Tonight, award ceremony of "FIFA Golden Ball 2011"
In Zurich (Switzerland), tonight (January 9), FIFA will present 8 awards of the year to the best individuals and groups of the year.
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The voting for the "Best Male Player of the Year 2011" and "Best Female Player of the Year 2011" will be based on 33% of the votes from coaches; 33% of the votes from national team head coaches and 33% from reputable journalists. FIFA will award the awards in the following order:
1. FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 for
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real
Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona)
Xavi (Spain/Barcelona)
2. Best Men's Football Coach of the Year
Jose Mourinho (Portugal/Real
Pep Guardiola (Spain/Barcelona)
Sir Alex Ferguson (Scotland/Man United)
3. FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 for Women
Marta(
Homare Sawa(Japan)
Abby Wambach (USA)
4. Best Women's Football Coach of the Year
Bruno Bini (France national team)
Norio Sasaki (Japan)
Pia Sundhage (USA)
5. Goal of the year (FIFA Puskás Award)
Wayne Rooney (MU) "bends the table" to secure a 2-1 victory in the derby with
Neymar (
Lionel Messi (
6&7.Prize"Best President of the Year"(FIFA Presidential Award) andThe fairest play team of the year(FIFA Fair Play Award) .
8. Team of the Year (FIFA/FIFPro World XI)
Select 11 players from the 23 players from the shortlist: Eric Abidal, Karim Benzema (France); Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi (Argentina); Iker Casillas, Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta, Gerard Pique, David Villa, Xabi Alonso, Xavi (Spain); Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani (Portugal), Dani Alves, Neymar (Brazil); Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon); Diego Forlan, Luis Suarez (Uruguay); Thomas Muller, Mesut Ozil, Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany); Wayne Rooney (England); Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)./.
According to VOV