Mexican players scooped the three top-player awards at the FIFA U-17 finals, with Julio Gomez, Jorge Espericueta and Carlos Fierro grabbing the adidas Golden, Silver and Bronze Balls respectively.
Samed Yesil, Ademilson, Adryan and Yassine Benzia were all among the goals at Mexico 2011, but none could come close to Ivorian Souleymane Coulibaly’s record-equaling tally of nine.