the best players

The best players

FIFA World Player award is given to football players who are held each year by FIFA. The voters are competent coaches and journalists from around the world with excellent competence, which amounts to 50,000 people.

The best players

1 Lionel MessiArgentinBarcelonaAttacker

 2 Cristiano RonaldoPortugalReal MadridAttacker

 3 Xavi HernandezSpainBarcelonaMidfielder 2010

The best players

1 Lionel MessiArgentinaBarcelonaAttacker

2 Andrés Iniesta LujánSpainBarcelona Midfielder

3 Xavi Hernandez Spain Barcelona Midfielder 2009

1 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona Attacker

2 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester UnitedReal Madrid Midfielder

3 Xavi Spain Barcelona Midfielder 2008

1 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United Midfielder

2 Lionel Messi Argentina FC Barcelona Attacker

3 Fernando Torres Spain Liverpool Attacker 2007

1 Kaká Brazil AC Milan Midfielder

2 Lionel Messi Argentina FC Barcelona Attacker

 3 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United Midfielder 2006

1 Fabio Cannavaro Italy Real MadridJuventus F.C. Back

2 Zinedine Zidane France Real Madrid Midfielder

 3 Ronaldinho Brazil FC Barcelona Midfielder 2005

 1 Ronaldinho Brazil FC Barcelona Midfielder

2 Frank Lampard English Chelsea Midfielder

3 Samuel Eto'o Cameroon FC Barcelona Attacker 2004

 1 Ronaldinho Brazil FC Barcelona Midfielder

 2 Thierry Henry France Arsenal Attacker

3 Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine AC Milan Attacker 2003

1 Zinedine Zidane France Real Madrid Midfielder

2 Thierry Henry France Arsenal Attacker

 3 Ronaldo Brazil Real Madrid Attacker 2002

1 Ronaldo Brazil Real Madrid Attacker

2 Oliver Kahn German Bayern München Goalkeeper

3 Zinedine Zidane France Real Madrid Midfielder 2001

 1 Luís Figo Portugal Real Madrid Midfielder

2 David Beckham English Manchester United Midfielder

 3 Raúl Spain Real Madrid Attacker 2000

 1 Zinedine Zidane France Juventus F.C. Midfielder

2 Luís Figo Portugal Real Madrid Midfielder

 3 Rivaldo Brazil FC Barcelona Midfielder 1999

1 Rivaldo Brazil FC Barcelona Midfielder

 2 David Beckham English Manchester United Midfielder

3 Gabriel Batistuta Argentina AC Fiorentina Attacker 1998

1 Zinedine Zidane France Juventus F.C. Midfielder

 2 Ronaldo Brazil F.C. Internazionale Attacker

3 Davor Suker Croatia Real Madrid Attacker 1997

1 Ronaldo Brazil F.C. InternazionaleFC Barcelona Attacker

2 Roberto Carlos Brazil Real Madrid Back

3(Tie) Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands Arsenal Attacker Zinedine Zidane France Juventus F.C. Midfielder 1996

1 Ronaldo Brazil FC BarcelonaPSV Attacker

2 George Weah Liberia A.C. Milan Attacker

3 Alan Shearer English Newcastle UnitedBlackburn Attacker 1995

 1 George Weah Liberia A.C. Milan Attacker

2 Paolo Maldini Italy A.C. Milan Back

3 Jürgen Klinsmann German Bayern MünchenTottenham Hotspur Attacker 1994

1 Romario Brazil FC Barcelona Attacker

 2 Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria FC Barcelona Attacker

 3 Roberto Baggio Italy Juventus F.C. Attacker 1993

 1 Roberto Baggio Italy Juventus F.C. Attacker

2 Romario Brazil FC Barcelona Attacker

 3 Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands F.C. InternazionaleAjax Amsterdam Attacker 1992

 1 Marco van Basten Netherlands A.C. Milan Attacker

2 Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria FC Barcelona Attacker

3 Thomas Hassler German AS Roma Midfielder 1991

 1 Lothar Matthäus German F.C. Internazionale Midfielder

2 Jean-Pierre Papin France Olympique Marseille Attacker

 3 Gary Lineker English Tottenham Hotspur

FIFA World Player award is given to football players who are held each year by FIFA. The voters are competent coaches and journalists from around the world with excellent competence, which amounts to 50,000 people.List of men's best playerYear Rating Player Name Nationality Club Position 2011

1 Lionel Messi    Argentina            Barcelona            Attacker

 2 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Real Madrid Attacker

 3 Xavi Hernandez Spain Barcelona Midfielder 2010

1 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona Attacker

2 Andrés Iniesta Luján Spain Barcelona Midfielder

3 Xavi Hernandez Spain Barcelona Midfielder 2009

1 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona Attacker

2 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester UnitedReal Madrid Midfielder

3 Xavi Spain Barcelona Midfielder 2008

1 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United Midfielder

2 Lionel Messi Argentina FC Barcelona Attacker

3 Fernando Torres Spain Liverpool Attacker 2007

1 Kaká Brazil AC Milan Midfielder

2 Lionel Messi Argentina FC Barcelona Attacker

 3 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United Midfielder 2006

1 Fabio Cannavaro Italy Real MadridJuventus F.C. Back

2 Zinedine Zidane France Real Madrid Midfielder

 3 Ronaldinho Brazil FC Barcelona Midfielder 2005

 1 Ronaldinho Brazil FC Barcelona Midfielder

2 Frank Lampard English Chelsea Midfielder

3 Samuel Eto'o Cameroon FC Barcelona Attacker 2004

 1 Ronaldinho Brazil FC Barcelona Midfielder

 2 Thierry Henry France Arsenal Attacker

3 Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine AC Milan Attacker 2003

1 Zinedine Zidane France Real Madrid Midfielder

2 Thierry Henry France Arsenal Attacker

 3 Ronaldo Brazil Real Madrid Attacker 2002

1 Ronaldo Brazil Real Madrid Attacker

2 Oliver Kahn German Bayern München Goalkeeper

3 Zinedine Zidane France Real Madrid Midfielder 2001

 1 Luís Figo Portugal Real Madrid Midfielder

2 David Beckham English Manchester United Midfielder

 3 Raúl Spain Real Madrid Attacker 2000

 1 Zinedine Zidane France Juventus F.C. Midfielder

2 Luís Figo Portugal Real Madrid Midfielder

 3 Rivaldo Brazil FC Barcelona Midfielder 1999

1 Rivaldo Brazil FC Barcelona Midfielder

 2 David Beckham English Manchester United Midfielder

3 Gabriel Batistuta Argentina AC Fiorentina Attacker 1998

1 Zinedine Zidane France Juventus F.C. Midfielder

 2 Ronaldo Brazil F.C. Internazionale Attacker

3 Davor Suker Croatia Real Madrid Attacker 1997

1 Ronaldo Brazil F.C. InternazionaleFC Barcelona Attacker

2 Roberto Carlos Brazil Real Madrid Back

3(Tie) Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands Arsenal Attacker Zinedine Zidane France Juventus F.C. Midfielder 1996

1 Ronaldo Brazil FC BarcelonaPSV Attacker

2 George Weah Liberia A.C. Milan Attacker

3 Alan Shearer English Newcastle UnitedBlackburn Attacker 1995

 1 George Weah Liberia A.C. Milan Attacker

2 Paolo Maldini Italy A.C. Milan Back

3 Jürgen Klinsmann German Bayern MünchenTottenham Hotspur Attacker 1994

1 Romario Brazil FC Barcelona Attacker

 2 Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria FC Barcelona Attacker

 3 Roberto Baggio Italy Juventus F.C. Attacker 1993

 1 Roberto Baggio Italy Juventus F.C. Attacker

2 Romario Brazil FC Barcelona Attacker

 3 Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands F.C. InternazionaleAjax Amsterdam Attacker 1992

 1 Marco van Basten Netherlands A.C. Milan Attacker

2 Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria FC Barcelona Attacker

3 Thomas Hassler German AS Roma Midfielder 1991

 1 Lothar Matthäus German F.C. Internazionale Midfielder

2 Jean-Pierre Papin France Olympique Marseille Attacker

 3 Gary Lineker English Tottenham Hotspur