European Player of the Year. Strong competition, given the great performance of many not only in Europe, but at the 1970 World Cup as well.
Gigi Riva (Cagliari, Italy) was voted 3rd with 65 points.
Bobby Moore (West Ham United, England) was second with 70 points.
Gerd Muller (Bayern, BRD) was voted best European player with 77 points. Well deserved award for sure. Interestingly, Muller was doubted before the World Cup: Critics argued that combining him and Uwe Seeler would be counter-productive for both. But the duo shunt critics with great chemistry and mutual understanding. Muller ended as best scorer of the World Cup and overall memorable performance. Significantly, Muller was awarded before his teammate Franz Beckenbauer, who, so far, had more stellar career than the goal-scoring machine. Well, 1970 was Gerd Muller's year.