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.^ Marta was selected of the FIFA to the world-best Soccer player .- Marta was selected of the FIFA to the world-best Soccer player 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.brasil-treff.com [Source type: General]
^ Who won the fifa best player of the year in 1992?- WikiAnswers - Who has won the Fifa World Player of the year the most times 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC wiki.answers.com [Source type: News]
^ It will soon be that time, when FIFA announce the winner of this year’s World Player of the Year award.- ENGLAND captain John Terry was today nominated for Fifa’s world player of the year award along with international colleagues Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney. 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC topics.treehugger.com [Source type: General]
.^ 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.- FIFA's FIFA World Player of the Year winners since 1991 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.footballdatabase.com [Source type: News]
- FIFA World Player of the Year Award, History and Information 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.napit.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ The FIFA award is based on votes by the national team coaches and captains of the 208 member associations of world soccer's governing body.- Maradona hits out at Player of the Year voting - Global - ESPN Soccernet 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC soccernet-att.espn.go.com [Source type: News]
^ The Frenchman, with 264 points, was voted by 142 national team coaches ahead of Thierry Henry (186) and Ronaldo (176) for the prestigious accolade.- rediff.com sports channel: Fifa World Player 2003 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC specials.rediff.com [Source type: News]
.^ More championships: League champions, World Cup, WEFA League.- FIFPlay - Your Ideas for the Next Version of FIFA 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.fifplay.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Which club has received more nominees to be named FIFA World Player?- Footballer of the Year (2007) 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.slideshare.net [Source type: General]
- Footballer Of The Year With Answers 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.slideshare.net [Source type: General]
^ UEFA Champions League 2008/2009 .- Photo Gallery, Kaka, AC Milan plater, selected as World Player of the Year by FIFA: SportsYA Soccer 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.sportsya.com [Source type: News]
.^ Now the Confederations Cup is completed, The International Marketing Council (IMC) of South Africa, who organized the promotion, has now switched the focus of the campaign to the World Cup.- The Starting 11 – the essential mobile-marketing guide for the 2010 FIFA World Cup | mobiThinking 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC mobithinking.com [Source type: General]
.^ The first award started in 1991.- FIFA World Player of the Year Award, History and Information 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.napit.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ A men's World Player of the Year has been awarded since 1991, but this is the first year that a woman was so honored.- Mia Hamm Named FIFA World Player of the Year - U.S. Soccer 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.ussoccer.com [Source type: News]
^ I trust that the men and women who will win the FIFA Pusks Award in the future will be appreciative and that football supporters will also be proud of them."- Kenya Football .:. Story - New Award For Goal-of-the-year Launched 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.kenyafootball.com [Source type: General]
.^ She's won the award more times than any other soccer player.- Amway Global's Marta is FIFA Women's Player of the Year for a Fourth Consecutive Year -- ADA, Mich., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.prnewswire.com [Source type: News]
^ So far, Ronaldo of Brazil is the only player who has won the award three times.- FIFA World Player of the Year 2006 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.sfu.ca [Source type: General]
^ Ronaldinho of Brazil (C), second placed Thierry Henry of France (L) and third placed Andriy Shevchenko of Ukraine (R) pose during the FIFA World Player of the Year awards ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, December 20, 2004.- FIFA World Player of the Year: Ronaldinho 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.chinadaily.com.cn [Source type: News]
.^ She's won the award more times than any other soccer player.- Amway Global's Marta is FIFA Women's Player of the Year for a Fourth Consecutive Year -- ADA, Mich., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.prnewswire.com [Source type: News]
^ So far, Ronaldo of Brazil is the only player who has won the award three times.- FIFA World Player of the Year 2006 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.sfu.ca [Source type: General]
^ Football: Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA World Player award .- Football: Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA World Player award | FOOTBALL News 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC tvnz.co.nz [Source type: News]
.^ Marta has won the award three times in succession.- Wambach, Sol's Marta Among Five WPS Nominees for FIFA World Player of Year - 100 Percent Soccer 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.insidesocal.com [Source type: News]
^ Both Marta and Prinz have won the award three times and each is looking to win for the record fourth-time.- It's down to 3 WPS players (5 total) for FIFA World Player of the Year Award - Women's Professional Soccer 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC fancorner.womensprosoccer.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Sol's Marta World Player of the Year Candidate - 100 Percent Soccer 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC blogs.dailynews.com [Source type: News]
- Women's Professional Soccer :: Women's Professional Soccer :: WPS Features Three Finalists for FIFA World Player of the Year Award 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.womensprosoccer.com [Source type: General]
- FIFA FINALISTS Three from WPS up for player of the year 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC bigapplesoccer.com [Source type: News]
^ So far, Ronaldo of Brazil is the only player who has won the award three times.- FIFA World Player of the Year 2006 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.sfu.ca [Source type: General]
.^ So far, Ronaldo of Brazil is the only player who has won the award three times.- FIFA World Player of the Year 2006 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.sfu.ca [Source type: General]
^ Germany's Birgit Prinz won the women's award, ahead of American Mia Hamm and Brazilian youngster Marta.
^ Brazil's Marta, who announced Monday she will play for the WPS' Los Angeles Sol, won the women's award for the third year in a row.- FIFA World Player Topics Page - USATODAY.com 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC content.usatoday.com [Source type: News]
Nomination and selection process
.^ It’s the first time any of the three have been up for the honour.- FIFA World Player of the Year 2007: Kaka, Ronaldo or Messi? 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC soccerlens.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Award won by the National Team ranked first in the last FIFA Ranking of each year.- FIFA Awards 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.rsssf.com [Source type: News]
^ Ronaldo and Messi on FIFA Player of the Year shortlist .- Ronaldo and Messi on FIFA Player of the Year shortlist - World Soccer - Yahoo! Sports 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC sports.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Ronaldo and Messi on FIFA Player of the Year shortlist 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.themalaysianinsider.com [Source type: News]
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.^ Another question that I have is, since this award is for best player of the year, then where are the players that are playing outside of EUROPE???
^ England striker Kelly Smith is up against Brazil's Cristiane and Marta and Germany's Inka Grings and Birgit Prinz for the women's award.- La Liga provide finalists for FIFA World Player of the Year - Global - ESPN Soccernet 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC soccernet.espn.go.com [Source type: News]
- La Liga provide finalists for FIFA World Player of the Year - Global - ESPN Soccernet 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC soccernet-att.espn.go.com [Source type: News]
^ No player from Spain or Argentina has ever won the award, while French midfielder Zinedine Zidane and Brazilian striker Ronaldo both won it three times and Ronaldinho has won twice.- Ronaldo on brink of FIFA World Player award - Global - ESPN Soccernet 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC soccernet-assets.espn.go.com [Source type: News]
.^ She's won the award more times than any other soccer player.- Amway Global's Marta is FIFA Women's Player of the Year for a Fourth Consecutive Year -- ADA, Mich., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.prnewswire.com [Source type: News]
^ The award is voted on by all national team managers and captains, and this year's shortlist contains three young players nominated for the first time.- RT� Sport: Kaka named FIFA world player of the year 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.rte.ie [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Award won by the National Team ranked first in the last FIFA Ranking of each year.- FIFA Awards 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.rsssf.com [Source type: News]
.^ No player from the English League has won the award since its inception in 1991, when Lothar Matthaus, of Germany and Internazionale, won the trophy.- Cristiano Ronaldo wins Fifa World Player of the Year - Telegraph 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.telegraph.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ Messi is the first Argentine to win the award, which was opened up to non Europeans in 1995, as two-time winner Alfredo di Stéfano had already acquired Spanish citizenship by the time of his victories.- Lionel Messi Wins European Player Of The Year: Barcelona Player Lionel Messi Wins Ballon D’Or 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC european-football.suite101.com [Source type: News]
^ Last updated on February 1, 2009 Sports > Other Sports > Soccer > Through The Years > Annual Awards World Player of the Year Presented by FIFA, the European Sports Magazine Association (ESM) and Adidas, the sports equipment manufacturer, since 1991.- http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0111842.html 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.infoplease.com [Source type: News]
.^ Who won the fifa best player of the year in 1992?- WikiAnswers - Who has won the Fifa World Player of the year the most times 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC wiki.answers.com [Source type: News]
^ FIFA has finally announced its shortlist(s) for the FIFA 2008 World Player of the Year award.- FIFA World Player of the Year 2008 Shortlists - World Cup Blog 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.worldcupblog.org [Source type: General]
^ World Cup could define FIFA Player of the Year – Rooney .- World Cup could define FIFA Player of the Year – Rooney | Premiership News | tribalfootball.com 11 January 2010 15:35 UTC www.tribalfootball.com [Source type: News]
Winners
List of male winners
Wins by country
Table of winners categorised by the player's nationality (not the nationality of his club).
|
Country |
First place |
Second place |
Third place |
| 1 |
 Brazil |
8 (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007) |
3 (1993, 1997, 1998) |
3 (2000, 2003, 2006) |
| 2 |
 France |
3 (1998, 2000, 2003) |
4 (1991, 2003, 2004, 2006) |
1 (1997*) |
| 3 |
 Portugal |
2 (2001, 2008) |
2 (2000, 2009) |
1 (2007) |
| 4 |
 Italy |
2 (1993, 2006) |
1 (1995) |
1 (1994) |
| 5 |
 Argentina |
1 (2009) |
2 (2007, 2008) |
1 (1999) |
| 6 |
 Germany |
1 (1991) |
1 (2002) |
3 (1992, 1995, 2002) |
| 7 |
 Liberia |
1 (1995) |
1 (1996) |
0 |
| 8 |
 Netherlands |
1 (1992) |
0 |
2 (1993, 1997*) |
| 9 |
 England |
0 |
3 (1999, 2001, 2005) |
2 (1991, 1996) |
| 10 |
 Bulgaria |
0 |
2 (1992, 1994) |
0 |
| 11 |
 Spain |
0 |
0 |
3 (2001, 2008, 2009) |
| 12 |
 Croatia |
0 |
0 |
1 (1998) |
| 12 |
 Ukraine |
0 |
0 |
1 (2004) |
| 12 |
 Cameroon |
0 |
0 |
1 (2005) |
* There was a tie for that place
Wins by club
|
Club |
First place |
Second place |
Third place |
| 1 |
Barcelona |
7 (1994, 1996, 1997**, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2009) |
6 (1992, 1993*, 1994, 2000**, 2007, 2008) |
4 (2000, 2005, 2006, 2009) |
| 2 |
Real Madrid |
4 (2001, 2002*, 2003, 2006*) |
4 (1997, 2000*, 2006***, 2009*) |
3 (1998, 2001, 2003) |
| 3 |
Juventus |
4 (1993, 1998, 2000, 2006**) |
0 |
2 (1994, 1997) |
| 4 |
Milan |
3 (1992, 1995*, 2007) |
2 (1995, 1996) |
1 (2004) |
| 5 |
Internazionale |
3 (1991, 1997*, 2002**) |
1 (1998) |
1 (1993*) |
| 6 |
Manchester United |
1 (2008) |
3 (1999, 2001, 2009**) |
1 (2007) |
| 7 |
PSV Eindhoven |
1 (1996**) |
1 (1993**) |
0 |
| 8 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
1 (1995**) |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
Arsenal |
0 |
2 (2003, 2004) |
1 (1997) |
| 10 |
Bayern Munich |
0 |
1 (2002) |
2 (1995*, 2002) |
| 11 |
Marseille |
0 |
1 (1991) |
0 |
| 11 |
Chelsea |
0 |
1 (2005) |
0 |
| 13 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
0 |
0 |
2 (1991, 1995**) |
| 14 |
Roma |
0 |
0 |
1 (1992) |
| 14 |
Ajax |
0 |
0 |
1 (1993**) |
| 14 |
Blackburn Rovers |
0 |
0 |
1 (1996**) |
| 14 |
Newcastle United |
0 |
0 |
1 (1996*) |
| 14 |
Fiorentina |
0 |
0 |
1 (1999) |
| 14 |
Liverpool |
0 |
0 |
1 (2008) |
*Player was a member of the club for the second half of the calendar year (The first part of a new season - August to December)
**Player was a member of the club for the first half of the calendar year (The second part of a finished season - January to May)
***Player retired half way through the calendar year so was a member of the club only for the first half of the calendar year (The second part of a finished season - January to May)
List of female winners
Players' all-time ranking by places (top 3)
Wins by country
Table of winners categorised by the player's nationality (not the nationality of her club).
|
Country |
First place |
Second place |
Third place |
| 1 |
Brazil |
4 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
1 (2005) |
3 (2004, 2007, 2008) |
| 2 |
Germany |
3 (2003, 2004, 2005) |
4 (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
1 (2006) |
| 3 |
 United States |
2 (2001, 2002) |
4 (2001, 2003, 2004, 2006) |
1 (2005) |
| 4 |
 China PR |
0 |
0 |
2 (2001, 2002) |
| 5 |
 Sweden |
0 |
0 |
1 (2003) |
|
England |
0 |
0 |
1 (2009) |
Wins by club
|
Club |
First place |
Second place |
Third place |
| 1 |
1. FFC Frankfurt |
3 (2003, 2004, 2005) |
4 (2002, 2007), 2008, 2009) |
1 (2006) |
| 2 |
Umeå IK |
3 (2006, 2007, 2008) |
1 (2005) |
2 (2003, 2004) |
| 3 |
Washington Freedom |
2 (2001, 2002) |
2 (2003, 2004) |
0 |
| 4 |
Los Angeles Sol |
1 (2009) |
0 |
0 |
|
Santos |
1 (2009) |
0 |
0 |
| 5 |
KIF Örebro DFF |
0 |
1 (2006) |
0 |
|
New York Power |
0 |
1 (2001) |
0 |
| 7 |
Atlanta Beat |
0 |
0 |
2 (2001, 2002) |
| 8 |
VfL Wolfsburg |
0 |
0 |
1 (2007) |
|
Linköpings |
0 |
0 |
1 (2008) |
|
Corinthians |
0 |
0 |
1 (2008) |
|
Boston Breakers |
0 |
0 |
1 (2009) |
See also
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