Zidane and Ronaldo honored as FIFA's best coach and player

(Baonghean.vn) - On the evening of October 23, at the Football Gala in London (England), Zidane, Ronaldo, Giroud and Buffon... were the names that wereFIFA announced the winners.

Real Madrid coach surpasses two colleagues at Chelsea and Juventus

Zidane won the award, beating Chelsea's Antonio Conte and Juventus' Massimiliano Allegri in the final three nominees. The Frenchman was presented with the award by Claudio Ranieri, who won last year.

"I want to thank the players for making this award possible for me. This is a very special award," Zidane said at the award ceremony. Photo: Reuters

Zidane won the award thanks to his achievements in leading Real to La Liga and the successful defense of the Champions League in the 2016-2017 season. What Zidane has achieved has an impact far beyond Conte's Premier League title and Allegri's double in Italy.

The race for the best coach award initially had 12 candidates, a list chosen by a special committee that included former football stars Maradona and Cafu.

From August 21 to September 7, coaches, captains of national teams, journalists and fans participated in voting. On September 22, FIFA announced the names of the three leading coaches: Zidane, Conte and Allegri.

Zidane began coaching Real in January 2016, replacing Rafa Benitez. In his first season, the French coach helped the club win the Champions League. Zidane is also the seventh person to win the Champions League as both a player and a coach.In the second season, greater success came to Zidane when he brought Real to La Liga and successfully defended the European championship.

Ronaldo wins FIFA Best Player award for second consecutive time

Lionel Messi and Neymar respectively ranked behind CR7 in the final race.

The award is a personal achievement in honor of Ronaldo's efforts in leading Real Madrid to a second consecutive La Liga and Champions League title, including a brace in the final against Juventus with a score of 4-1. CR7 also scored a total of 25 goals in La Liga and 12 goals in the Champions League.

This is the second consecutive time Ronaldo has won FIFA's The Best award. Last year, the Portuguese star won the title in its inaugural edition after leading Real to the Champions League title and his country to Euro 2016.

"I want to thank all those who voted for me. I also need to mention Leo (Messi) and Neymar, for being here. The coach, the fans and the President of Real are the ones who have always supported me and I thank them." - Ronaldo said after receiving the title.

The Best Men's Player award is voted for by FIFA on a global scale. Voters include coaches, captains of national teams, journalists and fans registered on the FIFA website.

The Best Men's Player award is a spin-off from the FIFA Ballon d'Or, which the International Football Federation and France Football magazine once jointly organized. France Football will also organize its own award this year, giving Ronaldo a chance to equal Messi's record of five wins.

The Best Men's Player award was not the only title Ronaldo won at the awards ceremony on the evening of October 23. CR7 was also a member of the 11-player best squad of the 2016-2017 season.

Giroud's scorpion kick wins Goal of the Season

The winning goal was a scorpion kick by Giroud in Arsenal's match against Crystal Palace on 1 January 2017. In the scoring situation, the French striker received a cross from Alexis Sanchez and kicked the ball from behind into the goal.

"It's an honor and I'm very happy with the award today. I want to thank those who voted for me. I also want to congratulate the other finalists. They also scored great goals. I want to thank my teammates, without them I couldn't have scored. And I want to thank my family. I will dedicate this award to my father," Giroud said at the award ceremony on the evening of October 23. Photo: Reuters

Giroud beat Deyna Castellanos to the award with a lob from the halfway line in Venezuela's U17 women's football match against Cameroon. The French striker's wonder strike also came ahead of South African goalkeeper Oscarine Masuluke's volley in Baroka's match against Orlando Pirates.

The Puskas Award originally had 10 candidates, announced by FIFA in September. Voters were fans on FIFA's website.

The list of candidates was selected by a committee, including famous former strikers such as Henrik Larsson, Alan Shearer, Predrag Mijatovic.

Surpassing Casillas, Buffon was chosen as "Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century"

Juventus and Italian national team goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has just been voted "Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century" (2001-2012) by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).

This was a narrow victory for Buffon, as with 218 points, he was only one point ahead of second-placed Iker Casillas of Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. The first two positions for Buffon and Casillas reflected a fact: they were the two best goalkeepers in the world over the past 10 years.

Casillas has just been chosen by the IFFHS as “Best Goalkeeper of the Year” for the fifth consecutive time, and in fact he has been honored one more time than Buffon. However, according to the IFFHS’s calculations, Buffon was the most talented goalkeeper from 2001 to 2012.

Ranked third after Buffon and Casillas is Chelsea and Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech with 172 points. Thus, all three best goalkeepers of the 21st century are still playing. With 7th place, Dida is the best goalkeeper in South America in the 21st century. Meanwhile, Lee Woon-Jae of Korea is the number one goalkeeper in Asia (43rd).

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