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FIFA World Player of the Year
Football Award
The following table lists the results of the annual (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) FIFA world player of the year awards. The best player is decided by votes cast by international team managers. Each manager is given 3 votes, the best player is awarded 5, second player, 3 and third player 1 point. All the points are totted up and the winner is the player who has totalled the greatest number of points. From 2004, points were also awarded by the captains of national football teams
The table lists the top 3 players in each year along with details of the number of points they received, their nationality, and the football club they were playing for at the time.
| Year | Pos. | Player | Points | Nationality | Football Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1st | Ronaldinho | 960 | Brazil | Barcelona |
| 2nd | Frank Lampard | 429 | England | Chelsea | |
| 3rd | Samuel Eto'o | 190 | Cameroon | Barcelona | |
| 2004 | 1st | Ronaldinho | 620 | Brazil | Barcelona |
| 2nd | Thierry Henry | 552 | France | Arsenal | |
| 3rd | Andriy Shevchenko | 253 | Ukraine | AC Milan | |
| 2003 | 1st | Zinedine Zidane | 264 | France | Real Madrid |
| 2nd | Thierry Henry | 186 | France | Arsenal | |
| 3rd | Ronaldo | 176 | Brazil | Real Madrid | |
| 2002 | 1st | Ronaldo | 384 | Brazil | Inter Milan |
| 2nd | Oliver Kahn | 171 | Germany | Bayern Munich | |
| 3rd | Zinedine Zidane | 141 | France | Real Madrid | |
| 2001 | 1st | Luis Figo | 250 | Portugal | Real Madrid |
| 2nd | David Beckham | 238 | England | Manchester United | |
| 3rd | Raúl | 96 | Spain | Real Madrid | |
| 2000 | 1st | Zinedine Zidane | 370 | France | Juventus |
| 2nd | Luis Figo | 329 | Portugal | Barcelona | |
| 3rd | Rivaldo | 263 | Brazil | Barcelona | |
| 1999 | 1st | Rivaldo | 543 | Brazil | Barcelona |
| 2nd | David Beckham | 194 | England | Manchester United | |
| 3rd | Gabriel Batistuta | 79 | Argentina | Fiorentina | |
| 1998 | 1st | Zinedine Zidane | 518 | France | Juventus |
| 2nd | Ronaldo | 164 | Brazil | Inter Milan | |
| 3rd | Davor Suker | 108 | Croatia | Real Madrid | |
| 1997 | 1st | Ronaldo | 480 | Brazil | Barcelona |
| 2nd | Roberto Carlos | 65 | Brazil | Real Madrid | |
| 3rd | Dennis Bergkamp & Zinedine Zidane | 62 | Holland France | Arsenal Juventus | |
| 1996 | 1st | Ronaldo | 329 | Brazil | Barcelona |
| 2nd | George Weah | 140 | Liberia | AC Milan | |
| 3rd | Alan Shearer | 123 | England | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 1995 | 1st | George Weah | 170 | Liberia | AC Milan |
| 2nd | Paolo Maldini | 80 | Italy | AC Milan | |
| 3rd | Jürgen Klinsmann | 58 | Germany | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1994 | 1st | Romario | 346 | Brazil | CR Flamengo |
| 2nd | Hristo Stoitchkov | 100 | Bulgaria | Barcelona | |
| 3rd | Roberto Baggio | 80 | Italy | Juventus | |
| 1993 | 1st | Roberto Baggio | 152 | Italy | Juventus |
| 2nd | Romario | 84 | Brazil | Barcelona | |
| 3rd | Dennis Bergkamp | 58 | Holland | Ajax | |
| 1992 | 1st | Marco van Basten | 161 | Holland | AC Milan |
| 2nd | Hristo Stoitchkov | 88 | Bulgaria | Barcelona | |
| 3rd | Thomas Hässler | 61 | Germany | AS Roma | |
| 1991 | 1st | Lothar Matthäus | 128 | Germany | Inter Milan |
| 2nd | Jean-Pierre Papin | 113 | France | Marseille | |
| 3rd | Gary Lineker | 40 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |