Sunday, July 11, 2010

Diego Forlan: A reward for Uruguayan football

Diego Forlan
2010 FIFA World Cup: If there was one thing lacking from Diego Forlan’s stellar performance here at the 2010 FIFA World Cup it was a piece of silverware, particularly after the deadly striker just missed out on clinching the adidas Golden Shoe for the competition’s top scorer. No matter, the inspirational Uruguayan No10 instead made off with the coveted adidas Golden Ball – awarded to the finest player at this year’s finals on South African soil.

Diego Forlan thus becomes the 4th South American to claim the prize, following in the footsteps of Argentina’s Diego Maradona (1986) and Brazilian duo Romario (1994) and Ronaldo (1998). Just minutes after learning of his award, the Atletico Madrid hitman spoke exclusively to FIFA.com.


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