FIFA World Player of the Year

The FIFA World Player of the Year is a football award given annually to the male and female player who is thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams. In a voting system based on a type of a Borda count, each coach gets three votes, worth five points, three points and one point, and the winners are ordered based on total number of points. The award started in 1991 for men and 2001 for women.

List of male winners

• 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - Ronaldinho, Brazil
• 2nd - Thierry Henry, France
• 3rd - Andriy Shevchenko, Ukraine
• 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - Zinedine Zidane, France
• 2nd - Thierry Henry, France
• 3rd - Ronaldo, Brazil
• 2002 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - Ronaldo, Brazil
• 2nd - Oliver Kahn, Germany
• 3rd - Zinedine Zidane, France
• 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - Luis Figo
• 2nd - David Beckham
• 3rd - Raúl
• 2000 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - Zinedine Zidane
• 2nd - Luis Figo
• 3rd - Rivaldo
• 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - Rivaldo
• 2nd - David Beckham
• 3rd - Gabriel Batistuta
• 1998 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - Zinedine Zidane
• 2nd - Ronaldo
• 3rd - Davor Suker
• 1997 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - Ronaldo
• 2nd - Roberto Carlos
• 3rd - Dennis Bergkamp, Zinedine Zidane
• 1996 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - Ronaldo
• 2nd - George Weah
• 3rd - Alan Shearer
• 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - George Weah
• 2nd - Paolo Maldini
• 3rd - Jürgen Klinsmann
• 1994 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - Romario
• 2nd - Hristo Stoitchkov
• 3rd - Roberto Baggio
• 1993 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - Roberto Baggio
• 2nd - Romario
• 3rd - Dennis Bergkamp
• 1992 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - Marco van Basten
• 2nd - Hristo Stoitchkov
• 3rd - Thomas Hässler
• 1991 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1st - Lothar Matthäus
• 2nd - Jean-Pierre Papin
• 3rd - Gary Lineker