Monday, 30 November 2015

Three Fifa Ballon d’Or, Who should get this ?

Fifa on Monday announced the three finalists in line for the 2015 Fifa Ballon d’Or award, with no surprise as to the three nominees up for the award.
Winners of the last seven Ballon d’Or trophies Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo make the top three once more, alongside Messi’s Barcelona teammate Neymar, who has enjoyed a fine scoring year for both the Brazil national team and the Blaugrana.
All three have banged in the goals over the 2015 calendar year, with Ronaldo – winner of the Ballon d’Or over the past two years - receiving the European golden boot award for most goals scored at club level in Europe, while Messi and Neymar formed a formidable force as Barca won the 2014/15 treble with their Spanish club.
A number of players will feel aggrieved to have missed out on the award, including Messi and Neymar’s striker partner Luis Suarez, PSG’s record goal-scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic as well as last year’s third-place finisher Manuel Neuer.
Neuer’s club coach Pep Guardiola is in line to win the Coach of the Year accolade alongside Barca’s Luis Enrique and Copa America-winning manager Jorge Sampaoli.
Along with his Ballon d’Or nomination, Messi is in line for the Goal of the Year award for his mazy run and finish against Atletico Madrid, as he competes against Brazil’s Wendell Lira and Italy’s Alessandro Florenzi, who scored a spectacular long-range strike against Messi’s Barca in the Uefa Champions League.
In the running for the Women’s Footballer of the Year is World Cup winner Carli Loyd of the USA, Aya Miyama (Japan) and Germany’s Celia Sasic.
Jill Ellis (USA National team), Mark Sampson (England National team) and Norio Sasaki (Japan National team) are in the running for Women’s Football Coach of the Year.
All nominees:

Ballon d’Or nominees
Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal
Lionel Messi – Argentina
Neymar - Brazil

Women’s Player of the Year nominees
Carli Loyd – USA
Aya Miyama – Japan
Celia Sasic – Germany

Puskas Goal of the Year nominees
Alessandro Florenzi – Italy
Wendell Lira - Brazil
Lionel Messi – Argentina

Men’s Football Coach of the Year nominees
Pep Guardiola – Bayern Munich
Luis Enrique – Barcelona
Jorge Sampaoli – Chile national team

Women’s Football Coach of the Year Nominees
Jill Ellis – USA National team
Mark Sampson – England National team
Norio Sasaki – Japan National team

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