France captain Zinedine Zidane was named the best player at the World Cup despite being sent off in the final against Italy for headbutting Italian defender Marco Materazzi, FIFA announced on Monday.

Zidane received 2,012 points with Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro second on 1,977 points and Italy’s Andrea Pirlo third on 715 points. Journalists covering the World Cup voted for the Golden Ball award.

Germany striker Miroslav Klose was the Golden Shoe winner for finishing as the tournament’s leading scorer with five goals.

His teammate Lukas Podolski was named best young player.