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2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or

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name2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or
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imageLionel Messi Player of the Year 2011.jpg
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caption2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or Winner, Lionel Messi
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locationZürich, Switzerland
countrySwitzerland
presenterFIFA
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award1_typeWon by
award1_winnerArgentina Lionel Messi (3rd 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.

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.

Winners and nominees

FIFA Ballon d'Or

The top three nominees for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:

RankPlayerNational teamClub(s)Percent
1stLionel MessiBarcelona47.88%
2ndCristiano RonaldoReal Madrid21.60%
3rdXaviBarcelona9.23%

The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:

Rankurl=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/classic/awards/01/56/60/64/voting_results_ok.pdfarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110154937/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/classic/awards/01/56/60/64/voting_results_ok.pdfurl-status=deadarchive-date=10 January 2012title=FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 - voting resultswork=FIFA.comaccess-date=10 January 2012}}National teamClub(s)Percent
4thAndrés IniestaBarcelona6.01%
5thWayne RooneyManchester United2.31%
6thLuis SuárezAjax
Liverpool1.48%
7thDiego ForlánAtlético Madrid
Internazionale1.43%
8thSamuel Eto'oInternazionale
Anzhi Makhachkala1.34%
9thIker CasillasReal Madrid1.29%
10thNeymarSantos1.12%
11thMesut ÖzilReal Madrid0.76%
12thWesley SneijderInternazionale0.72%
13thThomas MüllerBayern Munich0.64%
14thDavid VillaBarcelona0.53%
15thBastian SchweinsteigerBayern Munich0.50%
16thXabi AlonsoReal Madrid0.48%
17thSergio AgüeroAtlético Madrid
Manchester City0.48%
18thEric AbidalBarcelona0.36%
19thDani AlvesBarcelona0.34%
20thKarim BenzemaReal Madrid0.34%
21stCesc FàbregasArsenal
Barcelona0.29%
22ndNaniManchester United0.26%
23rdGerard PiquéBarcelona0.22%

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

The top three nominees for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year were:

RankPlayerNational teamClub(s)Percent
1stHomare SawaINAC Kobe Leonessa28.51%
2ndMartaWestern New York Flash17.28%
3rdAbby WambachmagicJack13.26%

The following seven players also in contention for the award:

RankPlayerNationalityClub(s)Percent
4thAya MiyamaOkayama Yunogo Belle12.18%
5thHope SolomagicJack7.83%
6thLotta SchelinLyon4.85%
7thKerstin Garefrekes1. FFC Frankfurt4.73%
8thAlex MorganWestern New York Flash4.34%
9thLouisa NécibLyon3.21%
10thSonia BompastorLyon2.99%

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football

RankCoachNationalityTeam(s)Percent
1stPep GuardiolaSpainBarcelona
2ndSir Alex FergusonScotlandManchester United
3rdJosé MourinhoPortugalReal Madrid
RankCoachNationalityTeam(s)Votes
4thVicente del BosqueSpain9.12%
5thÓscar TabárezUruguay7.47%
6thJoachim LöwGermany4.40%
7thAndré Villas-BoasPortugalPorto
Chelsea4.16%
8thArsène WengerFranceArsenal1.91%
9thJürgen KloppGermanyBorussia Dortmund1.54%
10thRudi GarciaFranceLille0.89%

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

RankCoachNationalityTeam(s)Percent
1stNorio SasakiJapan
2ndPia SundhageSweden
3rdBruno BiniFrance

FIFA/[[FIFPro World XI]]

PositionPlayerNational teamClub(s)
GKIker CasillasReal Madrid
DFDani AlvesBarcelona
DFGerard PiquéBarcelona
DFSergio RamosReal Madrid
DFNemanja VidićManchester United
MFXabi AlonsoReal Madrid
MFAndrés IniestaBarcelona
MFXaviBarcelona
FWCristiano RonaldoReal Madrid
FWLionel MessiBarcelona
FWWayne RooneyManchester United

[[FIFA Puskás Award]]

RankPlayerNationalityTeamPercent
1stNeymarSantos
2ndWayne RooneyManchester United
3rdLionel MessiBarcelona

FIFA Presidential Award

  • SCO Sir Alex Ferguson

FIFA Fair Play Award

  • Japan Football Association

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. 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.

References

References

  1. (9 January 2012). "Messi crowned world's best". ESPN.
  2. (9 January 2012). "Messi, Sawa, Guardiola and Sasaki triumph at FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011". FIFA.com.
  3. "FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 - voting results". FIFA.com.
  4. [http://www.marca.com/2012/01/10/futbol/mas_futbol/1326216310.html#comentarios The Ballon d'Or's ghost vote.] {{Webarchive. link. (14 May 2023 [[Marca (newspaper)). Marca]]
  5. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120122071333/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/classic/awards/01/56/65/61/awards%5fwomen%5fplayer.pdf List of votes] in FIFA's website
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