The 2013

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's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in

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on 13 January 2014. The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013 but was extended to 29 November 2013 for the first time in history. Portuguese winger

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won the

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award as the World Player of the Year. It was his second Ballon d'Or, after winning the award in

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, as well as his first FIFA Ballon d'Or. Nadine Angerer was announced as the Women's World Player of the Year recipient, while

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claimed the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football, and

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the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football. The ninety-minute ceremony was hosted by Fernanda Lima along with

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Voting

The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013. However, for the first time ever, on 20 November 2013, FIFA announced that voting was extended to 29 November 2013 after not receiving a response of enough eligible voters before the original deadline. The winners were announced on 13 January 2014.

Winners and nominees

FIFA Ballon d'Or

A shortlist of 23 male players was compiled by members of FIFA's Football Committee as well as a group of experts from ''

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''. It was announced on 29 October 2013. There were three voters per FIFA member federation: one journalist and the coaches and captain of the national men's team. The results for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or were: The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

* Nadine Angerer ( 1. FFC Frankfurt /

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FIFA Presidential Award

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FIFA Fair Play Award

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was given an honorary Ballon d'Or, having won three

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s with Brazil but never an individual award from FIFA, as during his playing career only European-based players were eligible to win the original

Contenders

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

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FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football

This award will be decided by the same voters and system as that of the men's player award. The shortlist of candidates was announced on 29 October 2013, with the three finalists (indicated in bold type) announced on 9 December 2013.

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

This award will be decided by the same voters and system as that of the women's player award. The shortlist was announced on 29 October 2013, and the three finalists (indicated in bold type) were announced on 9 December 2013.

References

External links

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FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 – voting results
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