I might not know a lot about Italian football, but I do think that Mourinho has a point that Sneijder should at the very least have been nominated for the Ballon D'Or. Won the treble, most influential player for his country in reaching the WC final. Tops anything Iniesta did, Messi was largely disappointing at the world cup, and I can't see Xavi winning the thing ahead of either of them.
If Messi was in for that Ballon D'Or because of last season then so should Rooney because Rooney and Messi both had poor World Cups and none won the Champions league, I would even go as far as to say Rooney was better than Messi last season because Rooney was outstanding in a better league than Messi.