David Villa included in the Athlete of the Year award
The United States Sports Academy organizes awards every year in which an Athlete of the Year is chosen from 12 players male and 12 players female. The Barcelona and Spain striker David Villa is one of the twelve sportsmen who got nominated for the award
and that makes him the only football player who is a part of this prestigious honour.
It has been a dream year for the Spanish striker David Villa as the Barcelona and Spain number 7 has managed to win the FIFA World Cup 2010 and also signed with Barcelona and as soon as he signed he won the Spanish Super Cup with his new team. Moreover,
David Villa played his first ever el Clasico in the Spanish La Liga and while performing in the Blaugrana jersey, David Villa helped his side win the game by scoring two goals against the Los Blancos. Now, David Villa has been nominated for the Athelete of
the year award and it is the 26th edition of this award being given by the United States Sports Academy.
How can the Spanish footballer win this award? Well, the process is very simple and easy – the award is given after a popular vote and all football fans can cast their votes on the official website of the Academy. Anyone can vote as many times as they want.
David Villa who has been nominated for this prestigious award has 11 other “male” rivals. The Spaniard got nominated after another popular vote just like the other 11 athletes and the decision of the Academy Jury is going to be between David Villa, Drew
Brees – the New Orleans quarter back, Kobe Bryant – the MVP of the NBA finals, Ashton Eaton – the track and field record holder, Roy Halladay – the baseball sensation, Jimmie Johnson – the Auto Racing phenomenal, Phil Mickelson – the golfer, Rafael Nadal –
the famous tennis star who managed to become the youngest to win a career Grand Slam, Cameron Newton – College football player, Manny Pacquiao – the boxer, David Rudisha – another track and field record holder and Shaun White – the snowboarding and skateboarding
champion
In the women’s category, Foluke Akinradewo, Amelie Caze, Kim Clijsters, Lauren Jackson, Cristie Kerr, Maya Moore, Li Ping, Liliya Shobukhova, Jodie Swallow, Lindsey Vonn, Serene Williams and Kim Yu-Na are going to compete each other for this award.
Now the question is whether David Villa can win this prestigious award; even though there is no doubt that all the athletes are simply extraordinary and that is the reason why they are a part of this award and that is the reason why just being a part of
the list is a huge honour.
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