FIFA unveils 10 Golden Ball nominees

Leading tournament scorers Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands and David Villa of Spain headline the list of FIFA's 10 nominees for the World Cup Golden Ball award.

Updated on: Jul 9, 2010, 19:26:29 IST

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Leading tournament scorers Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands and David Villa of Spain headline the list of FIFA's 10 nominees for the World Cup Golden Ball award.

FIFA announced the list Friday selected by its technical study group.

Sneijder and Villa have each scored five goals and will go head-to-head in Sunday's final at Johannesburg's Soccer City.

Also nominated were Diego Forlan of Uruguay, Asamoah Gyan of Ghana, Andres Iniesta of Spain, Lionel Messi of Argentina, Mesut Oezil of Germany, Arjen Robben of the Netherlands, Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany and Xavi Hernandez of Spain.

Media members will vote to determine the winner after the final.

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