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RSSThomas Mueller - Golden Boot winner at FIFA 2010
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Thomas Mueller was an unknown name for many before the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa started but the midfielder soon making headlines with his goal-scoring ability and highly effective playing style.
Mueller scored 5 goals in the World Cup and tied with David Villa of Spain, Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands, and Diego Forlan of Uruguay but went on to win the Golden Boot award as top scorer besides being named the best young player of the month long event.
The energetic midfielder joins the league of eminent players like Guillermo Stabile, Just Fontaine, Mario Kempes, Paolo Rossi, Ronaldo, and Miroslav Klose who have won the Golden Boot award in the past World Cup editions.
Born on 13th September 1989 and wearing jersey number 13, Thomas Mueller has impressed one and all with his tactical style and proved to be a major discovery for Germany at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The eloquent and intelligent young, who is a striker for Bayern Munich, made his debut at the international stage in March 2010 during Germany’s 1-0 friendly defeat to Argentina in Munich.
The Bayern Munich prodigy has already been touted as another German legend in the making. The impressive positional sense, pace, and vision of Mueller are appreciated by every lover of the game and the fact that Thomas Mueller can play both as a striker as well as an attacking midfielder surely make him the player to watch out for in the future football events.
