Summary
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]
| 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or Winner, Lionel Messi | |
| Date | 9 January 2012 |
| Location | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Presented by | FIFA |
| Highlights | |
| Won by |  Lionel Messi (3rd Ballon d'Or) |
| Website | www |
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 edit
FIFA Ballon d'Or edit
The top three nominees for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:
| Rank | Player[2] | National team | Club(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lionel Messi | Argentina |
 Barcelona |
47.88% |
| 2nd | Cristiano Ronaldo |  Portugal |
Real Madrid |
21.60% |
| 3rd | Xavi | Spain |
Barcelona |
9.23% |
The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:
| Rank | Player[3] | National team | Club(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Andrés Iniesta | Spain |
Barcelona |
6.01% |
| 5th | Wayne Rooney |  England |
Manchester United |
2.31% |
| 6th | Luis Suárez |  Uruguay |
 Ajax Liverpool |
1.48% |
| 7th | Diego Forlán | Uruguay |
Atlético Madrid Internazionale |
1.43% |
| 8th | Samuel Eto'o |  Cameroon |
Internazionale Anzhi Makhachkala |
1.34% |
| 9th | Iker Casillas | Spain |
Real Madrid |
1.29% |
| 10th | Neymar |  Brazil |
Santos |
1.12% |
| 11th | Mesut Özil |  Germany |
Real Madrid |
0.76% |
| 12th | Wesley Sneijder | Netherlands |
Internazionale |
0.72% |
| 13th | Thomas Müller | Germany |
Bayern Munich |
0.64% |
| 14th | David Villa | Spain |
Barcelona |
0.53% |
| 15th | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany |
Bayern Munich |
0.50% |
| 16th | Xabi Alonso | Spain |
Real Madrid |
0.48% |
| 17th | Sergio Agüero | Argentina |
Atlético Madrid Manchester City |
0.48% |
| 18th | Eric Abidal |  France |
Barcelona |
0.36% |
| 19th | Dani Alves | Brazil |
Barcelona |
0.34% |
| 20th | Karim Benzema | France |
Real Madrid |
0.34% |
| 21st | Cesc Fàbregas | Spain |
Arsenal Barcelona |
0.29% |
| 22nd | Nani | Portugal |
Manchester United |
0.26% |
| 23rd | Gerard Piqué | Spain |
Barcelona |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Homare Sawa |  Japan |
INAC Kobe Leonessa |
28.51% |
| 2nd | Marta | Brazil |
 Western New York Flash |
17.28% |
| 3rd | Abby Wambach | United States |
magicJack |
13.26% |
The following seven players also in contention for the award:
| Rank | Player[3] | Nationality | Club(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Aya Miyama | Japan |
Okayama Yunogo Belle |
12.18% |
| 5th | Hope Solo | United States |
magicJack |
7.83% |
| 6th | Lotta Schelin |  Sweden |
Lyon |
4.85% |
| 7th | Kerstin Garefrekes | Germany |
1. FFC Frankfurt |
4.73% |
| 8th | Alex Morgan | United States |
Western New York Flash |
4.34% |
| 9th | Louisa Nécib | France |
Lyon |
3.21% |
| 10th | Sonia Bompastor | France |
Lyon |
2.99% |
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football edit
| Rank | Coach[2] | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pep Guardiola | Spain |
Barcelona |
41.90% |
| 2nd | Sir Alex Ferguson |  Scotland |
Manchester United |
15.59% |
| 3rd | José Mourinho | Portugal |
Real Madrid |
12.43% |
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Vicente del Bosque | Spain |
Spain |
9.12% |
| 5th | Óscar Tabárez | Uruguay |
Uruguay |
7.47% |
| 6th | Joachim Löw | Germany |
Germany |
4.40% |
| 7th | André Villas-Boas | Portugal |
Porto Chelsea |
4.16% |
| 8th | Arsène Wenger | France |
Arsenal |
1.91% |
| 9th | Jürgen Klopp | Germany |
Borussia Dortmund |
1.54% |
| 10th | Rudi Garcia | France |
Lille |
0.89% |
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football edit
| Rank | Coach[2] | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Norio Sasaki | Japan |
Japan |
45.57% |
| 2nd | Pia Sundhage | Sweden |
United States |
15.83% |
| 3rd | Bruno Bini | France |
France |
10.28% |
FIFA/FIFPro World XI edit
FIFA Puskás Award edit
| Rank | Player[2] | Nationality | Team | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Neymar | Brazil |
Santos |
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| 2nd | Wayne Rooney | England |
Manchester United |
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| 3rd | Lionel Messi | Argentina |
Barcelona |
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
External links edit
- France Football Official Ballon d'Or page
- 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or at "FIFA.com"