Forlan wins Golden Ball

[canny surya]

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Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan won FIFA’s Golden Ball for World Cup 2010 – essentially, the Man of the Tournament award. Having led his side to the semi-finals of the tournament and winning the grudging admiration of even those who wrote off Uruguay after Luis Suarez’s Hand of God moment in their match against Ghana, Forlan tied with Thomas Mueller of Germany, David Villa of Spain and Wesley Sneijder with five goals apiece for a possible shot at winning the Golden Boot of this edition of the World Cup.

But alas, his last-minute free kick against Germany in the 3rd place playoff missed the nets by a whisker.

Take a look at this magnificent shot that fell short by mere inches.

Had he successfully netted this goal, his total goal tally in this tournament would have been 6 – one more than Villa and Sneijder, who tried long and hard during the finals to take their tally up by one but to no avail. And he’d have walked away with not only the respect of his fellow players and millions of football fans all over the world, but also the coveted Golden Boot for the most number of goals scored during the World Cup (that subsequently went to Thomas Mueller).

Here are his five scorchers in WC 2010. Take a look at the five goals and tell us which is your favourite and why.

[canny surya]

congrats aina seppandi mamalu vadiki  cheers12w golden ball not a joke ...

[bongule]

congratulations congratulations congratulations you rock you rock

[krldr871]

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