2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or
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The 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the second year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 9 January 2012, with Lionel Messi claiming the title of world player of the year for the third time in a row.[1][2]
The gala ceremony was hosted by former Ballon d'Or winner Ruud Gullit and broadcast journalist Kay Murray of Real Madrid TV and Fox Soccer Channel, with singer-songwriter James Blunt and his band providing musical entertainment.[citation needed]
Winners and nominees[]
FIFA Ballon d'Or[]
The top three nominees for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:
Rank | Player[2] | Nationality | Club(s) | Percent |
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1st | Lionel Messi | ![]() |
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47.88% |
2nd | Cristiano Ronaldo | ![]() |
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21.60% |
3rd | Xavi | ![]() |
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9.23% |
The following 20 men were also in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2011:
Rank | Player[3] | Nationality | Club(s) | Percent |
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4th | Andrés Iniesta | ![]() |
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6.01% |
5th | Wayne Rooney | ![]() |
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2.31% |
6th | Luis Suárez | ![]() |
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1.48% |
7th | Diego Forlán | ![]() |
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1.43% |
8th | Samuel Eto'o | ![]() |
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1.34% |
9th | Iker Casillas | ![]() |
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1.29% |
10th | Neymar | ![]() |
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1.12% |
11th | Mesut Özil | ![]() |
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0.76% |
12th | Wesley Sneijder | ![]() |
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0.72% |
13th | Thomas Müller | ![]() |
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0.64% |
14th | David Villa | ![]() |
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0.53% |
15th | Bastian Schweinsteiger | ![]() |
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0.50% |
16th | Xabi Alonso | ![]() |
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0.48% |
17th | Sergio Agüero | ![]() |
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0.48% |
18th | Eric Abidal | ![]() |
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0.36% |
19th | Dani Alves | ![]() |
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0.34% |
20th | Karim Benzema | ![]() |
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0.34% |
21st | Cesc Fàbregas | ![]() |
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0.29% |
22nd | Nani | ![]() |
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0.26% |
23rd | Gerard Piqué | ![]() |
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0.22% |
FIFA Women's World Player of the Year[]
The top three nominees for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year were:
Rank | Player[2] | Nationality | Club(s) | Percent |
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1st | Homare Sawa | ![]() |
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28.51% |
2nd | Marta | ![]() |
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17.28% |
3rd | Abby Wambach | ![]() |
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13.26% |
The following seven women were also in contention for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year:
Rank | Player[3] | Nationality | Club(s) | Percent |
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4th | Aya Miyama | ![]() |
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12.18% |
5th | Hope Solo | ![]() |
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7.83% |
6th | Lotta Schelin | ![]() |
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4.85% |
7th | Kerstin Garefrekes | ![]() |
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4.73% |
8th | Alex Morgan | ![]() |
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4.34% |
9th | Louisa Nécib | ![]() |
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3.21% |
10th | Sonia Bompastor | ![]() |
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2.99% |
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football[]
Rank | Coach[2] | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent |
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1st | Pep Guardiola | ![]() |
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41.90% |
2nd | Sir Alex Ferguson | ![]() |
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15.59% |
3rd | José Mourinho | ![]() |
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12.43% |
Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) | Votes |
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4th | Vicente del Bosque | ![]() |
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9.12% |
5th | Óscar Tabárez | ![]() |
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7.47% |
6th | Joachim Löw | ![]() |
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4.40% |
7th | André Villas-Boas | ![]() |
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4.16% |
8th | Arsène Wenger | ![]() |
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1.91% |
9th | Jürgen Klopp | ![]() |
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1.54% |
10th | Rudi Garcia | ![]() |
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0.89% |
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football[]
Rank | Coach[2] | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent |
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1st | Norio Sasaki | ![]() |
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45.57% |
2nd | Pia Sundhage | ![]() |
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15.83% |
3rd | Bruno Bini | ![]() |
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10.28% |
FIFA/FIFPro World XI[]
Position | Player[2] | Nationality | Club(s) |
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GK | Iker Casillas | ![]() |
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DF | Dani Alves | ![]() |
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DF | Gerard Piqué | ![]() |
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DF | Sergio Ramos | ![]() |
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DF | Nemanja Vidić | ![]() |
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MF | Xabi Alonso | ![]() |
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MF | Andrés Iniesta | ![]() |
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MF | Xavi | ![]() |
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FW | Cristiano Ronaldo | ![]() |
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FW | Lionel Messi | ![]() |
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FW | Wayne Rooney | ![]() |
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FIFA Puskás Award[]
Rank | Player[2] | Nationality | Team | Percent |
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1st | Neymar | ![]() |
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2nd | Wayne Rooney | ![]() |
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3rd | Lionel Messi | ![]() |
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FIFA Presidential Award[]
Sir Alex Ferguson[2]
FIFA Fair Play Award[]
Controversy[]
The day after the awards ceremony, Spanish newspaper Marca reported that none of the four captains of the Spanish women's national team had voted for the Women's World Player of the Year award.[4] According to the list of votes published by FIFA, captain Sandra Vilanova had awarded five points to Hope Solo, three to Louisa Nécib and one to Marta.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Messi crowned world's best". ESPN. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Messi, Sawa, Guardiola and Sasaki triumph at FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011". FIFA.com. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 - voting results" (PDF). FIFA.com. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ The Ballon d'Or's ghost vote. Marca
- ^ List of votes in FIFA's website
External links[]
- FIFA Ballon d'Or
- 2011 in association football
- 2011–12 in Swiss football
- 2011 sports awards
- 2011 in women's association football
- Women's association football trophies and awards