Golden Ball winner & Golden Boot winner announced

• Poignant

  12 Jul 10, 09:43

  WORLD CUP 2010: Uruguay striker Diego Forlan named player of the tournament

  Uruguay's Diego Forlan has won the FIFA Golden Ball as the outstanding player at the World Cup.  

  The Atletico Madrid striker scored five goals, including a couple of stunners against South Africa and Germany, as Uruguay exceeded expectations to reach the semi-finals and then lose the third-place play-off 3-2 to Germany.  

  

  

  Golden ball: Uruguay striker Diego Forlan finished ahead of Holland's Wesley Sneijder

  Forlan finished in a four-way tie with Thomas Muller, Wesley Sneijder and David Villa for the Golden Boot with five goals - an award Muller took on a tie-break thanks to having more assists.  

  Muller also picked up the Best Young Player award, while Spain captain Iker Casillas can add the Golden Glove award to his World Cup winners' medal.

  GOLDEN BALL
  Diego Forlan (Uruguay)

  SILVER BALL
  David Villa (Spain)

  BRONZE BALL
  Wesley Sneijder (Holland)

• Poignant

  12 Jul 10, 09:44

  WORLD CUP 2010: Germany's Thomas Muller comes out on top in the battle for the Golden Boot
  

  The sideshow to last night's final was the battle for the Golden Boot, the award which goes to the player who scores the most goals at the World Cup finals.

  Going into last night, there were four players - Thomas Muller, David Villa, Wesley Sneijder and Diego Forlan - tied on five goals, with Muller in pole position with three assists to his name as well.

  

  Hot shot: Thomas Muller scores Germany's third goal against England

  

  Sneijder and Villa knew just one goal last night would have been enough to prize the Boot (right) from Muller, but it wasn't to be. It is a prize well deserved by Muller, who scored with every one of his shots on target during the tournament.

  The other winners? The bookies, who took millions of pounds of bets on Villa, Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi and Co and will have been cheering every missed chance last night.

• dragg

  12 Jul 10, 10:36

  i cannot believe he won it.

  he may have scored many goals but his passing sucks.

   

• Hello Kitty

  12 Jul 10, 13:27

  huh???

  conflictin article headers.

   

• Poignant

  12 Jul 10, 13:45

  one is golden ball, one is golden boot. what's so confusing?

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  12 Jul 10, 13:54

  Haha Forlan tio Golden Ball
  
  
  while 4 players tie for Golden Boot

• Hello Kitty

  12 Jul 10, 14:03

  oh.

  paiseh.

  is me pak jiao.