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2B – Daily News – Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Lionel Messi wins FIFAworld player award FIFA ZURICH (AP) — Lionel Messi won his second straight FIFA player of the year award Monday, with his mesmerizing play for Barcelona outweighing a disappointing World Cup. The Argentine forward beat out Barcelona teammates Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta for the renamed FIFA Gold- en Ball Award, which merged the FIFA player of the year with France Football’s Golden Ball. Messi became the first repeat winner since Ronaldinho in 2004 and 2005. Messi received 22.65 percent of the votes cast by national team coaches and captains plus selected reporters. Iniesta fol- lowed with 17.36 percent and Xavi received 16.48 per cent to finish third for the second straight year. All three finalists are products of Barcelona’s La Masia youth academy. Eight of the 20 winners of the FIFA award have come from Barcelona, which also won with Brazilians Romario (1994), Ronaldo (1996 and 1997), Rivaldo (1999) and Ronaldinho. Jose Mourinho was voted men’s coach of the year after leading Inter Milan to the European Champions League title, Brazil- ian forward Marta was selected women’s player of the year for the fifth straight time and Germany’s Silvia Neid earned women’s coach of the year honors. Barcelona also placed six players on the 11-man All-Star team announced by FIFA and the union FIFPro, with Messi, Xavi and Iniesta joined by defenders Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique, and forward David Villa, who transferred from Valencia just before the World Cup. Also on the team were Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Castillas and forward Cris- tiano Ronaldo, and three Inter players: defenders Lucio and Maicon, and midfield- er Wesley Sneijder. The 23-year-old Messi helped Barcelona retain its Spanish league title. The Blaugrana lead the Spanish standings again this season. ‘‘It’s a very special day for me,’’ Messi said through a translator. The 23-year-old forward scored 58 goals in 54 games for the Catalan club in 2010 and had two in 10 matches with Argentina but failed to score for the Albice- leste at the World Cup. Iniesta and Xavi helped Spain win its first World Cup title, with Iniesta scoring the overtime goal in the 1-0 win over the Netherlands in the final. ‘‘I didn’t expect to win it today,’’ Messi said. ‘‘Already it’s a source of happiness to be here with my friends and even more to win it.’’ Messi won on the strength of the votes of national team coaches and captains, fin- ishing first among both those groups. Snei- jder received the highest percentage from the media, with Iniesta second, Xavi third and Messi fourth. U.S. coach Bob Bradley and captain Carlos Bocanegra both voted Xavi first, with Bradley picking Sneijder second and Messi third. Bocanegra selected Iniesta sec- ond and Sneijder third. Soccer America’s Paul Kennedy, the only U.S. media voter, had Xavi first, followed by Messi and Snei- jder. Mourinho was voted FIFA men’s coach of the year after leading Inter Milan to the Champions League, Serie A and Italian Cup titles. Mourinho, the self-dubbed ‘‘Special One,’’ received 35.92 percent and beat Spain coach Vicente del Bosque (33.08) and Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola (8.45) in the inaugural prize. The Portuguese coach left Inter after the 2009-10 season to become coach of Real Madrid. ‘‘The most important things for me are the collective titles, not the individual ones,’’ Mourinho said. Bradley selected Mourinho first, fol- lowed by Del Bosque and Chelsea manag- er Carlo Ancelotti, while Bocanegra had Guardiola first, followed by Mourinho and Del Bosque. Kennedy voted Del Bosque first, followed by Mourinho and Germany coach Joachim Loew. Marta received 38.2 percent, beating out Germany’s Birgit Prinz (15.18) and Koso- vo-born Lira Bajramaj (9.96). Marta was rewarded for her MVP season with the Gold Pride of the Women’s Professional Soccer league in the United States, which folded, The team, based in Santa Clara, Calif., folded in November. ‘‘I’m looking at contracts for the league. For the time being I have nothing con- firmed,’’ she said through a translator. Neid, the coach of Germany’s national team, received 24.06 percent, finishing ahead of Maren Meinert of Germany’s world champion under-20 team (18.26) and U.S. women’s team coach Pia Sundhage (11.68). Hamit Altintop won the Puskas Award for most beautiful goal in 2010 for his volleyed shot for Turkey against Kaza- khstan in a 2012 European Championship qualifier. The Bayern Munich midfielder MCT file photo Argentine and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi won the Fifa player of the year award. connected with a right-footed shot from yards after a left-flank corner had looped directly into his path. The award is named after the late Hun- garian and Real Madrid great Ferenc Puskas. Haitian soccer received the FIFA fair play award for its recovery from an earth- quake which devastated the Caribbean island last January. The FIFA presidential award was made to Archbishop Desmond Tutu in recogni- tion of South Africa’s organization of the World Cup. Chris Petersen says he’s staying with Boise State Boise State Broncos BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chris Petersen is staying put, content for now to continue his highly successful run at Boise State. The Broncos coach acknowledged Monday being intrigued by Stan- ford’s opening and hav- ing a telephone conver- sation with Cardinal athletic officials, but said the allure was not enough to make him leave his powerhouse program. ‘‘I’m really happy to be in the position I’ve been the last five years,’’ said Petersen, who is 61-5 with two undefeated seasons at Boise State. ‘‘I think (Stanford) is a very spe- cial place. I just thought it was worth having a conversation about, but that’s about as far as it went.’’ Those words are a big relief to Broncos players and fans who became worried when Petersen once again was linked to another high- profile job. Stanford has BOWLS Monday’s result BCSNational Championship Auburn 22, Oregon 19 Sunday’s result Fight Hunger Bowl Nevada 20, Boston College 13 Saturday’s result BBVACompass Bowl Pittsburgh 27, Kentucky 10 been looking for a coach since Jim Har- baugh took over the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers last week and Petersen grew up and played college football in northern California. Boise State made a serious bid this season to play in Monday night’s national title game or another BCS bowl, at one point being ranked as high as No. 2. But those hopes were dashed by a late loss to rival Nevada. The Broncos beat No. 20 Utah 26-3 in the MACCO Bowl in Las Vegas to finish the sea- son with a 12-1 record. Next season, the Broncos will leave the Western Athletic Con- ference, which they’ve dominated the last 10 years, and begin play- ing in a Mountain West Conference that has been gutted of top teams such as Utah, PGA FedExCup Standings Rank Points Money 1. Jonathan Byrd 500 $1,120,000 2. Robert Garrigus 300 $635,000 3. Graeme McDowell 190 $412,000 4. Carl Pettersson 123 $286,500 4. Steve Stricker 123 $286,500 6. Matt Kuchar 6. Ian Poulter 8. Bill Haas 9. Jason Day 9. Jim Furyk 95 $201,500 95 $201,500 85 $182,000 75 $162,000 75 $162,000 9. Dustin Johnson 75 $162,000 Upcoming Schedule Jan.13-16 — Sony Open, Waialae CC, Honolulu Jan.19-23 — Bob Hope Classic, PGA West (Palmer Private, Nicklaus Private), La Quinta CC, SilverRock Resort, La Quinta Jan.27-30 — Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC (North and South), San Diego TCU and Brigham Young. Boise State athletic director Gene Bley- maier said he granted Stanford permission to talk to Petersen, but also lobbied hard to keep him. Bleymaier declined to say whether Petersen’s current five- year contract would be reworked to increase its value. Bleymaier did say, however, that Petersen made it clear he wants to see Boise State move forward with plans to build a football office and locker room com- plex, along with adding more seats to Bronco Stadium. ‘‘A new football facility is definitely a NCAABASKETBALL The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 9, total points based on 25 points for a first- place vote through one point for a 25th- place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Pvs 15-0 1,625 1 16-0 1,549 2 15-0 1,489 3 16-0 1,443 4 15-1 1,353 5 1.Duke (65) 2. Ohio St. 3. Kansas 4. Syracuse 5. Pittsburgh 6. San Diego St. 17-0 1,249 6 7.Villanova 8. Purdue 14-1 1,248 7 15-1 1,105 11 9.Notre Dame 14-2 1,069 14 10. Connecticut 12-2 1,058 8 11.BYU 12.Texas 13.Kentucky 16-1 925 15 12-3 842 12 12-3 808 10 14.Texas A&M 14-1 807 16 15. Missouri 16. Illinois 20.Wisconsin 24. Georgia 25. Cincinnati 14-2 781 9 13-3 655 20 17.Washington 12-3 540 23 18. Louisville 19.Temple 13-2 345 — 11-3 232 — 12-3 231 — 21. Kansas St. 12-4 217 17 22. Georgetown 12-4 211 13 23.UCF 14-1 170 19 12-2 145 — 15-1 144 24 Others receiving votes: Minnesota 123, Michigan St. 118, Baylor 111, Florida 110, UNLV 74, Vanderbilt 74, Oklahoma St. 71, Memphis 49, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 49, North Carolina 31, Gonzaga 29, West Virginia 15, Arizona 6, Old Dominion 4, St. John’s 4, Tennessee 4, Utah St. 4, Missouri St. 2, Virginia Tech 2, Wichita St. 2, Coastal Car- olina 1, Richmond 1. Monday’s Top 25 result Marquette 79, No.9 Notre Dame 57 Today’s Top 25 games No. 10 Connecticut vs. Rutgers, 4 p.m. No.11 BYU at Utah, 5:30 p.m. No.12 Texas at Texas Tech, 4 p.m., ESPN2 No.13 Kentucky vs.Auburn, 4 p.m. No. 16 Illinois at Penn State, 6 p.m. No.20 Wisconsin at Mich.St., 4 p.m., ESPN2 Today’s other televised game Florida at Tennessee, 6 p.m., ESPN TENNIS ATP Money Leaders 1.Roger Federer 2. Nikolay Davydenko 3. Rafael Nadal 4. Robin Soderling 5. Stanislas Wawrinka 6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7. Andy Roddick 8.Xavier Malisse 9. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 9. Ernests Gulbis 9.Viktor Troicki $177,000 $93,250 $78,850 $73,000 $69,900 $55,120 $39,565 $37,300 $31,475 $31,475 $31,475 Upcoming Schedule Jan. 9-15 — Medibank International, Syd- ney, HO Jan.10-15 — Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand, HO Jan.17-30 — Australian Open, Mel- bourne, Australia, HO WTAMoney Leaders 1.Petra Kvitova 1. Greta Arn 3.Andrea Petkovic 3.Yanina Wickmayer $37,000 $37,000 $19,000 $19,000 5. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova $15,700 6. Marion Bartoli 6. Julia Goerges 6.Peng Shuai 9. Lu Jingjing 10. Alisa Kleybanova Upcoming Schedule Jan. 9-14 — Medibank International, Syd- ney, HO Jan.9-15 — Moorilla International, Hobart, Australia, HO Jan.17-30 — Australian Open, Mel- bourne, Australia, HO $10,200 $10,200 $10,200 $7,695 $7,225 priority for us,’’ Bley- maier said. Petersen also filled two openings on his staff Monday, including bringing back Brent Pease to coordinate the Broncos’ high-scoring offense. Last month, Pease accepted the same job at Indiana, but was lured back after former Broncos offen- sive coordinator Bryan Harsin moved on to Texas. The Broncos’ wide receivers coach the last five years, Pease now oversees an offense led by quarterback Kellen Moore, a Heisman finalist, that averaged 519 yards last season, fourth best in the NFLPLAYOFFS Divisional Round Saturday’s games Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m., CBS Green Bay at Atlanta, 5 p.m., FOX Sunday’s games Seattle at Chicago, 10 a.m., FOX N.Y.Jets at New England, 1:30 p.m., CBS Lakers nation. Pease only spent a week in Indiana before deciding to take the promotion on the Bron- cos staff. ‘‘It’s been an up and down time, and there’s been some gut wrench- ing decisions,’’ Pease said. Indiana coach Kevin Wilson was out of town at a national coaches’ convention and unavail- able for comment, school spokesman Jeff Keag said. Petersen also said Robert Prince will return to coach wide receivers and serve as passing game coordina- tor. Prince coached NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL Pct GB 27 11 .711 — Phoenix 15 20 .429 10.5 WARRIORS 15 22 .405 11.5 Clippers 12 24 .333 14 KINGS 826 .235 17 Southwest Division WL Pct GB San Antonio 31 6 .838 — Dallas 26 10 .722 4.5 New Orleans 22 16 .579 9.5 Houston 17 21 .447 14.5 Memphis 17 21 .447 14.5 Northwest Division WL Pct GB Okla. City 25 13 .658 — Utah 25 13 .658 — Denver 20 16 .556 4 Portland 20 18 .526 5 Minnesota 9 29 .237 16 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB Boston 28 9 .757 — New York 21 15 .583 6.5 Philadelphia 15 22 .405 13 Toronto 13 24 .351 15 New Jersey 10 27 .270 18 Southeast Division WL Pct GB 30 9 .769 — Miami Orlando 25 12 .676 4 Atlanta 25 14 .641 5 Charlotte 14 21 .400 14 Washington 9 26 .257 19 Central Division WL Pct GB Chicago 25 12 .676 — Indiana 14 20 .412 9.5 Milwaukee 14 21 .400 10 Detroit 12 25 .324 13 Cleveland 8 29 .216 17 ————————————————— Monday’s results Charlotte 96, Memphis 82 Chicago 95, Detroit 82 Houston 108, Boston 102 Today’s games Sacramento at Washington,4 p.m.,CSNC Indiana at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Denver, 6 p.m. New York at Portland, 7 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. wide receivers at Boise State under former Broncos coach Dan Hawkins from 2001- 2002 and was passing game coordinator in 2003 before leaving to coach in the pros. He rejoined Hawkins’ staff last sea- son, serving as wide receivers and passing game coach at Col- orado. ‘‘I can’t express how happy we are to have two outstanding coach- es back on our staff,’’ Petersen said. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division Dallas Ducks WL OT Pts GF GA 25 13 5 55 124 116 23 18 4 50 117 123 Phoenix 20 13 9 49 117 120 Kings Detroit WL OT Pts GF GA 27 11 5 59 149 123 Nashville 22 13 6 50 106 97 Chicago 23 18 3 49 138 124 St. Louis 20 15 6 46 110 116 Columbus 20 19 3 43 107 130 Northwest Division WL OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 27 8 6 60 141 99 Colorado 22 15 6 50 144 138 Minnesota 21 16 5 47 107 118 Calgary 18 20 4 40 112 123 Edmonton 13 20 7 33 101 138 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 26 10 5 57 137 107 Pittsburgh 26 14 4 56 138 105 N.Y.Rangers 25 15 3 53 126 107 N.Y.Islanders 13 21 6 32 94 130 New Jersey 11 29 2 24 78 133 Northeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Boston 22 12 7 51 117 93 Montreal 23 16 3 49 105 99 Buffalo 18 18 5 41 113 119 Ottawa 16 20 6 38 93 126 Toronto 16 20 4 36 105 121 Southeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 25 13 5 55 128 137 Washington 24 12 6 54 123 109 Atlanta 22 16 7 51 140 140 Carolina 20 15 6 46 121 123 Florida 18 20 2 38 109 106 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. ————————————————— Monday’s results Boston 4, Pittsburgh 2 Colorado 5, Detroit 4 Phoenix 4, St. Louis 3 Toronto at Los Angeles, late Today’s games Toronto at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.,CSNC Calgary at Carolina, 4 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Boston, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Columbus, 4 p.m. Vancouver at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m., VS Washington at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Nashville, 5 p.m. Edmonton at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. 23 17 1 47 124 105 SHARKS 21 17 5 47 119 118 Central Division