Lionel Messi is the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2012 winner

Lionel Messi is the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2012 winner. He was elected by the coaches and captains of the national teams of the 209 FIFA Member Associations and a selected group of media. Messi was been elected in front of runner-up Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta, who came third.

FIFA Ballon d'Or 2012

Abby Wambach is the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year 2012. She was elected by the coaches and captains of the national teams of the 209 FIFA Member Associations and a selected group of Media. Wambach was voted ahead of runner-up Marta and Alex Morgan, who finished third.

Over 50,000 FIFPro professional players have voted and elected the following FIFA/FIFPro World XI for 2012: IKER CASILLAS, DANI ALVES, MARCELO, GERARD PIQUÉ, SERGIO RAMOS, ANDRÉS INIESTA, XABI ALONSO, XAVI HERNANDEZ, CRISTIANO RONALDO, RADAMEL FALCAO, LIONEL MESSI. Check out if you picked the correct FIFA/FIFPro World XI and if so, you could, perhaps, win a jersey signed by the FIFA/FIFPro World XI players.