The Oscars...Part 1
It was a particularly proud night for Milito who was crowned Best Foreign Player, Serie A Player of the Year and Best Bomber. The Argentine striker had been criminally overlooked in the voting for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, so there was a sense of justice about last night's award. Milito's success was the icing on the cake for Inter. The Italian champions were voted Team of the Year and scooped four other major honours.
Julio Cesar was named Best Goalkeeper for the second time, Walter Samuel shared the Best Defender award with Giorgio Chiellini and Douglas Maicon's strike against Juventus was recognized as the Goal of the Year.
Unsurprisingly Jose Mourinho was hailed as Best Coach after last year's treble with Inter. In a video message, he claimed that his time in Italy had made him a better tactician.
It was an emotional evening for Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale too. He had two speeches to make after being voted Italian Player of the Year and Capocannoniere.
Palermo starlet Javier Pastore deservedly won for Best Young Player. But Napoli striker Edinson Cavani was seen as the most popular of all nominees after coming out top in a fans' poll.
Below are some of my fav pics from the event:
Cavani arriving...
and accepting his award...
Pastore on the red carpet...
and accepting his award...
And J-Mo, being very 'Big Brother' like, accepting his award via video...
For more pics, there is a great gallery here.
Julio Cesar was named Best Goalkeeper for the second time, Walter Samuel shared the Best Defender award with Giorgio Chiellini and Douglas Maicon's strike against Juventus was recognized as the Goal of the Year.
Unsurprisingly Jose Mourinho was hailed as Best Coach after last year's treble with Inter. In a video message, he claimed that his time in Italy had made him a better tactician.
It was an emotional evening for Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale too. He had two speeches to make after being voted Italian Player of the Year and Capocannoniere.
Palermo starlet Javier Pastore deservedly won for Best Young Player. But Napoli striker Edinson Cavani was seen as the most popular of all nominees after coming out top in a fans' poll.
Below are some of my fav pics from the event:
Cavani arriving...
and accepting his award...
Pastore on the red carpet...
and accepting his award...
And J-Mo, being very 'Big Brother' like, accepting his award via video...
For more pics, there is a great gallery here.