Trophys, Awards and Accolades
At the end of each World Cup finals, several outstanding players and teams receive awards for distinguishing themselves from the rest in different aspects of football. There are currently six of these main awards.
The first would be the Golden Ball. The adidas Golden Ball is always awarded to the most outstanding player in the tournament. A shortlist is drawn up by the FIFA technical committee and with only players who reached the last four considered eligible for selection, the winner will be voted for by representatives of the media. This year's shortlist included Thierry Henry, Zinedine Zidane and Patrick Viera of France, Michael Ballack and Miroslav Klose of Germany, Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavarro, Andrea Pirlo and Gianluca Zambrotta of Italy as well as Maniche of Portugal.
It was finally decided that the great Zinedine Zidane would receive the Golden Ball award for his excellent skills. He did receive it after the match despite of the red card he received. This would have definitely made him proud being a great kind of retirement gift for himself and France. The Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards were awarded to Fabio Canavarro and Andrea Pirlo respectively. The 2006 World Cup was the first time that the top three players came from fewer than three countries.
This year's winner is German forward, Miroslav Klose scoring a total of five goals in seven matches. Germany can surely be happy despite claiming the third-place spot this time. Hernan Crespo (Argentina) and Ronaldo (Brazil) finished second and third claiming the Silver Shoe and Bronze Shoe awards respectively providing both with some consolation for exiting the tournament at the quarter-final stage. Although the two were tied on three goals and one assist each, it was Crespo who took the silver having spent just 305 minutes on the pitch compared with 409 for Ronaldo.
Another award is the Lev Yashin award. This award for the Best Goalkeeper is named in honour of the late Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin (USSR). The FIFA Technical Study Group recognizes the top goalkeeper of the tournament based on the player’s performance throughout the final competition. This time, this coveted award was won by Italian goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon who succesfully brought Italy to glory during the final penalty shootout.
One more award is the Best Young Player award. The Gillette Best Young Player Award recognises the impact made by young footballers in their first FIFA World Cup. This award was introduced this year to honour these young talents. The tournament is constantly being rejuvenated by fresh talent - many of these players are relatively unknown even before the opening ceremony, but emerge as household names after the event. New players change the face of football and are bound to bring success to their countries in the near future.
The winner for this inagural award is German striker, Lukas Podolski who managed to score 3 goals in total. From a full list of 40 players to the short-list of 6 players, he is definitely a good choice. Among the other short-listed players are Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Luis Valencia (Ecuador)and Tranquila Banetta (Switzerland). All players born on or after 1 January 1985 who play in the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 will qualify for the award.
The other two awards are team awards. One of them is the FIFA Fair Play Trophy. This award is given to the team with the best record of fair play, sportsmanship and good conduct both on and off the pitch during the World Cup final tournament, according to a points system and criteria established by the FIFA Committee for Ethics and Fair Play. Only teams which reach the Round of 16 are considered eligible for the prize.
The squads will share the prestigious FIFA Fair Play Trophy as well as receiving medals for each member of their playing and coaching staff, a certificate, and a voucher for 50,000 US dollars worth of sporting material to be used in youth development. Brazil and Spain (yeah !!!) have been chosen as the joint winners of the FIFA Fair Play Trophy for the 2006 World Cup by the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG).
Another team award is the FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team. This is a fairly new accolade for the FIFA World Cup. It is a subjectively awarded prize for the team which has done the most to entertain the public with a positive approach to the game. The award is always organized through public participation in a poll. The lucky winners for the 2006 World Cup is Portugal with their ever-so-energetic bunch of players.
Finally, it has been the tradition of naming the all-star team based on the performances of players from all the participitating teams. The Mastercard All-Star Team is a team of the best 23 players, chosen by FIFA's technical study group, from the World Cup Finals. It is as follows :
Goalkeepers
The first would be the Golden Ball. The adidas Golden Ball is always awarded to the most outstanding player in the tournament. A shortlist is drawn up by the FIFA technical committee and with only players who reached the last four considered eligible for selection, the winner will be voted for by representatives of the media. This year's shortlist included Thierry Henry, Zinedine Zidane and Patrick Viera of France, Michael Ballack and Miroslav Klose of Germany, Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavarro, Andrea Pirlo and Gianluca Zambrotta of Italy as well as Maniche of Portugal.
It was finally decided that the great Zinedine Zidane would receive the Golden Ball award for his excellent skills. He did receive it after the match despite of the red card he received. This would have definitely made him proud being a great kind of retirement gift for himself and France. The Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards were awarded to Fabio Canavarro and Andrea Pirlo respectively. The 2006 World Cup was the first time that the top three players came from fewer than three countries.
The second award is the Golden Shoe. Commercially known as the adidas Golden Shoe Award, it goes to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup. This award was introduced at the 1930 World Cup for the first time. In case of a tie whereby two or more players have the same number of goals scored, the positions are decided by the number of assists made by each player during the tournament. If two players are still tied, the one who has disputed the least number of minutes will be declared the winner. The FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG) decides which assists should count as such.
This year's winner is German forward, Miroslav Klose scoring a total of five goals in seven matches. Germany can surely be happy despite claiming the third-place spot this time. Hernan Crespo (Argentina) and Ronaldo (Brazil) finished second and third claiming the Silver Shoe and Bronze Shoe awards respectively providing both with some consolation for exiting the tournament at the quarter-final stage. Although the two were tied on three goals and one assist each, it was Crespo who took the silver having spent just 305 minutes on the pitch compared with 409 for Ronaldo.
Another award is the Lev Yashin award. This award for the Best Goalkeeper is named in honour of the late Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin (USSR). The FIFA Technical Study Group recognizes the top goalkeeper of the tournament based on the player’s performance throughout the final competition. This time, this coveted award was won by Italian goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon who succesfully brought Italy to glory during the final penalty shootout.
One more award is the Best Young Player award. The Gillette Best Young Player Award recognises the impact made by young footballers in their first FIFA World Cup. This award was introduced this year to honour these young talents. The tournament is constantly being rejuvenated by fresh talent - many of these players are relatively unknown even before the opening ceremony, but emerge as household names after the event. New players change the face of football and are bound to bring success to their countries in the near future.
The winner for this inagural award is German striker, Lukas Podolski who managed to score 3 goals in total. From a full list of 40 players to the short-list of 6 players, he is definitely a good choice. Among the other short-listed players are Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Luis Valencia (Ecuador)and Tranquila Banetta (Switzerland). All players born on or after 1 January 1985 who play in the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 will qualify for the award.
The other two awards are team awards. One of them is the FIFA Fair Play Trophy. This award is given to the team with the best record of fair play, sportsmanship and good conduct both on and off the pitch during the World Cup final tournament, according to a points system and criteria established by the FIFA Committee for Ethics and Fair Play. Only teams which reach the Round of 16 are considered eligible for the prize.
The squads will share the prestigious FIFA Fair Play Trophy as well as receiving medals for each member of their playing and coaching staff, a certificate, and a voucher for 50,000 US dollars worth of sporting material to be used in youth development. Brazil and Spain (yeah !!!) have been chosen as the joint winners of the FIFA Fair Play Trophy for the 2006 World Cup by the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG).
Another team award is the FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team. This is a fairly new accolade for the FIFA World Cup. It is a subjectively awarded prize for the team which has done the most to entertain the public with a positive approach to the game. The award is always organized through public participation in a poll. The lucky winners for the 2006 World Cup is Portugal with their ever-so-energetic bunch of players.
Finally, it has been the tradition of naming the all-star team based on the performances of players from all the participitating teams. The Mastercard All-Star Team is a team of the best 23 players, chosen by FIFA's technical study group, from the World Cup Finals. It is as follows :
Goalkeepers
- Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
- Jens Lehmann (Germany)
- Ricardo (Portugal)
- Roberto Ayala (Argentina)
- John Terry (England)
- Lilian Thuram (France)
- Philip Lahm (Germany)
- Fabio Cannarravo (Italy)
- Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy)
- Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal)
- Ze Roberto (Brazil)
- Patrick Vieira (France)
- Zinedine Zidane (France)
- Michael Ballack (Germany)
- Andrea Pirlo (Italy)
- Gennaro Gattuso (Italy)
- Luis Figo (Portugal)
- Maniche (Portugal)
- Hernan Crespo (Argentina)
- Thierry Henry (France)
- Miroslav Klose (Germany)
- Francesco Totti (Italy)
- Luca Toni (Italy)
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