Eight months after the World Cup in South Africa received the German international Thomas Muller as best young players. With the DFB Elf, he reached the third place.
Munich (SID) - national player Thomas Muller of the German record champion Bayern Munich has been awarded 2010 eight months late as best young players in the World Cup in South Africa. The 22-year-old offensive player as a third German was awarded to Franz Beckenbauer (1966) and Lukas Podolski (2006). "I would like to thank and am huge on." "This is an absolute highlight," Mueller said after the brief ceremony on the lawn of the Munich Olympic Stadium.
The award carried out Oliver Takahashi, head of FIFA marketing alliances & event management, Department. Thomas Muller was also World Cup top scorer and scored five goals at the World Cup at Cape. In addition, he provided three assists, and was one of the outstanding German actors. The three-time world and European champion won after a 0-1-defeat in the semi-finals of the later World Cup champion Spain at the end of the third place.