Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane was named the 2017 Best FIFA Men’s Coach of the Year at a ceremony at the London Palladium theatre on Monday. The Frenchman received the award after guiding Real to both Spain’s La Liga title and Europe’s Champions League trophy last season.
Former France star Zidane was the first coach to oversee a successful defence of the European Cup in the Champions League era. Similarly, Italian great Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) claimed The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award while Sarina Wiegman was voted The Best coaches of the season in the Women’s category.
Following an incredible season of continental glory, both at club and national team level, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lieke Martens on Monday picked up football’s top individual accolades at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in London. Portugal and Real Madrid forward Ronaldo was named The Best FIFA Men’s Player while Martens was crowned The Best FIFA Women’s player for her excellent performance at Barcelona and Netherlands.
Ronaldo was recognised by FIFA as the player of the year for the fifth time in his career, while 24-year-old Martens claimed her maiden award. Summary of the season’s individual awards presented at the London Palladium this evening:
Team of the season
Thousands of football players from around the world voted for their 11 peers who form this season’s FIFA FIFPro World11, which was also revealed in London:
Two awards were voted for directly by football fans from all around the world, who had their say on FIFA.com:
Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon
Defenders: Dani Alves, Leonardo Bonucci, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos
Midfielders: Andrés Iniesta, Toni Kroos, Luka Modrić
Strikers: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar
Meanwhile, France and Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud won the FIFA Puskás Award with 36.17% of the 792,062 votes, following his incredible scorpion kick for Arsenal against Crystal Palace which was chosen as the best goal of the season.
The Celtic fans also won the FIFA Fan Award after receiving 55.92% of votes and commended for the stunning 360-degree card displayed around Celtic Park during the final match of the Scottish League season, paying homage to the 50th anniversary of the club’s European Cup title of 1967.
See a breakdown of the votes below;
The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2017:
Cristiano Ronaldo: 43.16% of total votes
Lionel Messi: 19.25% of total votes
Neymar: 6.97% of total votes
The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2017:
Lieke Martens: 21.72% of total votes
Carli Lloyd: 16.28% of total votes
Deyna Castellanos: 11.69% of total votes
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2017:
Zinédine Zidane: 46.22% of total votes
Antonio Conte: 11.62% of total votes
Massimiliano Allegri: 8.78% of total votes
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2017
Sarina Wiegman: 36.24% of total votes
Nils Nielsen: 12.64% of total votes
Gérard Prêcheur: 9.37% of total votes
The goalkeeper award was voted for by a panel of FIFA Legends as follows:
The Best FIFA Goalkeeper 2017
Gianluigi Buffon: 42.42% of total votes
Manuel Neuer: 32.32% of total votes
Keylor Navas: 10.10% of total votes
Also, the details for the awards decided by public voting are listed below:
FIFA Puskás Award 2017:
Olivier Giroud: 36.17 % of total votes
Oscarine Masukule: 27.48 % of total votes
Deyna Castellanos: 20.47 % of total votes
FIFA Fan Award 2017:
Celtic Supporters: 55.92 % of total votes
Borussia Dortmund supporters: 36.20 % of total votes
FC Copenhagen supporters: 7.88 % of total votes.
These details were extracted from FIFA.com
