Real Madrid's Karim Benzema And Lille's Eden Hazard Among Winners of 2011 France Football Awards

The Blancos' striker and Belgian star have been crowned as Player of the Year and Best Foreign Player respectively by the French magazine, while Lille and Lyon are also commended

13-Dec-2011 5:14:00 PM

By Livio Caferoglu

More On :  FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Lille , Montpellier HSC, Marvin Martin, Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard, Rio Antonio Mavuba, Michel Seydoux, Yoann Gourcuff
Karim Benzema - Real Madrid
Karim Benzema - Real Madrid

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and Lille forward Eden Hazard are among the biggest winners of this year's France Football awards.

The Blancos and Les Bleus hitman netted the most prestigious honour on offer, picking up Player of the Year, while Belgium international Hazard received the accolade for Best Foreign Player thanks to his Ligue 1 winning exploits with Rudi Garcia's side.

In addition, Sochaux midfielder Marvin Martin has been rewarded for his breakout season after being presented with France Football's Revelation of the Year, but Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Yoann Gourcuff has been given the Lemon Prize - awarded to a player deemed the worst performer of the year.

However, Remi Garde's outfit have been positively recognised for securing qualification for the Champions League knockout stage against the odds versus Dinamo Zagreb, bagging them Exploit of the Year in the process.

The winners are as follows:

  • Player of the Year: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
  • Club of the Year: Lille
  • Club Official of the Year: Michel Seydoux (Lille)
  • Best Policy for Young Players: Montpellier
  • Exploit of the Year: Olympique Lyonnais for Champions League progression against Dinamo Zagreb
  • Revelation of the Year: Marvin Martin (Sochaux)
  • Best Foreign Player: Eden Hazard (Lille)
  • Game of the Year: Women's World Cup 2011 - England 1-1 France (4-3 on pens)
  • Referee of the Year: Clement Turpin
  • Best Recruitment Policy: Paris Saint-Germain
  • Ligue 2 Best Player: Jean-Francois Riviere (Clermont)
  • Best Ligue 2 Club: Reims
  • Best Ligue 2 Coach: Michel Der Zakarian (Clermont)
  • Orange Prize: Rio Mavuba (Lille)
  • Lemon Prize: Yoann Gourcuff (Lyon)
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