalists for each category were announced on 6 December 2010.
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- Lionel messi wins 2010 fifa ballon d or award golden ball hq
- FIFA Ballon dOr
- FIFA Womens World Player of the Year
- FIFA Presidential Award
- FIFA Fair Play Award
- References
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.
FIFA Ballon d'Or
The following 20 men were also in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2010:
FIFA Women's World Player of the Year
The other seven nominees were:
FIFA Presidential Award
FIFA Fair Play Award
