For The Best FIFA Men's and Women's Player and The Best FIFA Men's and Women's Coach awards, the winners were determined through a voting system similar to how it was when the award was joint with the Ballon d'Or. 50% of votes were decided by captain's (25%) and head coaches (25%) of national teams. 25% decided through an open online public ballot of football fans and 25% by a selected group of media representatives from round the world. FIFA Puskas Award and FIFA Fan Award were voted for exclusively by the fans.
Winners:
The Best FIFA Men's Player: Cristiano Ronaldo
The Best FIFA Women's Player: Carli Lloyd
The Best FIFA Men's Coach: Claudio Ranieri
The Best FIFA Women's Coach: Silvia Neid
FIFA Fan Award: Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool supporters.
FIFA Fair Play Award: Athletico Nacional
FIFA Puskas Award: Mohd Faiz Sunrise
FIFPro World 11: 4-3-3
Manuel Neuer, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Andreas Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Talking Points
- Cristiano Ronaldo reigns for the fourth time: Kudos to Cristiano Ronaldo for an overwhelmingly successful year, the Champions League, UEFA Euro cup and Club World Cup in the same year is a title list that every player envies. Due to be 32 years old in less than 4 weeks, Ronaldo can now be referred to as ageing, tempting some to say he has taken his last chance at topping the game. But if there's anything learnt from Cristiano it's that he never gives up and another jaw breaking 2017 won't be suprising.
- Claudio Ranieri: No soothsayer would have shown Claudio 'The Tinkerman' Ranieri a glimpse of his 2016 before 2016 and not get rebuffed. Taking Leicester City from the plinth of the English Premier League to the top in the 2015/2016 season and getting them to qualify top of their group in the Champions League this season while continually looking befuddled in the league during the same campaign is a script only seen in Hollywood. Let's hope he gets them out of their struggling state before the season's end.
- FIFA Fair Play Award: Athletico Nacional's gesture of asking CONMEBOL to make the Brazilian side Chapecoense the posthumous winners of the Copa Sudamericana, in recognition of the lives lost when their plane crashed, is touching and serves as one of the closest things to altruism one will see. Thumbs up to FIFA for not missing that and giving a good end to a tragic story.
- Mohd Faiz Subri, winner of the FIFA Puskas Award: Words cannot explain. Watch and be amazed.
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