2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or
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![]() 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or Winner, Lionel Messi | |
Date | 9 January 2012 |
Location | Zürich, Switzerland |
Country | Switzerland |
Presented by | FIFA |
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Website | www |
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
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[edit]The top three nominees for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:
Rank | Player[2] | National team | 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 twenty players were also in contention for the award:
Rank | Player[3] | National team | 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
[edit]The top three nominees for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year were:
Rank | Player[2] | National team | 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 players also in contention for the award:
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]FIFA Fair Play Award
[edit]Controversy
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Messi crowned world's best". ESPN. 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ a b "FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 - voting results" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ The Ballon d'Or's ghost vote. Archived 14 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine Marca
- ^ List of votes in FIFA's website