The 2014

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won the FIFA Ballon d'Or as the World Player of the Year for a second consecutive time, having won it previously last year. This was his third

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win overall, placing him second to only

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for the most wins in the history of the award. Nadine Keßler was named as the Women's World Player of the Year, while Joachim Löw received the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football and Ralf Kellermann the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football. The ceremony was hosted by Kate Abdo.

Winners and nominees

In late October 2014, the FIFA revealed shortlists for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, and FIFA World Coaches of the Year. The shortlists for the women's awards were revealed on 24 October, and the men's shortlists were revealed on 28 October.

FIFA Ballon d'Or

The results for the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or were: The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:

FIFA Puskás Award

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, 1–0 vs , Maracanã Stadium, 28 June 2014

FIFA Presidential Award

* Hiroshi Kagawa, former Japanese footballer and current sports journalist.

FIFA Fair Play Award

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FIFA/FIFPro World XI

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

The following ten players were named to the shortlist for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award:

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football

The following ten managers were named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

The following ten managers were named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:

References

External links

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