Hamm named FIFA's 2002 POTY

[FearM9]

First off don't shoot the messenger!
:rolleyes:

http://www.fifa.com/events/playergala/MR_A/48852_E.html

Mia Hamm remains the only woman to have won the prize as she repeated last year’s success, -scoring virtually the same number of points as 2001 (161). German striker Birgit Prinz (96) was a clear second with China’s Sun Wen (58), runner-up second in 2001, back in third position. Twenty-five of the 77 national team coaches who voted selected the American star as their number one, more than double the number of top nominations received by Prinz (11). Sun Wen, who was unable to attend the event because of injury, received three first place votes.

Screw this! :mad: I am boycotting women's soccer until FIFA reforms the voting system for this award. WHAT A TRAVESTY!!! Women's soccer has gone back into the dark ages when cavemen killed their food with clubs and stones and had a bushy unibrow!

Who is with me on this boycott!?
UNITE FIFA HATERS!!!!

[lasoccervegas2002]

i'm not surprise, she is still the best woman player in the world.

[Oddball#34]

The award should have gone to Birgit. She won everything in Europe she could win, and then came over here, and won everything she could win here. This is a freakin' joke. Mia, mia, mia. I am so sick of hearing her name. We saw who won between Mia and Birgit.

Birgit rules!! Plus she is far more personable than Mia.

Birgit got screwed.

[Tsunami]

I'd like to know how any of the European coaches could have voted for anyone but Birgit. The African, Asian, and South American coaches could at least plead ignorance. But only 11 coaches total voting her to first place? Some reform certainly needs to take place.

I cannot see, though, how anyone can blame Mia for this, or Sun. It's the ignorant (in many cases) and I don't know what (in the European's cases) that cause something like this to happen...

[FearM9]

Thank you M9 for pointing this out!!!

According to TVGuide.com ... at 9pm EST tonight Galavision will air the FIFA awards show. They did this last year too and showed Millie accepting Mia's award :D.

Gala del Jugador Mundial de La FIFA 2002

[BrandiC63]

Originally posted by Oddball#34
The award should have gone to Birgit. She won everything in Europe she could win, and then came over here, and won everything she could win here. This is a freakin' joke. Mia, mia, mia. I am so sick of hearing her name. We saw who won between Mia and Birgit.

Birgit rules!! Plus she is far more personable than Mia.

Birgit got screwed.
I could not agree with you any moe.

Down with FIFA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and mia, but just because im a hater!!!! AHH

[Charge!]

Seriously. College football's Bowl Championship Series, with all its flaws, is positively Einsteinian compared to this farce, this sham of a vote. Prinz should have won, and Pichon should have been nominated.

What a fscking fiasco... :rolleyes:

Paul

[Woody-99]

Originally posted by Tsunami
I'd like to know how any of the European coaches could have voted for anyone but Birgit. The African, Asian, and South American coaches could at least plead ignorance. But only 11 coaches total voting her to first place? Some reform certainly needs to take place.

I cannot see, though, how anyone can blame Mia for this, or Sun. It's the ignorant (in many cases) and I don't know what (in the European's cases) that cause something like this to happen...
The problem is, that no matter where you are, Algeria or Argentina, there's simply no access to women's soccer.
Just because you're in Europe doesn't mean you get to see one game on Tv or even on location.
And coaches can only judge what they see, so some seemed to be voting only for the last youth tournament they participated in. Still better than voting for someone not playing anymore ;)
I totally agree on reforming, FIFA better changes the voting procedure

[StarCityFan]

Here's the breakdown by national team coaches (http://www.fifa.com/events/playergala/2002/results/wp2002cw.pdf)

If you look at the coaches of some of the major programs, it appears that the results would have been much more sensible:

Canada: Prinz - Riise - Macmillan
China: Prinz - Hamm - Noom
England: Milbrett - Pichon - Ljungberg
France: Katia - Prinz - Mellgren
Germany: Riise - Hamm - Sawa
Norway: Prinz - Pichon - Fawcett
USA: Prinz - Pichon - Riise

[GrayHammer9317]

Hey guys,
I am asking a huge favor. I don't think I get Galavision so would someone be willing to tape the awards show for me? I will be willing to pay for the tape and shipping. Please let me know thank you!:) I would really appreciate if someone could tape this for me! Thanks again!:)

[ggayle]

The Akers award goes to Fiji for voting Julie Murray 2nd.

OZZY, OZZY, OZZY!!! OY, OY, OY!!!

After reading through the coaches picks, I will say there is much more representation on the list than last year's fiasco (although this one's still bad). The knowledge curve is slowly rising. The World Cup will be the basis of the judging next year. It should be a much fairer vote...

...let me go find a tree to knock on

Guy

Wait! we have a last minute upset for the Akers award.

I just saw the Argentina vote for Akers. Fiji is now the runner-up. Too bad Fiji, you'll have to try harder next year.

[M9fanatic]

Well if you are gonna blame someone blame FIFA not Mia.

Having said that, hold on cause this is gonna shock you.... Yay Mia. Yeah thats right I'm a shameless Mia homer. Get over it.

Hey I have a question. When FIFA gave out the player of the century award and Akers and Sun Wen won. I don't remember any public out cry. Why not? Being the Mia homer that I am i firmly belive that if there were to be two winners it should have been Akers and Mia, not Sun. Oh but I don't remember anyone getting too upset. :rolleyes:
(shout out Lo)

But I digress....

Mia won I'm happy.

[M9fanatic]

Originally posted by FearM9
First off don't shoot the messenger!
:rolleyes:

http://www.fifa.com/events/playergala/MR_A/48852_E.html



Screw this! :mad: I am boycotting women's soccer until FIFA reforms the voting system for this award. WHAT A TRAVESTY!!! Women's soccer has gone back into the dark ages when cavemen killed their food with clubs and stones and had a bushy unibrow!

Who is with me on this boycott!?
UNITE FIFA HATERS!!!!

You have a gift for sarcasm my friend.

[M9fanatic]

Well i'm just waiting for it...

I'm waiting for that jackass Wahl and the SA numbnuts to start dumping on Mia for winning the POTY.

Then next season when she's kicking everyones ass they'll jump back on the bandwagon and kiss her ass. :rolleyes:

[Oddball#34]

I am not blaming Mia. I just don't think she deserved the award more than Birgit. SO what she came back from a knee injury, so did Carla, so did several other players, and had more playing time. WHo cares. Birgit won every championship she had a chance to. Birgit, overall, had the better YEAR!!!!!

Kara

[mightymouse1011]

Lorrie Fair got a third place vote from Italy...

[Bauser]

The FIFA women's award is a joke. Mia won on fame not performance. It's gonna be like this next year too, the year after that, and the year after that...

Only way for her not to win the award is to break a leg and miss a full season....or may be not?

Coaches from countries where women's soccer doesn't exist (which is about 90% of all FIFA members) will still vote for Mia assuming she played.

[lasoccervegas2002]

its not about how many tournaments the player has won but how good she plays and obviously Mia Hamm is still one level above those two nominated players.

[Oddball#34]

It is obvious to me that Birgit, in the Founder's Cup final outplayed Mia. I was there, I should know. I am not saying Mia should not have been top three, but even Hege Riise outplayed Mia this year. So did Marinette Pichon.

[JenM9]

So your saying Bigrit, Pichon, and Riise out played Mia and are also not saying that Mia's should not be in the top three. How is that possible?