| 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi | |
| Date | 6 January 2016 |
| Location | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Presented by | FIFA |
| Highlights | |
| Won by |  Lionel Messi (5th Ballon d'Or) |
| Website | www |
The 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the sixth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich, Switzerland on 11 January 2016.
Lionel Messi won the award as the World Player of the Year for the fifth time, extending his own record of five wins. Carli Lloyd was named as the Women's World Player of the Year, while Luis Enrique received the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football and Jill Ellis the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football.[1]
The ceremony was hosted by Kate Abdo and James Nesbitt.[2]
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- ^ "Fifa Ballon d'Or - live: Lionel Messi winh Ballon d'Or". Daily Telegraph. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.