Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Fifa award: Lionel Messi is world footballer of the year 2010

Striker Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona won despite a disappointing World Cup for Argentina's national team for the second consecutive election to the world footballer. ". For me 2010 is a complicated years with Barcelona, it was very good, less at the World Cup well," said Messi, the Argentine national team in World Cup quarter-finals significantly with 0.

Failed 4 to Germany yet he was the most votes in the by journalists and captains and coaches of national teams conducted the vote. It made the first time three players from a club the title from among themselves. Besides Messi nor his club colleague Andres Iniesta and Xavi for the title of best player in 2010 were nominated.

"This shows the great progress of Spanish football, "said Xavi." And for Barcelona is that we only work as a collective. Each depends on the other. It is a great chance for us to be able to stand with the best players on the pitch. "A German player had not made it into the final round. Five German international had been appointed to the circle of the original 23 kicker.

A German quartet from the Champions League finalists Bayern Munich, consisting of World Cup top scorer Thomas Müller, DFB-captain Philipp Lahm, Miroslav Klose and Bastian Schweinsteiger, was also a choice as playmaker Mesut Özil from Real Madrid. However, they not made the leap into the top three.

This remains the only German Lothar Matthäus on world football. He received the award 1991st There was a reason for rejoicing even from a German perspective. Germany coach Silvia Neid was elected to the first world-trainer. "I am delighted with this award. But without the good working relationship with my players and the support of my association, I would not be here," said Neid, who received the first annual award.

The prize for the men's coaches, the Portuguese Jose Mourinho was . The coach of the Spanish record champion Real Madrid had in 2010 won with Inter Milan the triple. To the world footballer was chosen for the fifth consecutive year, the Brazilian Marta. The stirred to tears 24-year-old directed the German player Birgit Prinz (1 FFC Frankfurt ) and Fatmire Bajramj (Turbine Potsdam) to the courts.

In addition to the awards for the players and coaches awarded the Fifa other prizes. Thus, the award was for the best goal of 2010 to the Turks Hamit Altintop of Bayern Munich. The Fair Play prize went Hayana Jean-Francois, the captain of the Under-17 women of Haiti. The President's Award for outstanding service to the football went to Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu.

In addition, eleven players called into the team of the year. While it creates six Spaniards in the team, was the Third World Cup Germany is not represented.

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