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The Best FIFA Football Awards – Who did India vote for?

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo and Carli Lloyd have won the prestigious individual player awards at the The Best FIFA Football Awards, while Claudio Ranieri and Silvia Neid claimed the silverware for the best Men’s and Women’s coaches.

The individual winners of The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 were determined through a combined voting process, in which 50% of the decision was based on the votes of captains and head coaches from national teams all around the globe. The other 50% was split between an online public ballot of football fans, and votes by a select group of media representatives from all around the world.

Let’s find out how the Indian representatives casted their votes in The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016!

The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2016 | Winner: Cristiano Ronaldo

Head Coach – Stephen Constantine
1. Gareth Bale
2. Robert Lewandowski
3. Luis Suárez

Captain – Sunil Chhetri
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Lionel Messi
3. Antoine Griezmann

Media – Dhiman Sarkar (Hindustan Times)
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Lionel Messi
3. Neymar

The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2016 | Winner: Carli Lloyd

Head Coach – Sajid Dar
1. Melanie Behringer
2. Lotta Schelin
3. Saki Kumagai

Captain – Bala Devi
1. Saki Kumagai
2. Christine Sinclair
3. Melanie Behringer

Media – Marcus Mergulhao (The Times of India)
1. Melanie Behringer
2. Lotta Schelin
3. Marta

The Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2016 | Winner: Claudio Ranieri

Head Coach – Stephen Constantine
1. Diego Pablo Simeone
2. Claudio Ranieri
3. Jürgen Klopp

Captain – Sunil Chhetri
1. Claudio Ranieri
2. Diego Pablo Simeone
3. Fernando Santos

Media – Dhiman Sarkar (Hindustan Times)
1. Claudio Ranieri
2. Zinédine Zidane
3. Pep Guardiola

The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2016 | Winner: Silvia Neid

Head Coach – Sajid Dar
1. Silvia Neid
2. Pia Sundhage
3. John Herdman

Captain – Bala Devi
1. Pia Sundhage
2. Silvia Neid
3. Vera Pauw

Media – Marcus Mergulhao (The Times of India)
1. Silvia Neid
2. Pia Sundhage
3. John Herdman