David Villa Favourite for the 2010 World Cup Golden Boot

Valencia and Spanish hitman, David Villa, is the bookies favourite to take out the Fifa 2010 World Cup golden boot award. Despite playing for an under-performing club side at the moment, the striker has been in top form the last few seasons, and won the Euro 2008 golden boot. His odds are 9-1, followed by Brazil's Luis Fabiano at 10-1, and fellow Spaniard Fernando Torres at 11-1.

Here is a look at the top contenders:

David Villa 9
Luis Fabiano 10
Fernando Torres 11
Wayne Rooney 12
Cristiano Ronaldo 16
Lionel Messi 14
Sergio Aguero 20
Miroslav Klose 25
Nilmar 25
Robin Van Persie 25
Luca Toni 33
Didier Drogba 20
Gonzalo Higuain 25
Jermain Defoe 28
Mario Gomez 40
Nicolas Anelka 33
Robinho 33
Thierry Henry 28
Alberto Gilardino 33
Kaka 22
Lukas Podolski 50
Alexandre Pato 33
Carlos Tevez 40
Lisandro Lopez 40
Diego Milito 33
Karim Benzema 33
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 33
Liedson 33
Luis Suarez 50
Marko Pantelic 66
Michael Owen 40
Samuel Etoo 33
Carlton Cole 66
Vincenzo Iaquinta 50
Andre Pierre Gignac 33
Antonio Di Natale 50
Darren Bent 66
Giampaolo Pazzini 66
Giuseppe Rossi 40
Humberto Suazo 80
Xabi Alonso 80
Salomon Kalou 80
Steven Gerrard 66
Adriano 40
Xavi 80
Diego Forlan 40
Daniel Guiza 40
Frank Lampard 66
Frank Ribery 80
Gabriel Agbonlahor 100
Michael Ballack 66
Ikechukwu Uche 100
Peter Crouch 80