Who should win the Adidas Golden Ball?
In a Facebook poll of 2,030 respondents, 32.7% chose “Diego Forlan (Uruguay)”. How we count
Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
32.7%663
David Villa (Spain)
22.9%464
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)
9.4%191
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
8.7%176
Mesut Oezil (Germany)
6.2%125
Andres Iniesta (Spain)
5.2%106
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
5.1%104
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
4.6%93
Xavi (Spain)
3.1%62
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)
2.3%46
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Diego Forlan was the clear Golden Ball choice, collecting 663 votes and 32.7%. David Villa followed with 464 and 22.9%, leaving 199 votes between first and second.
No other candidate reached 10%. Wesley Sneijder placed third at 9.4%, while Bastian Schweinsteiger took 8.7% in a ten-player field.
- Top choice · Forlan collected 663 votes
- Winning gap · 199 votes separated Forlan and Villa
- Below ten · Every candidate beyond Villa finished under 10%
- Third place · Sneijder took 9.4%