2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or

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 logo

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

FIFA Ballon d'Or

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

Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Xavi
RankPlayer[2]NationalityClubVotes
1stLionel Messi  Argentina Barcelona FC 47.88%
2ndCristiano Ronaldo Portugal Real Madrid21.60%
3rdXavi Spain Barcelona9.23%

The following 20 men were also in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2011:

RankPlayer[3]NationalityClubVotes
4thAndrés Iniesta Spain Barcelona6.01%
5thWayne Rooney England Manchester United2.31%
6thLuis Suárez Uruguay Ajax / Liverpool1.48%
7thDiego Forlán Uruguay Atlético Madrid / Internazionale1.43%
8thSamuel Eto'o Cameroon Internazionale / Anzhi Makhachkala1.34%
9thIker Casillas Spain Real Madrid1.29%
10thNeymar Brazil Santos1.12%
11thMesut Özil Germany Real Madrid0.76%
12thWesley Sneijder Netherlands Internazionale0.72%
13thThomas Müller Germany Bayern Munich0.64%
14thDavid Villa Spain Barcelona0.53%
15thBastian Schweinsteiger Germany Bayern Munich0.50%
16thXabi Alonso Spain Real Madrid0.48%
17thSergio Agüero Argentina Atlético Madrid / Manchester City0.48%
18thEric Abidal France Barcelona0.36%
19thDani Alves Brazil Barcelona0.34%
20thKarim Benzema France Real Madrid0.34%
21stCesc Fàbregas Spain Arsenal / Barcelona0.29%
22ndNani Portugal Manchester United0.26%
23rdGerard Piqué Spain Barcelona0.22%

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

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

RankPlayer[2]NationalityClubVotes
1stHomare Sawa Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa28.51%
2ndMarta Brazil Western New York Flash17.28%
3rdAbby Wambach United States magicJack13.26%

The following seven women were also in contention for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year:

RankPlayer[3]NationalityClubVotes
4thAya Miyama Japan Okayama Yunogo Belle12.18%
5thHope Solo United States magicJack7.83%
6thLotta Schelin Sweden Lyon Ladies4.85%
7thKerstin Garefrekes Germany FFC Frankfurt4.73%
8thAlex Morgan United States Western New York Flash4.34%
9thLouisa Nécib France Lyon Ladies3.21%
10thSonia Bompastor France Lyon Ladies2.99%

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football
RankCoach[2]NationalityTeamVotes
1stPep Guardiola Spain Barcelona41.90%
2ndSir Alex Ferguson Scotland Manchester United15.59%
3rdJosé Mourinho Portugal Real Madrid12.43%
RankCoachNationalityTeamVotes
4thVicente del Bosque Spain Spain9.12%
5thÓscar Tabárez Uruguay Uruguay7.47%
6thJoachim Löw Germany Germany4.40%
7thAndré Villas-Boas Portugal Porto
Chelsea		4.16%
8thArsène Wenger France Arsenal1.91%
9thJürgen Klopp Germany Borussia Dortmund1.54%
10thRudi Garcia France Lille0.89%

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football
RankCoach[2]NationalityTeamNotes
1stNorio Sasaki Japan Japan45.57%
2ndPia Sundhage Sweden United States15.83%
3rdBruno Bini France France10.28%

FIFA/FIFPro World XI
PositionPlayer[2]NationalityClub
GKIker Casillas Spain Real Madrid
DFDani Alves Brazil Barcelona
DFGerard Piqué Spain Barcelona
DFSergio Ramos Spain Real Madrid
DFNemanja Vidić Serbia Manchester United
MFXabi Alonso Spain Real Madrid
MFAndrés Iniesta Spain Barcelona
MFXavi Spain Barcelona
FWCristiano Ronaldo Portugal Real Madrid
FWLionel Messi Argentina Barcelona
FWWayne Rooney England Manchester United

FIFA Puskás Award
RankPlayer[2]NationalityTeamNotes
1stNeymar Brazil Santos
2ndWayne Rooney England Manchester United
3rdLionel Messi Argentina Barcelona

FIFA Presidential Award

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]

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References
  1. "Messi crowned world's best". ESPN. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. "Messi, Sawa, Guardiola and Sasaki triumph at FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011". FIFA.com. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. "FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 - voting results" (PDF). FIFA.com. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  4. The Ballon d'Or's ghost vote. Marca
  5. List of votes in FIFA's website
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