Summary
The 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the fifth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 12 January 2015.
| 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo | |
| Date | 12 January 2015 |
| Location | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Presented by | FIFA |
| Highlights | |
| Won by |  Cristiano Ronaldo (3rd Ballon d'Or) |
| Website | www |
Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d'Or as the World Player of the Year for a second consecutive time, having won it previously last year.[1] This was his third Ballon d'Or win overall, placing him second to only Lionel Messi for the most wins in the history of the award. Nadine Keßler was named as the Women's World Player of the Year, while Joachim Löw received the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football and Ralf Kellermann the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football.[2] The ceremony was hosted by Kate Abdo.[3]
Winners and nominees edit
In late October 2014, the FIFA revealed shortlists for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, and FIFA World Coaches of the Year. The shortlists for the women's awards were revealed on 24 October, and the men's shortlists were revealed on 28 October.
FIFA Ballon d'Or edit
The results for the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:[4]
| Rank | Player | National team | Club(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal |
 Real Madrid |
37.66% |
| 2 | Lionel Messi |  Argentina |
Barcelona |
15.76% |
| 3 | Manuel Neuer |  Germany |
Bayern Munich |
15.72% |
The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:[5][4]
| Rank | Player | National team | Club(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Arjen Robben |  Netherlands |
Bayern Munich |
7.17% |
| 5 | Thomas Müller | Germany |
Bayern Munich |
5.42% |
| 6 | Philipp Lahm | Germany |
Bayern Munich |
2.90% |
| 7 | Neymar |  Brazil |
Barcelona |
2.21% |
| 8 | James Rodríguez |  Colombia |
 Monaco Real Madrid |
1.47% |
| 9 | Toni Kroos | Germany |
Bayern Munich Real Madrid |
1.43% |
| 10 | Ángel Di María | Argentina |
Real Madrid Manchester United |
1.29% |
| 11 | Diego Costa | Spain |
Atlético Madrid Chelsea |
1.02% |
| 12 | Gareth Bale |  Wales |
Real Madrid |
1.00% |
| 13 | Zlatan Ibrahimović |  Sweden |
Paris Saint-Germain |
1.00% |
| 14 | Yaya Touré |  Ivory Coast |
Manchester City |
0.86% |
| 15 | Mario Götze | Germany |
Bayern Munich |
0.84% |
| 16 | Karim Benzema | France |
Real Madrid |
0.75% |
| 17 | Andrés Iniesta | Spain |
Barcelona |
0.67% |
| 18 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany |
Bayern Munich |
0.57% |
| 19 | Javier Mascherano | Argentina |
Barcelona |
0.55% |
| 20 | Thibaut Courtois |  Belgium |
Atlético Madrid Chelsea |
0.51% |
| 21 | David Luiz | Brazil |
Chelsea |
0.47% |
| 22 | Paul Pogba | France |
 Juventus |
0.40% |
| 23 | Sergio Ramos | Spain |
Real Madrid |
0.33% |
FIFA Puskás Award edit
| External videos | |
|---|---|
 James Rodriguez Goal: WINNER FIFA Puskas Award 2014 on YouTube | |
| James Rodriguez: FIFA Puskas Award Reaction on YouTube |
James Rodríguez, 1–0 vs 
Uruguay, Maracanã Stadium, 28 June 2014[6]
FIFA Presidential Award edit
Hiroshi Kagawa, former Japanese footballer and current sports journalist.[7]
FIFA Fair Play Award edit
- 2014 FIFA World Cup volunteers[8][9]
FIFA/FIFPro World XI edit
FIFA Women's World Player of the Year edit
The following ten players were named to the shortlist for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award:[11][4]
| Rank | Player | National team | Club(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadine Keßler | Germany |
VfL Wolfsburg |
17.52% |
| 2 | Marta | Brazil |
Tyresö FF FC Rosengård |
14.16% |
| 3 | Abby Wambach |  United States |
Western New York Flash |
13.33% |
| 4 | Nadine Angerer | Germany |
Portland Thorns Brisbane Roar |
13.16% |
| 5 | Aya Miyama |  Japan |
Okayama Yunogo Belle |
10.48% |
| 6 | Louisa Necib | France |
Lyon |
7.18% |
| 7 | Nahomi Kawasumi | Japan |
Seattle Reign INAC Kobe Leonessa |
6.51% |
| 8 | Verónica Boquete | Spain |
Portland Thorns 1. FFC Frankfurt |
6.15% |
| 9 | Lotta Schelin | Sweden |
Lyon |
6.06% |
| 10 | Nilla Fischer | Sweden |
VfL Wolfsburg |
5.45% |
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football edit
The following ten managers were named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:[5][4]
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joachim Löw | Germany |
Germany |
36.23% |
| 2 | Carlo Ancelotti | Italy |
Real Madrid |
22.06% |
| 3 | Diego Simeone | Argentina |
Atlético Madrid |
19.02% |
| 4 | Pep Guardiola | Spain |
Bayern Munich |
8.67% |
| 5 | José Mourinho | Portugal |
Chelsea |
6.16% |
| 6 | Louis van Gaal | Netherlands |
Netherlands Manchester United |
3.15% |
| 7 | Alejandro Sabella | Argentina |
Argentina |
2.21% |
| 8 | Antonio Conte | Italy |
Juventus Italy |
1.12% |
| 9 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Germany |
United States |
0.71% |
| 10 | Manuel Pellegrini |  Chile |
Manchester City |
0.67% |
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football edit
The following ten managers were named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:[11][4]
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralf Kellermann | Germany |
VfL Wolfsburg |
17.06% |
| 2 | Maren Meinert | Germany |
Germany U20 |
13.16% |
| 3 | Norio Sasaki | Japan |
Japan |
13.06% |
| 4 | Pia Sundhage | Sweden |
Sweden |
11.22% |
| 5 | Philippe Bergeroo | France |
France |
9.81% |
| 6 | Peter Dedevbo |  Nigeria |
Nigeria U20 |
9.62% |
| 7 | Martina Voss-Tecklenburg | Germany |
 Switzerland |
9.45% |
| 8 | Asako Takemoto | Japan |
Japan U17 |
8.47% |
| 9 | Jorge Vilda | Spain |
Spain U17 Spain U19 |
4.17% |
| 10 | Laura Harvey | England |
Seattle Reign |
3.98% |
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Ballon d'Or". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer to Ballon d'Or award – as it happened". The Guardian. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Kate Abdo, your co-host for this evening's FIFA gala". AS. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 – voting results" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Men's shortlists for FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 revealed" (Press release). FIFA. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Stephanie Roche beaten as James Rodriguez wins Fifa Puskas Award for best goal of the year". The Daily Telegraph. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Presidential Award winner: Hiroshi Kagawa". FIFA.com. Fédération International de Football Association. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Fair Play winner: FIFA tournament volunteers". FIFA.com. Fédération International de Football Association. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "2014 World Cup volunteers receive FIFA Fair Play Award". CONMEBOL.com. South American Football Confederation. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "FIFPRO PRESENTS THE 2014 FIFA FIFPRO WORLD XI". FIFPro.org. Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Women's shortlists for FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 revealed" (Press release). FIFA. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
External links edit
- Official website