FIFA Awards



  • World Player of the Year - Winners

  • World Player of the Year - Top 10

  • Women Player of the Century

  • Women Player of the Year - Winners

  • Women Player of the Year - Top 12

  • World Team of the Year - Winners

  • World Team of the Year - Top 10

  • Most Improved Team of the Year

  • Various Awards

  • FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Awards

  • FIFA World Cup Fair Play Award

  • FIFA World Cup "Lev Yashin" Award

  • FIFA World Cup Young Player Award

  • FIFA World Cup Most Entertaining Team Award

  • FIFA Under-17 World Championships Awards

  • FIFA Under-20 World Championships Awards

  • FIFA Confederations Cup Awards

  • FIFA Women's World Cup Awards

  • FIFA Under-19 Women's World Cup Awards

  • FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup Awards

  • FIFA Club World Championship Awards

  • FIFA Club of the Century

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    World Player of the Year - Winners
    

    

    Until 2003 it was elected by the coaches of the national teams, each selecting three players
who obtain respectively 5, 3 and 1 points.
In 2004 rules changed and a preliminary list of 35 eligible players was established by FIFA; then
the coaches and captains of the national teams, each selected three players who obtain respectively
5, 3 and 1 points.

List of Winners

YEAR    WINNER (Club - Country)

1991    Lothar MATTHÄUS (Internazionale - Germany)
1992    Marco VAN BASTEN (Milan AC - Netherlands)
1993    Roberto BAGGIO (Juventus - Italy)
1994    ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria (FC Barcelona - Brazil)
1995    George WEAH (Milan AC - Liberia)
1996    RONALDO Nazario de Lima (PSV Eindhoven & FC Barcelona - Brazil)
1997    RONALDO Nazario de Lima (FC Barcelona & Inter Milan - Brazil)
1998    Zinedine ZIDANE (Juventus - France)
1999    RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (FC Barcelona - Brazil)
2000    Zinedine ZIDANE (Juventus - France)
2001    Luis FIGO (Real Madrid - Portugal)
2002    RONALDO Nazario de Lima (Inter Milan & Real Madrid - Brazil)
2003    Zinedine ZIDANE (Real Madrid - France)
2004    Ronaldo de Assis "RONALDINHO" (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
2005    Ronaldo de Assis "RONALDINHO" (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
2006    Fabio CANNAVARO (Juventus & Real Madrid – Italy)
2007    Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite "KAKÁ" (Milan AC – Brazil)
2008    Cristiano RONALDO (Manchester United – Portugal)
2009    Lionel MESSI (Barcelona - Argentina)
2010    Lionel MESSI (Barcelona - Argentina)
2011    Lionel MESSI (Barcelona - Argentina)

    


    

    World Player of the Year - Top 10
    

    

    2010

NB: starting from 2010 the election is combined with the election
    of the European Footballer of the Year which had been organised
    by France Football since 1956.

 1. Lionel Andrés MESSI (Argentina)             22.65%
 2. Andres Iniesta (Spain)                      17.36%
 3. Xavi Hernandez (Spain)                      16.48%

2011

 1. Lionel Andrés MESSI (Barcelona - Argentina)
 2. Cristiano RONALDO (Real Madrid – Portugal)
 3. Wayne ROONEY (Manchester United - England)




    

    

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