Barca's Xavi, Iniesta and Messi: finalists for Ballon d' Or



FIFA has announced the three man shortlist for the 2010 Ballon d' Or and this one is all Barcelona. Barca's Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi are the finalists.


As well, World Cup winning coach Vicente del Bosque of Spain, Barcelona's Pep Guardiola and Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho, who won the Champions League with Inter Milan, were shortlisted for the Coach of the Year award.


The winners will be announced on Jan. 10 in Zurich.


Backgrounder:


FIFA Ballon d'Or

A new chapter in football was opened with the news that France Football’s Ballon d’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year award have merged. As a result, the world’s best player will, from now on, be awarded the FIFA Ballon d’Or each year. In practical terms, the new FIFA Ballon d’Or award also represents a fusion in terms of voting procedure. Votes will now come from the coaches and captains of international teams – as was previously the case for the FIFA Player of the Year – and also from journalists, who used to nominate France Football's Ballon d’Or winner.

Previous winners:

1956 - S. Matthews
1957 - A. Di Stefano
1958 - R. Kopa
1959 - A. Di Stefano
1960 - L. Suarez
1961 - O. Sivori
1962 - J. Masopust
1963 - L. Yachine
1964 - D. Law
1965 - Eusebio
1966 - B.Charlton
1967 - F. Albert
1968 - G. Best
1969 - G. Rivera
1970 - G. Müller
1971 - J. Cruyff
1972 - F. Beckenbauer
1973 - J. Cruyff
1974 - J. Cruyff
1975 - O. Blokhine
1976 - F. Beckenbauer
1977 - A. Simonsen
1978 - K. Keegan
1979 - K. Keegan
1980 - K-H. Rummenigge
1981 - K-H. Rummenigge
1982 - P. Rossi
1983 - M. Platini
1984 - M. Platini
1985 - M. Platini
1986 - I. Belanov
1987 - R. Gullit
1988 - M. Van Basten
1989 - M. Van Basten
1990 - L. Matthaüs
1991 - J-P. Papin
1992 - M. Van Basten
1993 - R. Baggio
1994 - H. Stoitchkov
1995 - G. Weah
1996 - M. Sammer
1997 - Ronaldo
1998 - Z. Zidane
1999 - Rivaldo
2000 - L. Figo
2001 - M.Owen
2002 - Ronaldo
2003 - P. Nedved
2004 - A. Shevchenko
2005 - Ronaldinho
2006 - F.Cannavaro
2007 - Kaka
2008 - C. Ronaldo
2009 - Lionel MESSI



Editor:Zhang Ning |Source: CNTV.CN

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