Marta wins fifth consecutive FIFA women’s world player of the year

The amazing Marta won her fifth consecutive FIFA player of the year award Monday, ahead of Germany's Fatmire Bajramaj and Birgit Prinz.

Hosted at the Zurich Kongresshaus, the evening's FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala raised the curtain on the new decade in style. Attracting the cream of the soccer world, who had come to pay tribute to the leading players and coaches of 2010, the event reached its long-awaited climax with the award of the inaugural FIFA Ballon d'Or, a fusion of the FIFA World Player of the Year award and France Football magazine's Ballon d'Or.

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