Uruguay striker Diego Forlan was selected to receive the Golden Ball award as the best player of FIFA World Cup 2010. Forlan’s contributions were taken in high esteem by FIFA after Uruguay reached the semi-finals in South Africa. Forlan, who scored five times at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is on cloud nine after delivering stupendous performances in the world’s most watched game and is expected to be approached by leading football clubs for a lucrative contract.

Diego Forlan is also happy because the goal scored by him in the 3rd place game against Germany was termed as the best technical goal of the World Cup.

Forlan, who plays for Atletico Madrid, received 23.4 percent of the votes from accredited media at the tournament to beat Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands with 21.8 percent of the votes, and David Villa of Spain with 16.9 percent of the votes. With this award, Forlan joins the league of eminent football players like Paolo Rossi, Diego Maradona, Romario, Ronaldo, Oliver Kahn, and Zinedine Zidane who have won the Golden Ball award in the past editions.

Born on 19th May 1979, Forlan wears the number 10 jersey and is already considered as one of the most promising and foremost strikers in the game. The technically gifted centre-forward and deadly finisher is nicknamed Cachavacha as he admires the Argentinian cartoon character of the same name.

Diego Forlan who is presently at the peak of his footballing powers is expected to shatter some more records before he put his shoes off and his fans just hope that they can more than a reason to celebrate his success saga.

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