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	CNNSI.com - Soccer - Zidane named FIFA world player of the year - Monday December 11, 2000 08:20 PM
		It was the second player of the year award in three years for Zidane, a creative and controlling presence in the midfield who led France to this summer's European Championship following the squad's 1998 World Cup victory.
		The player of the century award was originally set to go to one man, based on Internet voting and ballots cast by FIFA members and through its magazine.
		The Argentine, who led his national team to the 1986 World Cup was the on-line winner with 53.6% of the votes, followed by the 18.5% received by Pele, a three-time World Cup winner and soccer's all-time greatest scorer.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2000/12/11/fifa_award (941 words)

	FIFA World Player of the Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		He won it again in 1997 and along with Ronaldinho is the only male player to have won twice in a row (Mia Hamm and Birgit Prinz have both achieved this feat in the women's section).
		Although players from several nationalities, of three continents, have been nominated and won the award, they were all playing for European clubs at the time of their nomination or victory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year (374 words)

	Soccer Players Encyclopedia
		At the 1994 World Cup he won the Bronze with his country and was selected in the dream team of the tournament.
		Former Bulgarian player and coach, Dimitar Penev, was originally born in Mirovyane, near the capital Sofia.
		Romario was given the FIFA Player of the Year award in 1994.
	www.expertfootball.com /players/encyclopedia.php (3510 words)

	Fifa World Player Of The Year - [Sunday Herald] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Real Madrid have two players in the final three for the award Ð Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane, who are in contention with Bayern goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, but the mind boggles at how Fifa's powerbrokers decided to host the ceremony in the Spanish capital, on the very date of Real Madrid's centenary.
		Unlike the episode two years ago, when an all-time poll was rigged to reward both Pele and Diego Maradona, the World Player does at least carry some legitimacy.
		In the 11 years that the competition has been running, still no goalkeeper has won the Fifa World Player of the Year, and it seems unlikely in the extreme that Kahn is about to reverse that trend on Wednesday.
	www.sundayherald.com /30055 (1387 words)

	Ronaldinho the best again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Last year there was only a prize for Ronaldinho, so it is a great honour for the club to be able to boast the success of not one, but two of our players.
		The only other was Ronaldo in 1996 and 1997, the first of those times as a Barcelona player, and he actually made it three with the prize in 2002.
		The only other players to have voted the best player in the world three times was Zinedine Zidane (1998, 2000 i 2003).
	www.fcbarcelona.com /eng/noticias/noticias/n05121919.shtml (361 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Newly-crowned European Footballer of the Year Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan and Ukraine was third on 253 (as briefly reported in Tuesday’s Late City edition).
		It was the second successive year that Henry has finished as runner-up in the poll based on the verdict of 157 international coaches and, for the first time this year, 145 national team captains.
		As Fifa’s disciplinary committee deliberated over the outbursts of racist chanting during last month’s friendly between Spain and England, the Arsenal and France striker spoke out of the need to eliminate racism from the sport.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1041222/asp/sports/story_4159425.asp (608 words)

	World Cup 2010 \| Go2Africa.com \| Football World Cup South Africa
		Born on 16 August 1963 in Mufulira, Kalusha Bwalya was named African Footballer of the Year in 1988 by France Football Magazine and was voted 14th in the 1996 FIFA World Player of the Year Awards.
		He currently serves as a standing committee member at FIFA and the Confederation of African Football and as the vice president for the Football Association of Zambia.
		Before the 2010 World Cup South Africa’s transport infrastructure is due for R3.5 billion upgrade.
	www.go2africa.com /football-world-cup-2010/ambassadors/kalusha-bwalya.asp (279 words)

	FIFA World Player of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		FIFA World player of the year is the highest honor for the soccer player during that year.
		The method of choosing the FIFA world player of the year is through voting and the most votes get is the winner.
		German: Matthaeus is the first player gets the FIFA world player of the year, he will be on the book forever.
	electron.cs.uwindsor.ca /~wanb (435 words)

	WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR RONALDINHO - DEC 22, 2004
		WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR RONALDINHO - DEC 22, 2004
		Shevchenko, named European Player of the Year last week, was the leading scorer in Italy's Serie A last season when his AC Milan side won the title.
		Fifa's best mover of the year were China, who rose 32 places in the world rankings to 54th, despite losing the final of the Asian Cup to neighbour Japan.
	newpaper.asia1.com.sg /printfriendly/0,4139,79790,00.html (335 words)

	ABOUT SHINJI CAPTAIN \| ONO SHINJI OFFICIAL WEB SITE \| SOFC
		In 1998, in his first year as a professional player, he won the J-League Rookie of the Year Award and also was chosen in the All J-League 1st Team.
		Later in the year, he played for 15 minutes as a youngest player in the history to play at the World Cup in the game against Jamaica at the France World Cup.
		In June of the same year, he played in all games in FIFA World Cup, serving the team both in offence and defense and advanced to the final round tournament for the first time in nation's history.
	sofc.jp /captain/eng.html (600 words)

	Ronaldinho named World Player of the Year again
		In an eventful year, the African side qualified for the World Cup finals, to be held in Germany from June 9, for the first time.
		Ghana are ranked 50 among the world's teams at the end of year, up from 77th at the end of 2004.
		FIFA said 743 matches were contested during 2005, with almost half played as part of preparations for next year's World Cup.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-12/20/content_504887_2.htm (354 words)

	CNNSI.com - Soccer - Figo named FIFA World Player of the Year - Monday December 17, 2001 01:53 PM
		MADRID -- The awarding of FIFA's World Soccer Player of 2001 to Luis Figo is a testament to the Portuguese international's resilience as much as his brilliance on the field.
		A year ago, Figo won France Football magazine's prestigious Golden Ball prize for the player of the year but finished runner-up to Zidane for the FIFA award.
		This year also brought Figo's marriage to the Swedish model Helen Svedin in Madrid in May. The couple have a young daughter, Daniela.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2001/12/17/world_player (1154 words)

	Articles - South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		After four years of negotiations, the Union of South Africa was created from the colonies of Cape Colony, Natal Colony, and the republics of Orange Free State, and Transvaal on May 31, 1910, exactly eight years after the end of the Second Boer War.
		After World War II, by the National Party's takeover in 1948, the white minority were able to maintain their powergrip by implementing the policies that would become known collectively as apartheid, a series of harsh racist laws segregating the country along racial lines.
		Consecutive growth rates in the last ten years are helping lower unemployment, however, the economy still has ways to go, and daunting economic problems remain from the apartheid era, especially the problems of poverty and lack of economic empowerment among the disadvantaged groups.
	www.zdiamond.net /articles/South_Africa (5395 words)

	Ronaldo Biography (Soccer Player) — FactMonster.com
		He was named FIFA's World Footballer of the Year in 1996 and 1997, becoming both the youngest player to win the award and the only player to win the award in consecutive years.
		He also starred in the 1998 World Cup, scoring four goals in leading Brazil to the Cup finals, but he was criticized for their 3-0 loss to France in the championship game.
		Ronaldo's 1994 World Cup jersey read "Ronaldinho" to distinguish him from an older teammate with the same name; by the 2002 World Cup he had become the undisputed Ronaldo and was joined by a younger teammate who was called, in turn, Ronaldinho...
	www.factmonster.com /biography/var/ronaldo.html (566 words)

	FIFA’s award for Zidane -DAWN - Sport; December 16, 2003
		BASEL (Switzerland), Dec 15: Real Madrid’s French midfield star Zinedine Zidane was named FIFA Player of the Year for the third time on Monday, ahead of Arsenal’s Therry Henry and Brazilian team-mate Ronaldo.
		He won the World Player of the Year award in 1998 and 2000.
		His two previous successes came in years when he was instrumental in France’s triumphs in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
	www.dawn.com /2003/12/16/spt3.htm (331 words)

	Ronaldinho named World Player of the Year - World - News Brief - Newsgd
		Newly-crowned European Footballer of the Year Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan and Ukraine was third on 253.
		It was the second successive year that Henry has finished as runner-up in the poll based on the verdict of 157 international coaches and, for the first time this year, 145 national team captains.
		Ronaldinho of Brazil (L) and Birgit Prinz of Germany (R) pose with their FIFA World Player 2004 awards during the FIFA World Player of the Year awards ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, December 20, 2004.
	www.newsgd.com /news/world1/200412210045.htm (564 words)

	Scholarly views (from World War II) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The traumatic effect of World War I on the collective psyche of Europeans was reflected in the outpouring of literature that directly dealt with the war.
		Details the history of World War II in the Asia-Pacific region, and examines the role of the U.S. Army in the conflict.
		Ironically, it was the passivity of the world's nations to avoid war with the Axis powers that actually aided its outbreak.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-232247 (1530 words)

	Africast Global Africa Network- News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		FIFA will reveal the three with the most votes before announcing the winner in Zurich on Dec. 18.
		Former France midfielder Zinedine Zidane, who retired after this year's World Cup and claimed the last of his three awards in 2003, is also listed, along with 2001 winner Luis Figo.
		Fabio Cannavaro, who led Italy to the world title, is one of five players included from the nation's squad.
	news.africast.com /africastv/article.php?newsID=60132 (285 words)

	:: OMNITV.ca > Player: Ronaldo ::
		At the 2006 World Cup, he will attempt to help Brazil retain their championship and could be the top scorer at the tournament for the second consecutive time.
		He was now up against the world’s best defenders on a daily basis and was often the victim of aggression by his opponents, who were otherwise unable to stop the fleet-footed youngster.
		The Phenom was indeed back, and in 2002 he won the FIFA World Player of the Year Award for the third time.
	www.omnitv.ca /ontario/worldcup2006/player_ronaldo.shtml (987 words)

	Cannavaro is FIFA Player of the Year
		Italy's Fabio Cannavaro completed an outstanding year of achievement on Monday when he added FIFA's World Player of the Year crown to the European Footballer of the Year award he won last month.
		Cannavaro, who captained his country to victory in the World Cup final in Berlin in July, beat off competition from Brazil's Ronaldinho and retired French great Zinedine Zidane in a vote by national team coaches and skippers.
		World soccer's governing body gave its annual Fair Play Award to the 2006 World Cup fans in recognition of what it called a "highly impressive example of unity and understanding between different peoples".
	www.rediff.com /sports/2006/dec/19canna.htm (690 words)

	Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia -- News Headlines
		ZURICH: Italy's Fabio Cannavaro completed an outstanding year of achievement on Monday when he added FIFA's World Player of the Year crown to the European Footballer of the Year award he won last month.
		Italy's World Cup success was achieved against the backdrop of that investigation and Cannavaro went into the tournament facing criticism after he defended former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi, who was at the centre of the allegations.
		Brazil midfielder Marta was named women's World Player of the Year after finishing third at the 2004 awards and second last year.
	www.dailyexpress.com.my /news.cfm?NewsID=46270 (654 words)

	Ronaldo Real Madrid, Ronaldo Brazil, Ronaldo Soccer Player, Ronaldo Brazil Soccer Player, Luís Nazário de Lima ...
		Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year title in 1996 and 1997, but performed disappointingly in the 1998 World Cup.
		On the 2 nd of June 2004, in a qualifier for the 2006 World Cup, Ronaldo scored a hat trick against archrivals Argentina, all of his 3 goals coming from the penalty shots.
		This FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo will be looking to surpass the figure of 12 to break Gerd Muller's long stading 14-goal record.
	www.mapsofworld.com /2006-fifa-world-cup/famous-players/brazil/ronaldo.html (669 words)

	MasterCard UEFA Champions League - Players
		He was voted the 1997/98 Young Player of the Year by Belgian journalists and Ghana's Player of the Year the same season as the Bruges club claimed the league title.
		He was given the chance to represent his adopted country, Belgium, in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but instead opted to play for his homeland.
		Addo - who spent six years in the international wilderness after playing in the 1998 African Cup of Nations - carried that form into the World Cup, playing in all four of Ghana's games including the exit to Brazil.
	www.mastercard.com /football/ucl/players/player_detail29678.html (214 words)

	BigSoccer - Zidane World Player of the Year
		Sorry, but Zidane is the best player in the world with many diference.
		Comme, who should vote on the world player of the year if the coaches are suspect in their knowledge?
		In non-WC and national continental championship years the winners are always subject to greater debate and personal preference.
	www.bigsoccer.com /forum/printthread.php?t=87287 (805 words)

	Ronaldo - Ronaldo Biography, Football Player, Information, Facts.
		Chosen the World's best player in 1996 and 1997, he had a disappointing performance during the 1998 World Cup, scoring only 4 goals, and losing the final to host team France after suffering a mysterious fit in the night before.
		A year later, he severely injured his right knee and was out of the game for several months.
		In 2002, he was awarded the title of the World's best soccer player for the third time, and transferred from Inter Milan to Real Madrid after frequent disputes with current Inter Milan coach Hector Cuper.
	www.famouspeople.co.uk /r/ronaldo.html (495 words)

	CNN.com - Henry vying for world player award - Nov. 26, 2003
		Last year Ronaldo won with 387 points, with Germany and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn second on 171 and Zidane third on 148.
		Last year Ronaldo won with 387 points, with Germany and Bayern Munich keeper Oliver Kahn second on 171 and Zidane third on 148.
		Speaking on the eve of the under-20 World Cup tournament in the United Arab Emirates, Blatter said they will be rewarded for the courage and commitment to complete international obligations under extremely difficult circumstances.
	www.cnn.com /2003/SPORT/football/11/26/fifa.award (427 words)

	FIFAworldcup.com - Passionate Fan on Fifa World Cup 2010 » 2006 » February
		Soccernet reports FIFA’s decision on controlling the number of pictures to be taken during the World Cup and published in the internet, newspapers and other medium of communication.
		FIFA has banned publication of World Cup photos through the Internet, including on thousands of newspaper web sites, during matches and has severely restricted the number that can be published, regardless of time limits.
		With Ronaldo the greatest striker in the world competing with the South American squad is a giant mountain block toward the coveted prize.
	fifaworldcup.sporati.com /2006/02 (3211 words)

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