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
2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or logo
Date9 January 2012 (2012-01-09)
LocationZürich, Switzerland
CountrySwitzerland
Presented byFIFA
Highlights
Won byArgentina Lionel Messi (3rd award)
Websitewww.francefootball.fr

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:

Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Xavi
RankPlayer[2]NationalityClub(s)Percent
1stLionel Messi ArgentinaSpain Barcelona47.88%
2ndCristiano Ronaldo PortugalSpain Real Madrid21.60%
3rdXavi SpainSpain Barcelona9.23%

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

RankPlayer[3]NationalityClub(s)Percent
4thAndrés Iniesta SpainSpain Barcelona6.01%
5thWayne Rooney EnglandEngland Manchester United2.31%
6thLuis Suárez UruguayNetherlands Ajax
England Liverpool		1.48%
7thDiego Forlán UruguaySpain Atlético Madrid
Italy Internazionale		1.43%
8thSamuel Eto'o CameroonItaly Internazionale
Russia Anzhi Makhachkala		1.34%
9thIker Casillas SpainSpain Real Madrid1.29%
10thNeymar BrazilBrazil Santos1.12%
11thMesut Özil GermanySpain Real Madrid0.76%
12thWesley Sneijder NetherlandsItaly Internazionale0.72%
13thThomas Müller GermanyGermany Bayern Munich0.64%
14thDavid Villa SpainSpain Barcelona0.53%
15thBastian Schweinsteiger GermanyGermany Bayern Munich0.50%
16thXabi Alonso SpainSpain Real Madrid0.48%
17thSergio Agüero ArgentinaSpain Atlético Madrid
England Manchester City		0.48%
18thEric Abidal FranceSpain Barcelona0.36%
19thDani Alves BrazilSpain Barcelona0.34%
20thKarim Benzema FranceSpain Real Madrid0.34%
21stCesc Fàbregas SpainEngland Arsenal
Spain Barcelona		0.29%
22ndNani PortugalEngland Manchester United0.26%
23rdGerard Piqué SpainSpain 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]NationalityClub(s)Percent
1stHomare Sawa JapanJapan INAC Kobe Leonessa28.51%
2ndMarta BrazilUnited States Western New York Flash17.28%
3rdAbby Wambach United StatesUnited States magicJack13.26%

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

RankPlayer[3]NationalityClub(s)Percent
4thAya Miyama JapanJapan Okayama Yunogo Belle12.18%
5thHope Solo United StatesUnited States magicJack7.83%
6thLotta Schelin SwedenFrance Lyon Ladies4.85%
7thKerstin Garefrekes GermanyGermany 1. FFC Frankfurt4.73%
8thAlex Morgan United StatesUnited States Western New York Flash4.34%
9thLouisa Nécib FranceFrance Lyon Ladies3.21%
10thSonia Bompastor FranceFrance Lyon Ladies2.99%

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football
RankCoach[2]NationalityTeam(s)Percent
1stPep Guardiola SpainSpain Barcelona41.90%
2ndSir Alex Ferguson ScotlandEngland Manchester United15.59%
3rdJosé Mourinho PortugalSpain Real Madrid12.43%
RankCoachNationalityTeam(s)Votes
4thVicente del Bosque SpainSpain Spain9.12%
5thÓscar Tabárez UruguayUruguay Uruguay7.47%
6thJoachim Löw GermanyGermany Germany4.40%
7thAndré Villas-Boas PortugalPortugal Porto
England Chelsea		4.16%
8thArsène Wenger FranceEngland Arsenal1.91%
9thJürgen Klopp GermanyGermany Borussia Dortmund1.54%
10thRudi Garcia FranceFrance Lille0.89%

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football
RankCoach[2]NationalityTeam(s)Percent
1stNorio Sasaki JapanJapan Japan45.57%
2ndPia Sundhage SwedenUnited States United States15.83%
3rdBruno Bini FranceFrance France10.28%

FIFA/FIFPro World XI
PositionPlayer[2]NationalityClub(s)
GKIker Casillas SpainSpain Real Madrid
DFDani Alves BrazilSpain Barcelona
DFGerard Piqué SpainSpain Barcelona
DFSergio Ramos SpainSpain Real Madrid
DFNemanja Vidić SerbiaEngland Manchester United
MFXabi Alonso SpainSpain Real Madrid
MFAndrés Iniesta SpainSpain Barcelona
MFXavi SpainSpain Barcelona
FWCristiano Ronaldo PortugalSpain Real Madrid
FWLionel Messi ArgentinaSpain Barcelona
FWWayne Rooney EnglandEngland Manchester United

FIFA Puskás Award
RankPlayer[2]NationalityTeamPercent
1stNeymar BrazilBrazil Santos
2ndWayne Rooney EnglandEngland Manchester United
3rdLionel Messi ArgentinaSpain 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]

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. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. "FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 - voting results" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2012. 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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