Step aside, Ronaldo, you whining under-achiever. The Vanity Fair cover will be mine!
The pundits came up with a laudable spark of originality in selecting Diego Forlan as 2010 Golden Ball winner as the tournament’s best player, even though Uruguay finished fourth overall. Many votes were likely in before the final, and Forlan’s stellar South African show wasn’t really threatened by any Spanish or Dutch performances in the big game, though Xavi was brilliant as usual and others, like Ramos, Iniesta, Villa, and of course Casillas shone for Spain, while Robben was always dangerous for the Dutch (and complaining when he wasn’t).
Forlan was amazing in carrying Uruguay on his back. He showed the free-flowing brilliance we all hoped to see from Messi, Ronaldo, and others, and the inspirational leadership that Brazil obviously lacked. Though he’s been starring in La Liga lately, BP senses that a new footie star is born… expect to see a lot of Diego Forlan in ads, on posters, magazine covers, etc., in the next while. He’s just as ripped as Ronaldo and has better hair than Messi, and he makes everyone on the England team look like someone who’d come to fix your water heater.
Shame that by 2014 Forlan will be 35 and likely just a role player for his country by then – though with his ability to score from long range, who knows what role he may play?
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