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Showing posts with label Fifa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fifa. Show all posts

Monday, 23 October 2017

CRISTIANO RONALDO NAMED BEST FIFA MEN’S PLAYER OF 2016-17

Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world's best male player at the 2017 Best Fifa Football Awards in London.
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The Real Madrid and Portugal forward beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Paris St-Germain's Neymar to the honour.
Ronaldo, 32, helped Real to a Champions League-La Liga double in 2016-17.

Lieke Martens of Barcelona and the Netherlands won best female player, Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane was named best men's coach and Netherlands'

Sarina Wiegman the best female coach.

Arsenal's Olivier Giroud received the Puskas award for the best goal of 2017 for his 'scorpion kick' against Crystal Palace in January.

Celtic won the fan award after they honoured the club's 1967 'Lisbon Lions' with a stunning 360-degree card display on the 50th anniversary of their historic European Cup win.

This is the second edition of the Best Fifa Football Awards, which are different to the Ballon d'Or.
A version of the Ballon d'Or has been awarded by France Football magazine since 1956, but world football's governing body has ended its association with that honour.
Instead, it introduced the Best Fifa Football Awards, with Ronaldo the first recipient of its main prize in January.
Voting for the player and coach categories was by national team captains and managers, selected journalists and, for the first time, an online poll of fans. Each accounted for 25% of the total.
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Best Fifa men's player - Cristiano Ronaldo


It has been another hugely impressive year for Ronaldo, who won the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards gong on the back of leading Portugal to victory at Euro 2016.
This year he scored two goals in Real's 4-1 win over Juventus in the Champions League final and also found the net 25 times in 29 appearances as his club won La Liga for the first time in five years.
"We are in England for the first time, and I win it for the second consecutive time. This is a great moment for me," Ronaldo told the awards ceremony.
Men's player - top three
Cristiano Ronaldo - 43.16 %
Lionel Messi - 19.25 %
Neymar - 6.97%

Best Fifa women's player - Lieke Martens


Martens, 24, was instrumental in the Netherlands' European Championship victory this summer, winning the player of the tournament accolade.
She saw off competition 2016 winner from Carli Lloyd of the United States and Deyna Castellanos, the 18-year-old Venezuela forward.
Women's player - top three
Lieke Martens - 21.72 %
Carli Lloyd - 16.28 %
Deyna Castellanos - 11.69%

Fifpro World XI


Fifa made three changes to the side selected in 2016. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon replaced Manuel Neuer, while AC Milan's Leonardo Bonucci replaced Barcelona's Gerard Pique in defence and PSG forward Neymar came in for Luis Suarez in attack.

The line-up featured five players from Real Madrid, two from Barcelona, two from PSG, one from Juventus and one from AC Milan. No Premier League players were included.

Best men's coach


Real ended last season as the champions of Spain for the first time since 2012 and champions of Europe for the second successive season.
Zidane won the award ahead of Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, who lifted the Premier League title in his first season, and Juventus' Massimiliano Allegri, who led his team to a league and cup double in Serie A and Coppa Italia.
Men's coach - top three
Zinedine Zidane - 46.22%
Antonio Conte - 11.62%
Massimiliano Allegri - 8.78%

Best women's coach


Netherlands coach Wiegman led the Netherlands to the Euro 2017 title on home soil, playing excellent attacking football. It was their first major women's international tournament title after a thrilling victory over Denmark in the final.
Women's coach - top three
Sarina Wiegman - 36.24%
Nils Nielsen - 12.64%
Gerard Precheur - 9.37%

Puskas award for best goal


The best goal of 2017 was, officially, scored by Arsenal's Giroud.
It came in the Premier League match against Palace on New Year's Day, the France forward converting a superb
'scorpion' kick volley in which he flicked an Alexis Sanchez cross from behind him over his shoulder and into the goal, via the crossbar, with his left heel.

Best goalkeeper


A World Cup winner, a 10-time Serie A winner, and now Gianluigi Buffon is the first winner of the best goalkeeper award.
The veteran Italian helped Juventus to a sixth consecutive league title and went 600 minutes without conceding in the Champions League.
Buffon, 39, won the award ahead of Keylor Navas, part of a Real Madrid's Champions League and La Liga double-winning side, and Manuel Neuer, who helped Bayern Munich win the Bundesliga.
"This is a great honour to receive this award at my age," said Buffon.

Fair play award


The ceremony also included the Fair Play Award, which recognised the gesture by Togolese player Francis Kone, who
performed life-saving first aid on Bohemians 1905's goalkeeper Martin Berkovec during a Czech League game in February.

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Wednesday, 11 October 2017

1995 FIFA Player Of The Year, George Weah Wins Liberia Presidential Election

Football icon, George Weah has emerged as the newly elected president of Liberia to succeed Elen Johnson Sirleaf.
1995 FIFA Player Of The Year, George Weah Wins Liberia Presidential Election
Weah defeated his closest rival, Joseph Boakai who is also the incumbent Vice President.
Others include longtime opposition figure Charles Brumskine and former Coca-Cola executive Alexander Cummings.
1995 FIFA Player Of The Year, George Weah Wins Liberia Presidential Election


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Wednesday, 20 September 2017

Fifpro World XI: Harry Kane the only England player on shortlist


A record number of 13 Real Madrid players are among the top 55 footballers according to a poll to select the FIFA FIFPro World 11.
FIFPro and its affiliated player associations invited professional footballers worldwide to pick a team of 1 goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 attackers who were the best at their position during the 2016-2017 season.
Some 25,000 professional footballers took part in the poll. The players who received most votes in their line are on the list of 55.
At the Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in London on October 23rd, FIFPro and FIFA will reveal the eleven players who collected most votes on their position: the 2016-2017 World 11.
Fifpro World XI: Harry Kane the only England player on shortlist

The 2016 World 11 was: Manuel Neuer, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Andrés Iniesta, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo.

THE 55 PLAYERS ARE:

Name Country, (previous team)/current team
Goalkeepers
Gianluigi Buffon - Italy, Juventus
David de Gea - Spain, Manchester United
Keylor Navas - Costa Rica, Real Madrid
Manuel Neuer - Germany, FC Bayern München
Jan Oblak - Slovenia, Atlético Madrid
Defenders
David Alaba - Austria, FC Bayern München
Jordi Alba - Spain, FC Barcelona
Dani Alves - Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain
Jérôme Boateng - Germany, FC Bayern München
Leonardo Bonucci - Italy, Juventus/AC Milan
Dani Carvajal - Spain, Real Madrid
Giorgio Chiellin -i Italy, Juventus
Diego Godín - Uruguay, Atlético Madrid
Mats Hummels - Germany, FC Bayern München
Phillipp Lahm - Germany, FC Bayern München/retired
David Luiz - Brazil, Chelsea FC
Marcelo - Brazil, Real Madrid
Javier Mascherano - Argentina, FC Barcelona
Pepe - Portugal, Real Madrid/Besiktaş
Gerard Piqué - Spain, FC Barcelona
Sergio Ramos - Spain, Real Madrid
Thiago Silva - Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain
Samuel Umtiti - France, FC Barcelona
Antonio Valencia - Ecuador, Manchester United
Raphaël Varane - France, Real Madrid
Midfielders
Thiago Alcântara - Spain, FC Bayern München
Sergio Busquets - Spain, FC Barcelona
Casemiro - Brazil, Real Madrid
Philippe Coutinho - Brazil, Liverpool FC
Eden Hazard - Belgium, Chelsea FC
Andrés Iniesta - Spain, FC Barcelona
Isco - Spain, Real Madrid
N'Golo Kanté - France, Chelsea FC
Toni Kroos - Germany, Real Madrid
Nemanja Matić - Serbia, Chelsea/Manchester United
Luka Modrić - Croatia, Real Madrid
Mesut Özil - Germany, Arsenal FC
Paul Pogba - France, Manchester United
Marco Verratti - Italy, Paris Saint-Germain
Arturo Vidal - Chile, FC Bayern München
Forwards
Gareth Bale - Wales, Real Madrid
Karim Benzema - France, Real Madrid
Edinson Cavani - Uruguay, Paris Saint-Germain
Paulo Dybala - Argentina, Juventus
Antoine Griezmann - France, Atlético Madrid
Zlatan Ibrahimović - Sweden, Manchester United
Harry Kane - England, Tottenham Hotspur
Robert Lewandowski - Poland, FC Bayern München
Romelu Lukaku - Belgium, Manchester United
Kylian Mbappé - France, AS Monaco/Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi - Argentina, FC Barcelona
Neymar JR - Brazil, Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain
Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal, Real Madrid
Alexis Sánchez - Chile, Arsenal FC
Luis Suárez - Uruguay, FC Barcelona
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Real Madrid's current players on the list of 55  

FACTS AND FIGURES:

  • 13 men played for Real Madrid last season, which is a record. The Spanish club held the previous record of twelve players, set in 2014 and 2015. One player left the Spanish club during summer: Pepe is now playing for Besiktas;
  • 9 players make their first appearance on the list of 55: Jan Oblak, Samuel Umtiti, Antonio Valencia, Casemiro, Philippe Coutinho, Nemanja Matic, Harry Kane, Romelo Lukaku and Kylian Mbappé;
  • 3 players return in this selection after missing out last year: Thiago Alcantara, Isco and Edinson Cavani;
  • 12 players from last year’s list dropped out: Claudio Bravo, Serge Aurier, Hector Bellerin, Xabi Alonso, Kevin De Bruyne, Dimitri Payet, Ivan Rakitic, David Silva, Sergio Agüero, Gonzalo Higuain, Thomas Müller, Jamie Vardy;
  • Of these 12, Xabi Alonso is the only former World 11 award winner (2011 and 2012). The Spaniard recently retired from professional football;
  • Two players have been on every list of 55 since the first World 11 in 2004-2005: Gianluigi Buffon and Cristiano Ronaldo;
  • No African or Asian player received enough votes to make the cut;
  • The 55 players have 20 different nationalities. Nine of them are Spanish, Brazil and France both have 7 players;
  • The 55 players were under contract at 9 clubs: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern München, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool;
  • Philipp Lahm is the only player on the list who retired after last season;
  • FIFPro and FIFA changed the format of the poll. Previously it covered performances over a calendar year, but now it is aligned with the majority of competitions which run from August to June;
  • This is the 13th edition of the World 11. The award was established by FIFPro, the World Players’ Union, in 2005, and later merged with FIFA in 2009.
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