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	Luis Figo Biography (Soccer Player) — Infoplease.com
		His breakthrough year was 2000, when he led Portugal to the semifinals of Euro 2000 and was named European Footballer of the Year.
		In 2001 he achieved football's highest individual honor, being named FIFA World Player of the Year.
		World Player of the Year - World Player of the Year Presented by FIFA, the European Sports Magazine Association (ESM) and...
	www.infoplease.com /biography/var/luisfigo.html (313 words)

	FIFA World Player (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mia Hamm is FIFA Women’s Player of the Year
		Luis Figo is the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year.
		Australia's World Cup-ending defeat by Uruguay in their final game undoubtedly played a significant role in the Team of the Year award going to Honduras, who incidentally also had to shunt their World Cup aspirations onto the buffers when they were beaten in their last game in Mexico City.
	www.fifa.com /events/playergala/index_E_2001.html (429 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)

	A few dramatic twists and turns
		Indeed, it was a forgettable year for Brazil.
		FIFA was again in the news during the year when the crash of the financially crippled ISL group - FIFA's marketing partner - suddenly plunged world football into a financial chaos and left a massive hole in the budget for the next year's World Cup.
		FIFA world footballer of the year winners: 1991: Lothar Matthaus (Ger), 1992: Marco van Basten (Ned), 1993: Roberto Baggio (Ita), 1994: Romario (Bra), 1995: George Weah (Lbr), 1996: Ronaldo (Bra), 1997: Ronaldo (Bra), 1998: Zinedine Zidane (Fra), 1999: Rivaldo (Bra), 2000: Zinedine Zidane (Fra), 2001: Luis Figo (Por).
	www.hinduonnet.com /tss/tss2452/24520700.htm (2277 words)

	SABCnews.com - sport/soccer
		The top 10 list for the team of the year was surprising because it contained neither a European nation nor one of the favourites for next year's World Cup finals in South Korea and Japan.
		It is the first time a Portuguese player has won the annual award presented by the sport's world governing body, who asked 130 national team coaches to name their top three players for 2001.
		But after five successive Portuguese player of the year awards he shot to stardom on the international scene with Portugal at the 2000 European Championships, reaching the semi-finals before being defeated after a tumultuous match against France.
	www.sabcnews.com /sport/soccer/0,2172,25401,00.html (439 words)

	Klassica Granada
		The 31-year-old player of the year came closest last month when Portugal reached the final of Euro 2004, their best ever performance in an international tournament, but the hosts lost to a second-half header from Greece's Angelos Charisteas, the only goal of the match.
		Figo, the 2001 FIFA world player of the year, has participated in two other European finals as well as the 2002 World Cup, but glory has proved elusive each time.
		The 2002 World Cup finals are something that Figo and his team-mates would rather forget as they tumbled out in the first round, including being humiliated by the United States with their playmaker being especially disappointing.
	www.klassicgrenada.com /index.pl/article?id=553673 (186 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Global: News - Becks in running for World Player of the Year
		Each coach was asked to name their top three players, with five points awarded for a first-place nomination, three points for second place and one point for third.
		FIFA, who know the winner, will reveal the result at their World Player Gala on December 17 in Zurich.
		Capello: Totti is Euro player of the year
	www.soccernet.com /global/news/2001/1115/20011115worldplayer.html (319 words)

	World Cup 2006 \| Reuters.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		One of the few players to have represented both Spanish arch-rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona, Figo had initially announced the end of his Portugal career after the 2004 European Championship, which his side hosted and finished as runners-up.
		FIFA's 2001 World Player of the Year is Portugal's most capped player with 127 appearances in which he has scored 32 goals.
		He stayed there for five years before moving to Real Madrid but became increasingly unhappy with the club's so-called Galaticos policy and moved to Inter Milan at the start of last season.
	worldcup.reuters.com /portugal/news/usnL08220938.html (486 words)

	Sports News of Thursday, 12 October 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		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.
	www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=112040 (281 words)

	FIFA World Player of the Year 2002 - Ronaldo, Hamm scoop top player awards - by La Cancha-News On World Cup 2006 - ...
		The “Fenomenom”, who struck eight goals at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™, was the number one for 59 of the 148 national team coaches who voted, and received three times first place nomination more than Zidane (18) and Kahn (16).
		Mia Hamm remains the only woman to have won the prize as she repeated last year’s success, -scoring virtually the same number of points as 2001 (161).
		Along with the FIFA trophy for this year’s best player, Ronaldo also received the adidas Silver Ball for being selected as the second-best player of the 2002 FIFA World Cup as well as the giant adidas Golden Shoe for top goalscorer in the competition.
	www.lacancha.com /news_121702.html (521 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		Mia Hamm secured 154 points, making her the first ever FIFA Women's World Player of the Year.
		In 1999, for the tournament to be universally known as the Women's World Cup after being called a world championship in the two previous tournaments, was a big step.
		Mia Hamm has long been one of the top women players in the world, and is a modern-day idol in her homeland.
	www.fifa.com /en/mens/awards/index/0,2419,33119,00.html?articleid=33119 (563 words)

	FIFA World Player of the Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Following criticism from some sections of the media over questionable nominations in previous years, in 2004 FIFA drew up a shortlist of 35 men and 21 women from which national team managers and, for the first time, team captains and representatives from FIFPro (the worldwide representative organization for professional players) could vote asdn[1].
		La Liga players have won the men's award 6 years running although never has a Spanish player won the award.
		Table of winners categorised by the player's nationality (not the nationality of her club).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year (452 words)

	Women In Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		FIFA names Hamm, Milbrett and Sun as finalists for 'World Player of the Year'
		The winner will be announced on Monday, December 17 at the FIFA World Player Gala 2001 in Zurich, Switzerland.
		Other awards will include the "Team of the Year," the "Best Mover of the Year" according to the FIFA World Ranking, the "Fair Play Award 2001" the "Fair Play Diploma 2001" and the "FIFA Presidential Award," a new decoration for a member of the worldwide football family personally chosen by the FIFA President.
	www.womensoccer.com /refs/wsports/wis-fifa_15nov01.html (169 words)

	Women In Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		FIFA to honor a Female World Player of the Year this December
		FIFA announced that this year will be the first time that a Female World Player of the Year, as well as a Male World Player of the Year, will be awarded at FIFA's annual World Player of the Year Gala in Zurich on December 17, 2001.
		FIFA plans to introduce a monthly ranking of women's national teams beginning in the second half of 2003.
	www.womensoccer.com /refs/wsports/wis-fpoy_5nov01.html (103 words)

	David beckham pictures and wallpapers
		On a personal level, he was voted Young Player of the Year and second in the overall Player of the Year poll.
		The 1998 World Cup Finals provided mixed feelings for David, and were later seen as something of a turning point in his career.
		Many in the soccer world felt that the move was simply for “personality reasons”, and that Beckham was “to slow” for such a high level of football.
	www.worldcupjapankorea.com /famous-soccer-players/david-beckham/david-beckham-pictures-and-wallpapers.htm (1395 words)

	Zidane named on FIFA Player of Year shortlist
		Former France playmaker Zinedine Zidane, sent off in the World Cup final in Berlin, was named on a 30-man shortlist on Thursday for FIFA's World Player of the Year award.
		Ronaldinho is bidding to lift the trophy for the third year in a row.
		World champions Italy are represented by Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Gennaro Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta and Andrea Pirlo.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2006/oct/13zid.htm (400 words)

	SportingNews.com - Cannavaro is FIFA's player of the year
		Brazilian midfielder Marta was voted FIFA Women's Player of the Year, with U.S. forward Kristine Lilly finishing second.
		He was voted top player at the World Cup despite his ejection in the final for head-butting Marco Materazzi in overtime.
		The only other Italian voted world player of the year by FIFA was Roberto Baggio in 1993, two years after the award began.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=160248 (364 words)

	Portugal World Cup 2006 Team Information and Team Outlook
		When Portugal took home the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1991, it created hopes for a new era of Portuguese competitiveness on the international stage.
		Although Portugal did reach the semifinals in the 2000 UEFA European Championship, their first round exit in the 2002 World Cup was seen as a huge disappointment.
		Figo was the 2000 European Footballer of the Year and the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year.
	www.docsports.com /world-cup/portugal-world-cup-2006.html (863 words)

	Mia Hamm Named FIFA World Player of the Year - by La Cancha-News On World Cup 2002
		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.
		Hamm played in front of swelled crowds all year long during the inaugural WUSA season for the Washington Freedom, yet another indication of her tremendous impact on the growth of the women’s game.
		She was named the Women's Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year for 1997 and won a 1998 ESPY Award for Outstanding Female Athlete, among others.
	www.lacancha.com /news_122201.html (571 words)

	CBC.ca - Sports - World Cup 2006 - Stars - Zlatan Ibrahimovic
		Ibrahimovic is one of the most feared forwards in the world, a magical player with such creative instincts that he alone lifts Sweden to a higher level.
		The year wasn't a total writeoff, however: He made his national team debut in 2001 and was selected to play for Sweden at the 2002 World Cup.
		Ibrahimovic's form did not go unnoticed — he was voted the Swedish player of the year in 2005 and finished eighth in voting for the FIFA world player of the year award.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/worldcup2006/stars/bios/ibrahimovic-zlatan.html (468 words)

	footballsite - World Player of the Year
		FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 1996
		FIFA introduced their World Player of the Year award in 1991.
		The award is given to the player selected by votes cast by the coaches and captains of the member nations of FIFA.
	footballsite.co.uk /Statistics/Articles/Misc/WorldPlayeroftheYear.htm (42 words)

	Michael Owen Biography \| Liverpool \| 2002 World Cup \| England Soccer Player \| Striker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He's helped Liverpool contend for the 2002 English Premiership title and should be one of the biggest stars at soccer's 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
		The next year, 1991, Michael Owen was invited to play for England's under-15 team.
		In a qualifying match for the 2002 World Cup, Michael Owen scored three goals in a 5-1 butt-kicking of Germany.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p1893.htm (314 words)

	AskMen.com - Luis Figo
		He is one of the best soccer players in the world, having played for FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Sporting Lisbon.
		When Luis Figo was finally named European Player Of The Year for 2000 and FIFA 2001 Player of the Year, many fans said it was long overdue.
		Though his exit from FC Barcelona (where he played for years) left a sour taste in the city's mouth, he continued to strive in Real Madrid with the enormous pressure of being the world's most expensive player (since surpassed by Zinedine Zidane), and was the backbone of the Portugal national team for over a decade.
	www.askmen.com /men/sports/35_luis_figo.html (538 words)

	World Cup 2002 - ABC Sport
		He was over-awed by the experience of France 98, despite his wonderful left-foot volley against Nigeria, and too tired after a long season to make an impact at Euro 2000 but could emerge as one of the stars of World Cup finals if he can get adequate service.
		Third in the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year voting, last season's top scorer in the Spanish first division has been an international for nearly six years, having made his debut at the age of 19.
		The only ever-present player for Spain during their eight qualifying matches, Raul has already passed his half-century of international appearances and is on course to become Spain's most prolific goal scorer ever during the course of the finals.
	www.abc.net.au /worldcup2002/spain/s554466.htm (161 words)

	Zidane is Player of the Year
		Henry was a popular pre-event favourite to break Real Madrid's grip on this prize and to become the first player from an English club to be the world player of the year.
		The winner of the FIFA women's world player of the year was Birgit Prinz of Germany.
		Celtic won FIFA's Fair Play Award for the behaviour of their supporters throughout their run to the UEFA Cup final last season and especially for their sportsmanship following their defeat to Porto in the final in Seville.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2003/dec/15player.htm (454 words)

	SPAIN - theage.com.au
		Things are already looking ominous as FIFA made Spain one of the eight top seeds for the first-round draw.
		In France four years ago, Spain crashed out in the first round and has not gone beyond the quarter-finals since 1950, when it came fourth.
		Nadal will be the oldest player in the Spanish squad, and is due to celebrate his 36th birthday in July.
	www.theage.com.au /specials/soccerworldcup/teams/spain.html (596 words)

	Player of the Day - Luís Figo - La Galaxia de Estrellas - by Murali Krishnan.T
		Figo was the 2000 European Footballer of the Year, the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, and was named amongst the FIFA 100.
		The leader of Portugal's 'golden generation', Figo won a FIFA World Youth Championship in 1991, the same year he made his senior debut against Luxembourg, at 16 October 1991, in a friendly match, that ended 1-1, when he was only 18 years old.
		He again vowed to retire from international football after the 2006 World Cup and made a cameo appearance (played around 10 minutes at the end of the game) in Portugal's last game of the tournament, the third-place play-off, in which he set up Portugal's only goal for Nuno Gomes.
	my.opera.com /elfenom/blog/show.dml/360993 (873 words)

	Mia Hamm Biography - Biography.com
		She was named FIFA World Player of the Year in both 2001 and 2002.
		At age 15, she was the youngest soccer player ever to play for the national team.
		Other accolades include being elected Soccer USA's female athlete of the year five years in a row (1994-1998), MVP of the Women's Cup in 1995 and the winner of three ESPY awards, including Soccer Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year.
	www.biography.com /search/article.do?id=16472547 (322 words)

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