FIFA World Cup
adidas and FIFA Reveal World Cup Golden Ball Award Nominees
Johannesburg, 9th July 2010 – Today, the FIFA General Secretary Jérôme Valcke and adidas Group CEO Herbert Hainer officially announced the 10 nominees for the 2010 FIFA World Cupâ„¢ adidas Golden Ball award at a press conference and photo call at adidas PR Headquarters, Jo’bulani Central in Johannesburg. The adidas Golden Ball is the official FIFA trophy for the “Best Player of the Tournament.” The ten nominated players were selected by the Technical Study Group of FIFA who include football experts such as Kalusha Bwalya, Christian Karembeu, Jomo Sono and Gérard Houllier.
Nominees (with country and shirt number in parentheses) for the 2010 FIFA World Cupâ„¢ adidas Golden Ball trophy are:
Diego Forlan (URU, 10)
Asamoah Gyan (GHA, 3)
Andres Iniesta (ESP, 6)
Lionel Messi (ARG, 10)
Mesut Özil (GER, 8)
Arjen Robben (NED, 11)
Bastian Scheweinsteiger (GER, 7)
Wesley Sneijder (NED, 10)
David Villa (ESP, 7)
XAVI (ESP, 8).
Accredited media representatives will vote to determine the winners of the adidas Golden, Silver and Bronze ball awards on www.fifa.com. The winners will be announced after the final on 11th July.
