Jan 1, 2012

Magician takes the great stone again !

Lionel Messi wins the FIFA 'The best' Award of 2011.Messi won three times FIFA World Player of the Year.Takes the award from Ronaldo

 



The Argentine swept home with 47.88 percent of the votes in the survey among national team coaches, captains and selected media, receiving the trophy from former Brazil striker Ronaldo, himself a three-times winner of the award though not successively.



Although FIFA listed only the players' nationality when they published the full results, it was clearly Messi's stunning performances for Barcelona which earned him the plaudits.



Messi, followed by Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona team mate Xavi in the poll, was last season's top scorer in the Champions League with 12 goals in Barca's triumphant campaign and netted 31 times as they won La Liga.

U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann voted Messi first, followed by Ronaldo and Diego Forlan. American captain Carlos Boacanegra had Messi first, followed by Xavi and Ronaldo. Paul Kennedy of Soccer America, the U.S. media voter, had Messi first followed by Ronaldo and Xavi.

Messi missed a second trophy for the year's most beautiful goal. Fans voted online from a list of 10 and chose the goal by Brazil forward Neymar in his club Santos's 5-4 loss against Flamengo last July.

Ferguson received the FIFA presidential award from Sepp Blatter in recognition of his 25 years as manager at Old Trafford. The 70-year-old Scot has won 12 English League and two Champions League trophies.
"It is an honor for it to be given me in the twilight of my life," he said.

Norio Sasaki was honored as best coach of a women's team for guiding Japan to its World Cup title. Pia Sundhage, whose U.S. team lost in the final, and France's Bruno Bini were also on the list.
The Japan Football Association received FIFA's Fair Play award for its response to the earthquake and tsunami last March.

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10.Jan.2012

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