| 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or | |
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| Location: | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Presenter: | FIFA |
| Award1 Type: | Won by |
| Award1 Winner: |  Lionel Messi (2nd Ballon d'Or) |
| Previous: | 2009 (FIFA) / 2009 (France Football) |
| Main: | FIFA Ballon d'Or |
| Next: | 2011 |
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 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.[1]
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.[2] [3] 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.[4]
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.
| Rank | Player | National team | Club(s) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 22.65% | ||
| 2nd | 17.36% | ||||
| 3rd | 16.48% |
The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:
| Rank | Player | National team | Club(s) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Wesley Sneijder | Internazionale | 14.48% | ||
| 5th | Diego Forlán | Atlético Madrid | 7.61% | ||
| 6th | Cristiano Ronaldo |  Portugal | Real Madrid | 3.92% | |
| 7th | Iker Casillas |  Spain | Real Madrid | 2.90% | |
| 8th | David Villa | Spain | Valencia Barcelona | 2.25% | |
| 9th | Didier Drogba | Chelsea | 1.68% | ||
| 10th | Xabi Alonso | Spain | Real Madrid | 1.52% | |
| 11th | Carles Puyol | Spain | Barcelona | 1.43% | |
| 12th | Samuel Eto'o |  Cameroon | Internazionale | 1.37% | |
| 13th | Mesut Özil |  Germany | Real Madrid | 1.21% | |
| 14th | Arjen Robben |  Netherlands | Bayern Munich | 1.16% | |
| 15th | Thomas Müller | Germany | Bayern Munich | 0.91% | |
| 16th | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany | Bayern Munich | 0.75% | |
| 17th | Maicon |  Brazil | Internazionale | 0.57% | |
| 18th | Asamoah Gyan |  Ghana | Sunderland | 0.46% | |
| 19th | Júlio César | Brazil | Internazionale | 0.22% | |
| 20th | Cesc Fàbregas | Spain | Arsenal | 0.22% | |
| 21st | Miroslav Klose | Germany | Bayern Munich | 0.19% | |
| 22nd | Philipp Lahm | Germany | Bayern Munich | 0.05% | |
| 23rd | Dani Alves | Brazil | Barcelona | 0.05% |
| Rank | Player | National team | Club(s) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marta | FC Gold Pride | 38.20% | ||
| 2nd | 15.18% | ||||
| 3rd | 9.96% |
The following seven players were also in contention for the award:[5]
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club(s) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 9.29% | ||||
| 5th | 6.25% | ||||
| 6th | 5.24% | ||||
| 7th | 4.42% | ||||
| 8th | 3.85% | ||||
| 9th | 3.64% | ||||
| 10th | 3.38% |
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | José Mourinho | Portugal | Internazionale Real Madrid | 35.92% | |
| 2nd | 33.08% | ||||
| 3rd | 8.45% |
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Silvia Neid | Germany | |||
| 2nd | |||||
| 3rd |
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hamit Altıntop |  Turkey | Bayern Munich | 40.55% | |
| 2nd | 13.23% | ||||
| 3rd | 10.61% |
See main article: FIFA FIFPRO World 11.
| Position | Player | National team | Club(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | ||||
| Internazionale | ||||
| Barcelona | ||||
| Barcelona | ||||
| Internazionale | ||||
| Barcelona | ||||
| Barcelona | ||||
| Internazionale | ||||
| Valencia Barcelona | ||||
| Real Madrid | ||||
| Barcelona |