Adidas Golden Ball & Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper

Imteaz · #1 July 2, 2010, 12:08 AM

Spain 1982

Adidas Golden Ball: Paolo Rossi (Italy)

Mexico 1986

Adidas Golden Ball: Diego Maradona (Argentina)

Italy 1990

Adidas Golden Ball: Salvatore Schillaci (Italy)

USA 1994

Adidas Golden Ball: Romario (Romário de Souza Faria) (Brazil)

Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Michel Preudhomme (Belgium)

France 1998

Adidas Golden Ball: Ronaldo (Brazil)

Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Fabien Barthez (France)

Korea/Japan 2002

Adidas Golden Ball: Oliver Kahn (Germany)

Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Oliver Kahn (Germany)

Germany 2006

Adidas Golden Ball: Zinedine Zidane (France)

Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)

South Africa 2010

Adidas Golden Ball: Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas (Spain)

Ashraf-FTP · #2 July 3, 2010, 12:52 PM

Golden ball: Oezil or Sneijder or Forlan
Golden Gloves: Not sure, keeping has been pretty poor.

_Rafi_ · #3 July 3, 2010, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashraf-FTP
Golden ball: Oezil or Sneijder or Forlan
Golden Gloves: Not sure, keeping has been pretty poor.

what about Schweinsteiger? He is playing superb. I rate him just ahead of of others for now

Imteaz · #4 July 5, 2010, 09:35 AM

In this tournament none of the keepers showed extra ordinary performance. In 2002 Kahn (GER) & in 2006 Buffon (ITA) was extra ordinary. According to name Casilas (ESP) is good but not extra ordinary performer of the tournament. I think after all this award will go to the keeper of champion team.

al-Sagar · #5 July 5, 2010, 09:43 AM

golden ball: xavi, schweinsteiger, ozil, muller, sneijder, forlan .......

depends on who finally wins.

GK: really tough call

auntu · #6 July 5, 2010, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by _Rafi_
what about Schweinsteiger? He is playing superb. I rate him just ahead of of others for now

I second that. He is playing marvelously.

_Rafi_ · #7 July 5, 2010, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by offstump
golden ball: xavi, schweinsteiger, ozil, muller, sneijder, forlan .......

depends on who finally wins.

GK: really tough call

Xavi isn't playing that well in this WC. Iniesta is better so far.

Banglatiger84 · #8 July 6, 2010, 01:27 AM

Overall no keeper has really stood out, but that is likely to change in the semis.
The single best performance in a match was Inyeama against Argentina.

Imteaz · #9 July 8, 2010, 02:09 AM

They way Casillas performed in Semi FInal against Germany, I think he is the leader to get the Yashin Award. Good Luck to him.

Golden Ball: Sneijder (NED) is the main contestant. If Spain win in the final and Villa can score than he will be another one to get Golden Ball.

al-Sagar · #10 July 8, 2010, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Imteaz
They way Casillas performed in Semi FInal against Germany, I think he is the leader to get the Yashin Award. Good Luck to him

also made saome good saves later in the Paraguay game. surely that helped Spain win both the games.

_Rafi_ · #11 July 9, 2010, 07:36 AM

The 10 nominees for golden ball aware is announced by Fifa-
1. Sneijder
2. Robben
3. A. Gyan
4. Schweinsteiger
5. M. Ozil
6. Forlan
7. Iniesta
8. Xavi
9. Villa
10.Messi

*7-10: Barca representative
* Eye opener for Messi haters who think Messi didnt play well in this world cup.

_Rafi_ · #12 July 9, 2010, 07:42 AM

3 nominees as announced by fifa for best young players-
1. G. Dos Santos
2. Andre Ayew
3. Mueller
Mueller is the hot favourite and going to win it.

al-Sagar · #13 July 9, 2010, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by _Rafi_
3 nominees as announced by fifa for best young players-
1. G. Dos Santos
2. Andre Ayew
3. Mueller
Mueller is the hot favourite and going to win it.

dos santos and ayew have no chance unless a crazy drunk judge decides the final winner

al-Sagar · #14 July 9, 2010, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Rafi_
The 10 nominees for golden ball aware is announced by Fifa-
1. Sneijder
2. Robben
3. A. Gyan
4. Schweinsteiger
5. M. Ozil
6. Forlan
7. Iniesta
8. Xavi
9. Villa
10.Messi

*7-10: Barca representative
* Eye opener for Messi haters who think Messi didnt play well in this world cup.

depending on who wins the final it could be robben, sneijder or iniesta, xavi

_Rafi_ · #15 July 11, 2010, 04:56 PM

Congrats Forlan for winnig golden ball

_Rafi_ · #16 July 11, 2010, 04:59 PM

Congrat Mueller for winning both golden boot and young player of the tournament award. Great achievement

al-Sagar · #17 July 12, 2010, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Imteaz
South Africa 2010

Adidas Golden Ball: ? ? ? ? ?

Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: ? ? ? ? ?

GOLDEN BALL : Diego Forlan
BEST GK: IKER CASILLAS

Imteaz · #18 July 12, 2010, 04:16 AM

Congratulation to Diego Forlan, Ikar Casillas & Tomas Muller.

*AsifTheManRahman* · #19 July 13, 2010, 09:31 AM

The Golden Ball and the Best Goalkeeper awards have gone to the most deserving candidates. Diego Forlan is a legend and so is Iker Casillas.

Ashraf-FTP · #20 July 13, 2010, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
The Golden Ball and the Best Goalkeeper awards have gone to the most deserving candidates. Diego Forlan is a legend and so is Iker Casillas.

Cant agree to disagree. Perfect prizes for Perfect Legends and leaders. A fairytale end of a hardworking but low success career of Diego Forlan. And a great achievement for countering all the bashing Casillas has had in the last couple of years.

And Mueller was amazing. Young player was worth it for him. And the Golden boot was like a dream come true