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	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.
		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.
		It has been suggested that players active even in the more prestigious Leagues in Latin America (such as the Argentine, the Brazilian or the Mexican Leagues), are generally overlooked for the award.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year (387 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Football \| News \| Return of the buck-tooth grin
		World player of the year twice by the time he was 21, reduced to a football cripple by 22.
		Last week he was voted World Soccer's player of the year, on Monday he won European player of the year, and yesterday he was named Fifa's world player of the year.
		Players have carped that, though he had a decent enough World Cup, he hardly did anything over the year in Europe to justify being European player of the year.
	football.guardian.co.uk /comment/story/0,9753,861828,00.html (1850 words)

	Fifa World Player Of The Year - [Sunday Herald]
		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 (1377 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Soccer / Zidane is FIFA World Player of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zinedine Zidane won the FIFA Player of the Year award for a third time Monday, beating French countryman Thierry Henry and Real Madrid teammate Ronaldo.
		Birgit Prinz of Germany won the women's player of the year vote, easily beating Mia Hamm.
		World Cup champion Brazil retained its Team of the Year award.
	www.boston.com /sports/soccer/articles/2003/12/15/zidane_is_fifa_world_player_of_the_year (231 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Soccer: Zidane wins FIFA World Player of the Year award
		The world's most expensive player, Real Madrid's £37million Portuguese ace Luis Figo, and the 1999 winner Rivaldo, Barcelona's brilliant Brazilian, had to settle for the minor places.
		While Brazil's international side, with their record four World Cup triumphs, might consider themselves overlooked, there was really only one contender on the club scene anywhere in the world.
		In the seven matches that count most on the FIFA World Rankings, Holland gained the highest point average - despite losing in the semi-finals on home turf as France clinched Euro 2000 success.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2000/1211/fifa.html (618 words)

	CNNSI.com - Soccer - Ronaldo named World Soccer player of year - Thursday December 12, 2002 05:10 PM
		Midfielder Michael Ballack, who helped Germany to the World Cup final and inspired Bayer Leverkusen to the final of the Champions League as well as runners-up in the Bundesliga and German Cup, was second.
		Named FIFA World Player of the Year and scores Barcelona's winner in a 1-0 victory over Paris St Germain in the Cup Winners' Cup final.
		Oct 1998 - Suffers a series of problems with his knees that drastically reduce his appearances for Inter over the course of the season.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2002/12/11/ronaldo_worldsoccer (1526 words)

	CNN.com - FIFA set to unveil player of year - Dec. 15, 2003
		Ronaldo is in contention for a record fourth World Player of the Year award.
		The latest winner of FIFA's World Player of the Year award, the most prestigious individual honor in football, will be revealed at a gala on Monday.
		FIFA will also make presentations to Brazil as the Top Team of the Year, and to Bahrain as the Best Mover of the Year following their jump from 105 to 64 in the world rankings.
	cnn.com /2003/SPORT/football/12/15/fifa.preview (321 words)

	FIFA World Player of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		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.
		1998 world cup, he leads the France first time to get the world cup and is a historical breakthrough.
	electron.cs.uwindsor.ca /~wanb (435 words)

	CNN/SI - World Soccer - Zidane named FIFA World Player of the Year - Monday February 01, 1999 06:06 PM
		France's two-goal World Cup-winning hero received an overwhelming majority of votes in a poll of 132 national coaches.
		Zidane was voted European Player of the Year in December in another one-sided poll.
		After a difficult two seasons at Real Madrid, during which he was consigned to the bench at last year's European Cup final until a minute from the end, it was a reward for his widely recognized talent as one of the most dangerous men in the penalty area.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/news/1999/02/01/zidane_poy (578 words)

	Zidane, Zinedine
		He masterminded France's World Cup triumph in 1998, scoring two goals in France's 3–0 victory over Brazil in the final.
		These performances helped earn him both the 1998 FIFA World Player of the Year and European Footballer of the Year awards.
		His part in France's 2000 European Championship victory earned him FIFA World Player of the Year for a second time, and he again won the award in 2003.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0089174.html (159 words)

	Worldcup 1998 : Medias, Ronaldo, FIFA World Player of the Year
		Brazil striker Ronaldo confirmed he was in a class of his own when named as FIFA's 1997 World Player of the Year on Monday, winning the coveted award for the second consecutive year.
		Ronaldo, who last month was named European Footballer of the Year by France Football magazine and World Player of the Year by World Soccer magazine, took FIFA's 1996 award when he was at Barcelona.
		The museum should have opened before the World Cup finals starting on June 10 but there will instead be a temporary exhibition on the Champs de Mars just beneath the Eiffel Tower, said FIFA spokesman Keith Cooper.
	www.worldcup.fr /uk/medias/ronaldo12jan.html (505 words)

	FIFA World Player (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ronaldo and Mia Hamm have been crowned king and queen of football at a star-studded FIFA World Player of the Year 2002 Gala in Madrid this evening.
		Since shaking the footballing world to its very core at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, Senegal can no longer be described as one of the game’s minnows.
		The winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year 2002 spoke exclusively to FIFA.com about his fantastic summer and those glorious goals.
	www.fifa.com /events/playergala/index_E_2002.html (329 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Zidane is FIFA World Player of the Year
		BASEL, Switzerland – Zinedine Zidane won the FIFA Player of the Year award for a third time Monday, beating French countryman Thierry Henry and Real Madrid teammate Ronaldo.
		Birgit Prinz of Germany won the women's player of the year vote, easily ahead of Mia Hamm.
		World Cup champion Brazil won its second straight Team of the Year award.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/soccer/20031215-0918-soc-fifa-worldplayer.html (238 words)

	Four candidates for World Player of the Year. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Four candidates for World Player of the Year.
		ZURICH (Thursday, January 8, 1998) -- There are four candidates for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Player of the Year.
		Also presented on that occasion will be the annual awards to Brazil as the top team of the year, and to Yugoslavia as the team that has made the greatest progress in the monthly FIFA / Coca-Cola rankings.
	www.soccertimes.com /international/1998/jan08.htm (192 words)

	The Iranian: News & Views
		FIFA President Sepp Blatter said the joint award was proof of football?s role as a mediating force.
		Other awards include that to the FIFA World Player of the Year 1998, the best player and top goal-scorer of France 98, and the best team of the year.
		The event is co-hosted by FIFA, the Hall of Champions, and the Spanish football magazine Don Bal\163n, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary.
	www.iranian.com /News/Jan99/usiran2.html (283 words)

	FIFA WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1999 : BATISTUTA, BECKHAM OR RIVALDO? - by La Cancha World Cup 2002 & Super Soccer ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		FIFA WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1999 : BATISTUTA, BECKHAM OR RIVALDO?
		FIFA released the three names today after voting closed on Friday, 10 December.
		The winner will be announced at the FIFA World Player Gala, to take place at the Palais des Congrès in Brussels on Monday, 24 January 2000.
	www.lacancha.com /news_122399.html (352 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)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Zidane scoops world honour
		Zidane was voted the world's best player by 35 coaches while 26 put Ronaldo top and 21 backed Henry in first place.
		Zidane is a superb player but there is no way in hell he deserved it this year more than Henry.
		He became the world's most expensive player when he signed for Real Madrid for £46.5m in July 2002.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/3321069.stm (577 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta
		Zidane, Fifa world Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, retired from international football after Euro 2004.
		He won 93 caps for France and his two headed goals in the final against Brazil secured the 1998 World Cup.
		Zidane became the world’s most expensive player in 2001 when he moved from Juventus to Real Madrid for 63.6 million dollars.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050205/asp/sports/story_4340594.asp (188 words)

	Zinedine Zidane factfile
		Factfile on Real Madrid's French international Zinedine Zidane, who was named FIFA World Player of the Year for the third time on Monday:
		1998 - December 21, wins the 1998 European Player of the Year award -- the Balon d'Or.
		December 15 - Named FIFA World Player of the Year for the third time.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2003/dec/15player1.htm (621 words)

	ESPN.com - SOCCER - Men finalists: Kahn, Ronaldo, Zidane
		ZURICH, Switzerland -- United States forward Mia Hamm was among three female finalists for the FIFA World Player of the Year, and Oliver Kahn, Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane were selected Monday as finalists for the men's honor.
		Kahn, the first goalkeeper to make the final three since the men's award began in 1991, won the Golden Ball as the top player at this year's World Cup, where he led Germany to the final.
		Ronaldo, the winner of the award in 1996 and 1997, scored eight goals at the World Cup, including two in the final, to lead Brazil to its fifth title.
	espn.go.com /soccer/news/2002/1118/1462581.html (203 words)

	England Player Honours - FIFA World Player of the Year
		England Player Honours - FIFA World Player of the Year
		The FIFA Player of the Year award winner, inaugurated in 1991, is chosen by vote of national team coaches.
		England players have placed in the top three four times, but have yet to win it.
	www.englandfootballonline.com /TeamHons/HonsFifaPlyrYr.html (69 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Football \| News \| Henry nominated for Fifa prize
		Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has been nominated for the Fifa World Player of the Year award along with Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane.
		Ronaldo, who won the accolade last year, will be looking to win the award for an unprecedented fourth time while his Real Madrid team-mate Zidane will be hoping to make it a hat-trick of triumphs having previously won in 1998 and 2000.
		The winner will be announced at the Fifa World Player Gala in Basle, Switzerland, on December 15.
	football.guardian.co.uk /News_Story/0,1563,1093752,00.html (138 words)

	Ronaldinho on top of the world again
		Brazilian football player Ronaldinho waves after he received the trophy of World player of the Year, during the FIFA World Player Gala 2005 ceremony, in Zurich.
		With Brazil, he was instrumental in helping win the 2002 World Cup, the sixth in history for the South American soccer kings and followed it up by playing a major role in the team's Confederations Cup triumph in June in Germany this year.
		Meanwhile, Germany's Birgit Prinz was voted the best women's player in the world for the third year in a row ahead of Brazil's Marta and Shannon Boxx of the United States.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=91531 (432 words)

	ABC Sport - Soccer - Ronaldinho named Footballer of the Year
		Brazil's Ronaldinho was named 2004 FIFA World Footballer of the Year in Zurich this morning (AEST), capping a fine 12 months for both club and country.
		Ronaldinho was acclaimed by Pele himself as the best player at the 2002 World Cup and it is not surprising his talent has been finally recognised with this award.
		However the award comes after a great year at Barcelona, for whom he signed from PSG for 30 million euros ($A52.62 million) in July 2003 under the noses of Manchester United, who were also courting him.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200412/s1269449.htm (871 words)

	CNN.com - Ronaldo named world player of year - Dec. 18, 2002
		The 26-year-old striker, who scored eight goals during Brazil's victorious World Cup in Japan and South Korea, was named the winner by FIFA, world football's governing body, in Madrid on Tuesday.
		On Monday Ronaldo, who moved to Real from Inter Milan for 47 million euros after the World Cup and scored on his debut, was voted European Player of the Year by France's Football magazine for the second time.
		Ronaldo was first named World Player of the year in 1996 aged 20.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/12/17/fifa.worldfootballer (213 words)

	Ukrainian Soccer News ::: Sheva is not among the candidates for the "FIFA World Player of the Year" Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The identities of the FIFA World Player of the Year and FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year are slowly but surely being revealed.
		Runner-up last year and such an integral part of the German team crowned world champions just a few weeks ago, Birgit Prinz will also be hoping to claim the top individual accolade this time round.
		Four more prestigious awards will also be presented at FIFA’s gala occasion: the FIFA Presidential Award, the FIFA Fair Play Award, the Top Team of the Year according to the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, as well as the Best Mover of the Year in the same classification.
	www.ukrainiansoccer.net /news/news_article.asp?ID=16783&offset=240 (473 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Column by Dom Raynor: 'Golden Globe' tops 2000 for Figo
		The 28-year-old beat FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane into second place and the current Serie A 'Golden Boot' winner and AC Milan striker Andrei Shevchenko into third.
		The Lisbon born player narrowly missed out on the much-criticised FIFA World Player of the Year Award earlier in December but the 'Golden Globe' caps a year of phenomenal success.
		The world's most expensive player and European Player of the Year will be looking to add to his list of accolades again next year as the European Champions attempt to retain their title in 2001.
	www.soccernet.com /columns/2000/1219/20001219featraynor.html (493 words)

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