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

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on 9 January 2012, with

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claiming the title of world player of the year for the third time in a row. The gala ceremony was hosted by former Ballon d'Or winner

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and broadcast journalist Kay Murray of

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and

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, with singer-songwriter

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

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

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

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

FIFA/ FIFPro World XI

FIFA Puskás Award The FIFA Puskás Award is an award established on 20 October 2009 by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA), at the behest of then-president Sepp Blatter, to be awarded to the male or female judged to have scored the mo ...

FIFA Presidential Award

Sir Alex Ferguson Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson (born 31 December 1941) is a Scottish former football manager and player, best known for managing Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all tim ...

FIFA Fair Play Award

* Japan Football Association

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. 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.List of votes
in FIFA's website

References

External links

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