| 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or | ||||
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 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or Winner,Lionel Messi | ||||
| Date | 9 January 2012 (2012-01-09) | |||
| Location | Zürich, Switzerland | |||
| Country | Switzerland | |||
| Presented by | FIFA | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Won by |  Lionel Messi (3rdBallon d'Or) | |||
| Website | www | |||
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The2011 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 inZürich on 9 January 2012, withLionel Messi claiming the title of world player of the year for the third time in a row.[1][2]
The gala ceremony was hosted by former Ballon d'Or winnerRuud Gullit and broadcast journalist Kay Murray ofReal Madrid TV andFox Soccer Channel, with singer-songwriterJames Blunt and his band providing musical entertainment.[citation needed]
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 |  AjaxLiverpool | 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 MadridManchester 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 | ArsenalBarcelona | 0.29% |
| 22nd | Nani | Portugal | Manchester United | 0.26% |
| 23rd | Gerard Piqué | Spain | Barcelona | 0.22% |
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% |
| 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 | PortoChelsea | 4.16% |
| 8th | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal | 1.91% |
| 9th | Jürgen Klopp | Germany | Borussia Dortmund | 1.54% |
| 10th | Rudi Garcia | France | Lille | 0.89% |
| 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% |
| Rank | Player[2] | Nationality | Team | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Neymar | Brazil | Santos | |
| 2nd | Wayne Rooney | England | Manchester United | |
| 3rd | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
The day after the awards ceremony, Spanish newspaperMarca reported that none of the four captains of theSpanish 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, captainSandra Vilanova had awarded five points to Hope Solo, three to Louisa Nécib and one to Marta.[5]
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