David Villa and Wesley Sneijder favourites for World Cup player of the tournament award

FIFA have announced the 10 nominees for the 2010 World Cup Golden Ball award, with over half of the players listed coming from the World Cup finalists, Holland and Spain.

David Villa is the 7/4 favourite for the award with Bet365, followed closely by Wesley Sneijder, at 15/8. Barcelona duo Xavi and Andres Iniesta will, however, get plenty of support at 9/2 and 11/2 respectively.

Bet365 spokesman Steve Freeth told Bettingpro:

"Villa and Sneijder have dominated the betting for a while now, but Xavi and Iniesta seem to have hit form at the right time and it's a tough one to call."

2010 World Cup Golden Ball

David Villa                                           13/8
Wesley Sneijder                                   7/4
Xavi                                                     9/2
Andres Iniesta                                      11/2
Arjen Robben                                       12/1
Bastian Schweinsteiger                        25/1
Mesut Ozil                                            28/1
Diego Forlan                                        33/1
Lionel Messi                                         66/1
Asamoah Gyan                                     100/1