--- title: "Who has been named the world’s best player at the inaugural Best FIFA football awards 2016 in Zurich Switzerland?" description: "Who has been named the world’s best player at the inaugural Best FIFA football awards 2016 in Zurich Switzerland?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-11-22 updated: 2021-11-22 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94181/who-has-been-named-the-world-s-best-player-at-the-inaugural-best-fifa-football-awards-2016-in-zurich-switzerland category: "sports" tags: ["sports"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who has been named the world’s best player at the inaugural Best FIFA football awards 2016 in Zurich Switzerland? Who has been [named](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96631/what-happens-if-the-both-source-and-destination-are-named-the-same) the world’s best player at the inaugural Best FIFA football awards 2016 in Zurich Switzerland? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute On **January 9, 2017**, the **Best [FIFA Football Awards](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47379/who-were-the-fonuding-members-of-fifa) 2016** were held in **Zürich**, **Switzerland**. The Top **FIFA Football Awards** are **[FIFA's](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47379/who-were-the-fonuding-members-of-fifa)** yearly recognitions of multiple individuals in several categories, including the **FIFA FIFPro World XI**, which honors the **best eleven players of the** **year**. \ There are awards for **goalkeepers**, **best defenders**, **midfielders**, and **strikers**, as well as the **[FIFA World Coach](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47379/who-were-the-fonuding-members-of-fifa)** of the Year for men's and **women's** football, best female player of the year, 2nd best male player of the year, and the FIFA **Puskás Award** for greatest goal of the year. The **[FIFA](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47379/who-were-the-fonuding-members-of-fifa) Fair Play Award** is the only one given to teams or entities rather than individuals. \ For The Best **FIFA Men's Player**, the Football Committee developed a shortlist of **23 male** players. On November 4th, the 23 candidates were announced. On **December 1**, **2016**, the three finalists were announced. **Cristiano Ronaldo received roughly 35% of the voting to win the honor.** \ While **Lionel Messi,** who plays for **FC Barcelona in Spain**, is one of the best players in the world. An individual from **Argentina** received **26.42 percent** of the vote. **Antoine Griezmann**, who plays for **Atlético Madrid** in **Spain**, received **7.53 percent of the vote.** \ The **[FIFA Women's World Cup](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47379/who-were-the-fonuding-members-of-fifa)** Committee and the **Committee** for **Women's Football** developed a shortlist of ten female players for The Best **[FIFA Women's Player](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47379/who-were-the-fonuding-members-of-fifa)**. On November 3rd, the ten candidates were announced. On the 2nd of December, the three finalists were announced. **Carli Lloyd** received roughly **21%** of the vote to win the prize. \ **Claudio Ranieri** won the title for **best coach men** with over **22%** of the vote, and **Silvia Neid** won the award for **best coach women** with nearly **30%** of the vote. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94181/who-has-been-named-the-world-s-best-player-at-the-inaugural-best-fifa-football-awards-2016-in-zurich-switzerland Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.