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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 were held on 9 January 2017 in Zürich, Switzerland. The Best FIFA Football Awards are the annual recognitions awarded by FIFA to several individuals across different categories, including: best eleven players of the year, known as FIFA FIFPro World XI (awards goalkeeper, best defenders l, midfielders, attackers), FIFA World Coach of the Year for men's and for women's football, best female player of the year, 2nd best male player of the year, and best goal of the year (known as FIFA Puskás Award). The FIFA Fair Play Award is the only award that usually goes to groups or entities instead of individuals. The selection criteria for the (men's and women's) players of the year were: sporting performance, as well as general conduct on and off the pitch from 20 November 2015 to 22 November 2016. The selection criteria for the coaches of the year were: performance and general behaviour of their teams on and off the pitch from 20 November 2015 to 22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for and Captain (association football), captains both Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr FC, Al-Nassr and the Portugal national football team, Portugal national team. Nicknamed CR7, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and has won numerous List of career achievements by Cristiano Ronaldo#Individual honours, individual accolades throughout Career of Cristiano Ronaldo, his professional footballing career, including five Ballon d'Or awards, a record three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards, four European Golden Shoes, and was named five times the The Best FIFA Men's Player#FIFA Player of the Year (including predecessors), world's best player by FIFA. He has won List of career achievements by Cristiano Ronaldo#Collective awards, 34 trophies in his career, including seven league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Griezmann
Antoine Griezmann (; born 21 March 1991) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward or attacking midfielder for club Atlético Madrid. Considered one of the greatest players of his generation, he is known for his versatility, match intelligence, attacking output, and off-ball attributes. Griezmann began his senior club career with Real Sociedad, winning the Segunda División in his 2009–10 Segunda División, first season. In 2014, he joined Atlético Madrid for a then-club record €30 million and won the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa League, 2018 UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, 2014 Supercopa de España, Supercopa de España, and La Liga Awards#Winners, La Liga Best Player. He was nominated for the Ballon d'Or and The Best FIFA Men's Player, Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016 and 2018. In 2019, Griezmann was the subject of a record List of most expensive association football transfers, associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Sánchez
Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (; born 19 December 1988), also known mononymously as Alexis, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Udinese and the Chile national team. He is often regarded as the greatest Chilean player of all time alongside Elías Figueroa. Dubbed "''El Niño Maravilla''" (The Wonder Child), Sánchez began his senior club career playing for Cobreloa, aged 15, and signed with Udinese in 2006, aged 18; he won consecutive league titles while on loan to Colo-Colo and River Plate. Sánchez was the subject of a record association football transfer when he signed for Barcelona in 2011 in a transfer worth €37.5 million, becoming the most expensive Chilean player of all time. There, Sánchez won six trophies, including a La Liga title and a Copa del Rey. He then joined Arsenal in 2014 in a transfer worth £31.7 million (€35 million), and won two FA Cups, the 2015 PFA Fans' Player of the Year, and was voted into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Kroos
Toni Kroos (born 4 January 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, he was known for his vision, pinpoint precision passing, crossing, and set-piece ability. Kroos played mainly as a central midfielder and occasionally played as a defensive midfielder. He is (along with Thomas Müller) the most decorated German football player, having won 34 trophies over his 17 year career. Kroos began his senior club career at Bayern Munich, where he debuted at age 17 in 2007. He was used sparingly for Bayern and he went on loan to fellow Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen for 18 months, where he became a key contributor. He returned to his parent club in 2010. With Bayern, Kroos won three Bundesliga titles (including two consecutive titles), a UEFA Champions League, two DFB-Pokal trophies, and was named in the Bundesliga Team of the Season three times. In 2014, he joined Real Madrid for a €25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Iniesta
Andrés Iniesta Luján (; born 11 May 1984) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and spent most of his career at La Liga club Barcelona. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was known for his balance, ball control and agility in close spaces, combined with his skill, composure, and flair on the ball. Iniesta started his professional career through ''La Masia'', the Barcelona youth academy, after an early migration from his birthplace, and impressed from an early age. He made his first-team debut aged 18 in 2002. He began playing regularly during the 2004–05 season and remained in the team until 2018. Iniesta's 35 trophies, which include nine La Ligas and four UEFA Champions League titles, make him the most decorated Spanish footballer of all time. With the initial management guidance by Pep Guardiola and using the tiki-taka football philosophy, Iniesta was part of a widely lauded midfield combination trio with Xav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juventus FC
Juventus Football Club (; from , ), commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Turin, Piedmont, who compete in Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system. Founded in 1897 by a group of Turinese students, the club played in different grounds around the city, and plays now in Juventus Stadium. Nicknamed ("the Old Lady"), it has won 36 official List of Italian football champions, league titles, 15 Coppa Italia trophies and nine Supercoppa Italiana, Italian Super Cups, being the record holder for all these competitions; they also hold two Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004), Intercontinental Cups, two UEFA Champions League, European Cup / UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup, three UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cups (Italian record), two UEFA Super Cups and one UEFA Intertoto Cup (Italian record). Consequently, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon (; born 28 January 1978) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he is one of the few recorded players to have made over List of men's footballers with the most official appearances, 1,100 professional career appearances and holds the record for the List of Serie A players, most appearances in Serie A. Buffon made his Serie A debut at Parma Calcio 1913, Parma in 1995, helping Parma to win the 1998–99 Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia, the 1998–99 UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup and the 1999 Supercoppa Italiana, Supercoppa Italiana in 1999. After joining Juventus FC, Juventus in 2001, for the List of most expensive association football transfers, world record fee for a goalkeeper of €52.9 million at the time, Buffon won Serie A titles in both of his first two seasons at the club. In his first spell at Juventus spanning 17 y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicester City F
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a population of in . The greater Leicester urban area had a population of 559,017 in 2021, making it the 11th most populous in England, and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, 13th most populous in the United Kingdom. A 2023 report ranked Leicester 16th out of the 50 largest UK cities on a range of economic measures, and the first of seven East Midlands cities. The city lies on the River Soar and is approximately north-northwest of London, east-northeast of Birmingham and northeast of Coventry. Nottingham and Derby lie around to the north and northwest respectively, whilst Peterborough is located to the east. Leicester is close to the eastern end of the National Forest, England, National Forest. Leicester has a long history exten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyad Mahrez
Riyad Karim Mahrez (born 21 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli and captains the Algeria national team. He is regarded as one of the best African players of all time. Mahrez began his career as a youth player for French club AAS Sarcelles. He turned professional in 2009 with Quimper, where he played for only one season before moving to Le Havre, spending a total of three years with them, initially playing for their reserve team and then becoming a first-team regular. In January 2014, Mahrez signed for English side Leicester City, helping them win the Championship and promotion to the Premier League at the end of his first season. In the 2015–16 season, he was the Algerian Footballer of the Year, the PFA Players' Player of the Year, and was a member of the Premier League PFA Team of the Year as he helped Leicester City win the Premier League. Mahrez signed for Manchester City in 2018, winning the Premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Bale
Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh former professional Association football, footballer who played as a right winger, most notably for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid, and the Wales national football team, Wales national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation and the greatest Welsh player of all time. Bale was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for his contributions to association football and various charities. Bale began his professional career at Southampton F.C., Southampton, playing as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back before moving to Tottenham in 2007. From the 2009–10 season, under coach Harry Redknapp, Bale transformed into a winger. He received several individual awards in England, including two PFA Players' Player of the Year awards and three PFA Team of the Year inclusions. He won both the PFA Player of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Suárez
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF, Inter Miami. Known for his goal scoring ability, movement, and clinical finishing, he is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation. Nicknamed "El Pistolero" ("The Gunman"), individually, he has won two European Golden Shoes, an Eredivisie#Top scorers, Eredivisie Golden Boot, a Premier League Golden Boot and a Pichichi Trophy. He has scored List of footballers with 500 or more goals, over 500 career goals for club and country. Suárez is Uruguay's Uruguay national football team#Records, all-time leading goalscorer. Suárez began his senior club career at Uruguayan club Club Nacional de Football, Nacional in 2005. He signed for FC Groningen, Groningen the following year, before transferring to AFC Ajax, Ajax in 2007. There, he won the 2009–10 KNVB C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neymar
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (; born 5 February 1992), also known as Neymar Júnior or simply Neymar, is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a left winger, attacking midfielder or Forward (association football), forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos FC, Santos, which he Captain (association football), captains, and the Brazil national football team, Brazil national team. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time, being known for his explosive speed, trickery, elite-level dribbling, technical ability, playmaking, and finishing. He is often cited as an Neymar#Influence on younger generation, influence for an emerging generation of footballers. Neymar is Brazil's Brazil national football team#Top goalscorers, all-time top goalscorer and is the joint Assist (association football)#Players with most assists in international football (all-time), all-time top assist provider in international football. He has scored o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
