FIFA's award ceremony is tonight... the Team of the Year, the Puskas award and also of course... the Ballon d'Or are up.
Updates and thoughts as it happens...
DTLW
Updates and thoughts as it happens...
DTLW
2013 - FIFA Awards
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Team of the year was leaked earlier by Sergio Ramos;
Ronaldo zlatan Messi
Iniesta Xavi Ribery
Lahm Ramos silva Alves
Neuer
Ronaldo zlatan Messi
Iniesta Xavi Ribery
Lahm Ramos silva Alves
Neuer
CONFIRMED - FIFA TEAM OF THE YEAR - 2013
GK: Manuel Neuer
DEF: Dani Alves
DEF: Sergio Ramos
DEF: Thiago Silva
DEF: Phillip Lahm
MID: Franck Ribery
MID: Xavi
MID: Andres Iniesta
ATT: Cristiano Ronaldo
ATT: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
ATT: Lionel Messi
GK: Manuel Neuer
DEF: Dani Alves
DEF: Sergio Ramos
DEF: Thiago Silva
DEF: Phillip Lahm
MID: Franck Ribery
MID: Xavi
MID: Andres Iniesta
ATT: Cristiano Ronaldo
ATT: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
ATT: Lionel Messi
Revealed in the USA...
Clint Dempsey's ballot: 1. Ronaldo / 2. Messi / 3. Ibrahimovic
Jurgen Klinsmann's ballot: 1. Ribery / 2. Bale / 3. Falcao
Clint Dempsey's ballot: 1. Ronaldo / 2. Messi / 3. Ibrahimovic
Jurgen Klinsmann's ballot: 1. Ribery / 2. Bale / 3. Falcao
The full breakdown is here: http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/bal...2/26/02/68/fboaward_menplayer2013_neutral.pdf
It's quite interesting, and disheartening when you see players who have clearly just voted for their mates. Fair play to Gerrard for not doing that (though Suarez gets his third vote).
Also quite surprising to see that Zlatan didn't vote for himself, maybe they're not allowed?
It's quite interesting, and disheartening when you see players who have clearly just voted for their mates. Fair play to Gerrard for not doing that (though Suarez gets his third vote).
Also quite surprising to see that Zlatan didn't vote for himself, maybe they're not allowed?
On a Southampton note...
STEVEN DAVIS: 1. Lionel Messi / 2. Cristiano Ronaldo / 3. Franck Ribery
VICTOR WANYAMA: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo / 2. Lionel Messi / 3. Franck Ribery
GORDON STRACHAN: 1. Lionel Messi / 2. Cristiano Ronaldo / 3. Franck Ribery
MARIAN PAHARS: 1. Lionel Messi / 2. Franck Ribery / 3. Cristiano Ronaldo
STEVEN DAVIS: 1. Lionel Messi / 2. Cristiano Ronaldo / 3. Franck Ribery
VICTOR WANYAMA: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo / 2. Lionel Messi / 3. Franck Ribery
GORDON STRACHAN: 1. Lionel Messi / 2. Cristiano Ronaldo / 3. Franck Ribery
MARIAN PAHARS: 1. Lionel Messi / 2. Franck Ribery / 3. Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo deserved to win it.
Messi voted for Iniesta, Xavi and Neymar.
Looks like Ronaldo might have voted tactically: Falcao, Bale and Ãzil
Messi voted for Iniesta, Xavi and Neymar.
What's everyone's favourite footballing names from this list? Has to be a toss-up between Thailand captain Sintaweechai Hathairattanakool and St Vincent and Grenadines coach Cornelius Huggins for me.
All teammates of his. I guess Ronaldo has that excuse for Bale and Ãzil. Maybe he knows something about Falcao's future?
Who votes? Is it just international managers, club managers and captains?
Read the list I linked to above and you'll see: International managers, captains and 'media' (though how they choose them is anyone's guess).