2010 is on the horizon and it's safe to say that it's been a wonderful decade for football. We here at Footy Factor have taken the opportunity to celebrate the greatest teams, players, and matches of the past 10 years. Our next award is...

Team of the Decade

Winner: Barcelona 2008-09.

As we continue our ongoing parade of accolades for the decade's best players and performances, we reach the award for Best Hard Man. But let's define the term first. Hard Man doesn't necessarily mean "dirty" – otherwise Joey Barton and Duncan Ferguson would have run away with this title (and kicked us in the nuts while doing so.

2010 is on the horizon and it's safe to say that it's been a wonderful decade for football. We here at Footy Factor have taken the opportunity to celebrate the greatest teams, players, and matches of the past 10 years. Our next award is...