2011 Ballon d'Or Results
The Ballon d'Or award is an annual football award for the best international player from the previous year. Between 2010 and 2015 the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA Player of the Year awards were merged to create the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
Below are the nominees in the final order after voting for the 2011 award. The winner was Lionel Messi again, his third consecutive Ballon d'Or. It was also the third year in a row that Xavi had finished third.
A brass medal sold at auction purportedly presented to Pelé commemorating the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony See the list of all Ballon d'Or winners.
Final order for the men's 2011 Ballon d'Or
| Order | Player | Club | Nationality | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina | 47.88 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portugal | 21.6 |
| 3 | Xavi | Barcelona | Spain | 9.23 |
| 4 | Andrés Iniesta | Barcelona | Spain | 6.01 |
| 5 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | England | 2.31 |
| 6 | Luis Suárez | Ajax / Liverpool | Uruguay | 1.48 |
| 7 | Diego Forlán | Atlético Madrid / Internazionale | Uruguay | 1.43 |
| 8 | Samuel Eto'o | Internazionale / Anzhi Makhachkala | Cameroon | 1.34 |
| 9 | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | Spain | 1.29 |
| 10 | Neymar | Santos | Brazil | 1.12 |
| 11 | Mesut Özil | Real Madrid | Germany | 0.76 |
| 12 | Wesley Sneijder | Internazionale | Netherlands | 0.72 |
| 13 | Thomas Müller | Bayern Munich | Germany | 0.64 |
| 14 | David Villa | Barcelona | Spain | 0.53 |
| 15 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Bayern Munich | Germany | 0.50 |
| 16 | Xabi Alonso | Real Madrid | Spain | 0.48 |
| 17 | Sergio Agüero | Atlético Madrid | Argentina | 0.48 |
| 18 | Eric Abidal | Barcelona | France | 0.36 |
| 19 | Dani Alves | Barcelona | Brazil | 0.34 |
| 20 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | France | 0.34 |
| 21 | Cesc Fàbregas | Arsenal / Barcelona | Spain | 0.29 |
| 22 | Nani | Manchester United | Portugal | 0.26 |
| 23 | Gerard Piqué | Barcelona | Spain | 0.22 |
Related Pages
- Ballon d'Or Home
- Men's Ballon d'Or Winner's List
- Football Awards Lists
- List of the FIFA male player of the year and FIFA female player of the year.
- History of the Ballon d'Or
- The Year in Sport: 2011
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