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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 are thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams.
		The oldest player of either sex to be shortlisted is Kristine Lilly, who made the 2006 women's shortlist at age 35.
		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 (562 words)

	CNN.com - Ronaldo finally proves consistency - Dec. 15, 2003
		Ronaldo's "year" had effectively boiled down to a sensational month at the World Cup, a sparkling debut for his new club Real Madrid and the opening goal in their victory in the World Club Cup.
		The fairy-tale ending was completed with his stellar performance at the World Cup, firing Brazil to their fifth title with eight goals in seven games, including a magical double in the 2-0 victory against Germany in the final.
		This year, however, Ronaldo has starred at Real Madrid over the full 12 months, proving beyond doubt that he is still the most consistently decisive player in world football.
	cnn.com /2003/SPORT/football/12/15/ronaldo.profile.reut/index.html (994 words)

	FIFA WORLD CUP GERMANY 2006
		Years of success on the field at Manchester United combined with a high-profile lifestyle off it had ensured him a rare level of wealth and celebrity even before he became part of Real Madrid’s galácticos project in 2003.
		Unfortunately for Beckham, the 1998 FIFA World Cup ended in dismay as he was sent off for aiming a kick at Diego Simeone during England’s second-round loss to Argentina.
		Relishing the extra responsibility, Beckham sealed his country’s place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup with a spectacular late free-kick in their last qualifier against Greece and his excellent form in 2001 earned him second place in the FIFA World Player of the Year voting.
	www.keral.com /fifa_worldcup2006/beckam.htm (588 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		For the German striker, this year marked her third consecutive triumph, a unique feat in the history of the FIFA World Player Gala, which is now into its fifteenth year.
		He has enjoyed a spectacular year with both club (Spanish league champion with Barcelona) and country (FIFA Confederations Cup Germany 2005 winner with Brazil), and he will undoubtedly be one of the star turns at next year's FIFA World Cup™ in Germany.
		Joseph S. Blatter gave the FIFA Presidential Award to former Swedish international referee Anders Frisk, while the FIFA Fair Play Award was presented to the football community of the Peruvian city of Iquitos.
	www.fifa.com /en/media/index/0,1369,112721,00.html?articleid=112721 (463 words)

	Print Article: Zidane pips Henry for Player of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Zidane pips Henry for 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.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/12/16/1071336921411.html (420 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.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/SPORT/football/12/15/fifa.preview (312 words)

	Sports News of Thursday, 12 October 2006
		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)

	Lampard in running for world player prize \| News \| Guardian Unlimited Football
		Lampard was named England's Footballer of the Year as Chelsea won the league last season and last weekend broke the record for consecutive appearances in the Premiership with match No160.
		A Spanish-based player has won the award for the last four years and it has never been won by a player from the Premiership.
		The world player award will be announced at a gala ceremony in Zurich on December 19.
	football.guardian.co.uk /News_Story/0,1563,1654408,00.html (230 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta
		Henry was widely favoured to win and become the first player from an English club to lift the award since it was inaugurated in 1991 when Germany’s Lothar Matthaeus was the first winner.
		The winner of the Fifa women’s world player of the year was Birgit Prinz of Germany, top scorer for the World Cup winning German team ain the United States.
		In the remaining awards, Brazil won the Fifa/Coca Cola world ranking top team for 2003, Bahrain won world ranking best mover, Celtic’s supporters won the Fifa Fair Play award for their exemplary behaviour at the Uefa Cup final in Sevilla and the Iraqi football community won the Fifa Presidential Award.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1031216/asp/sports/story_2684598.asp (463 words)

	SoccerAmerica.com: WORLD: Zidane nominated for FIFA award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Retired Zinedine Zidane is among the 30 players nominated for the 2006 FIFA World Men's Player of the Year award, despite his headbutt into the chest of Italian Marco Materazzi that resulted him being sent off late in the World Cup final, the last game of his career.
		Americans Kristine Lilly and Abby Wambach are among the finalists for the 2006 FIFA Women's Player of the Year award.
		Surprisingly, Brigit Prinz, the women's recipient in 2003, 2004 and 2005, was left off the shortlist despite winning her sixth straight German Player of the Year award.
	www.socceramerica.com /article.asp?Art_ID=562137852 (289 words)

	Women In Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		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)

	IGN: FIFA Street 2: Portugal
		The talented playmaker Louis Figo was 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year and he was the leader of Portugal's "Golden Generation" of soccer after the Portugal Under-20 National Team won two successive FIFA World Youth Championships in 1989 and 1991.
		Many of those players still form the core of the national side and are available to play in FIFA Street 2.
		The Portuguese international was nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year in 2004 and will make his World Cup debut for the Portuguese national side at the FIFA World Cup in Germany in June.
	sports.ign.com /articles/690/690967p1.html (441 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)

	FIFA.com
		This year's FIFA World Player of the Year award on 20 December in Zurich will be a little bit special.
		A 'best player' title is honorific, of course, but nonetheless reflects a player's performance over twelve months, where it matters, out on the pitch.
		All three could be crowned again this year, with the Brazilian striker and French midfielder joined in their own private battle to become the only player to win the prestigious award four times.
	www.fifa.com /en/news/feature/0,1451,103375,00.html?articleid=103375 (742 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Henry makes Arsenal pledge
		Thierry Henry has pledged his immediate future to Arsenal in the wake of reports that Chelsea and Real Madrid are interested in the France striker.
		Henry was pipped to FIFA World Player of the Year award by international team-mate and Madrid 'galactico' Zinedine Zidane.
		The prestigious prize has now gone to a Madrid player for each of the past three seasons, with Zidane following Ronaldo in 2002 and Luis Figo the previous year into the record books.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2003/1216/henryt.html (328 words)

	Does Zidane deserve Player of the Year award?
		inedine Zidane of Real Madrid was adjudged 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year on Monday.
		of course zidane should be the world footballer of the year.
		Last year and the year before that was Henry's.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2003/dec/15debate.htm (163 words)

	USATODAY.com - Zidane is FIFA World Player of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — 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.usatoday.com /sports/soccer/world/2003-12-15-zidane-poy_x.htm (255 words)

	FIFA World Player of the Year 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		FIFA - The Federation Internationale de Football Association hosts an awards night every year in December and a number of awards will be given to officials, teams, coaches and players.
		Among of all those awards, the FIFA World Player of the Year is always the highlight of the night.
		This award was introduced to the public for the first time in 1991, and Lothar Matthaus of Germany was the gala of that year.
	www.sfu.ca /~kts/iat101.html (151 words)

	Fifa world player of the year - Online Arsenal Forums
		By the end of his Lampardesque year, the "best" all-action midfielder in the world was reduced to panicked two-footed lunges on the best all-action midfielder in the world, Momo Sissoko.
		Zinédine Zidane (retired, France): For all his many faults, most of which were blatantly apparent before the World Cup final, Zizou has been the one "world-class" player in the last decade who's ever bothered himself enough to step it up a gear at the business end of tournaments.
		In the World Cup, his goals (I know it was only 3) and effort against teams like Brazil should have won him some merit.
	www.onlinearsenal.com /forums/showthread.php?p=133251 (1682 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com Ronaldinho wins second straight FIFA World Player of the Year
		The last Barcelona player to receive such a reception at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium was Diego Maradona in the early 1980s.
		Ronaldinho won his second straight FIFA World Player of the Year award Monday, beating England's Frank Lampard and Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o.
		Earlier this year, French and Dutch voters rejected the proposed EU constitution, causing a major setback for the bloc and postponing the project More details...
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/12/19/70119.html (2679 words)

	History of the Women's World Cup
		The FIFA Women's World Cup's has been contested on four occasions with the USA earning two championships (China '91 and USA '99), Germany one (USA '03) and Norway one (Sweden '95).
		The United States became the first nation to host two Women's World Cups when the Sever Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak forced the event to be moved from China in 2003.
		In the 1995 Women's World Cup Norway only allowed one (1) goal throughout the entire tournament (outscoring their opponents 23-1 in six matches).
	www.soccerhall.org /history/Womens_World_Cup_History.htm (238 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 /sport2/hi/football/3321069.stm (566 words)

	CNNSI.com - Soccer - Mia Hamm named FIFA World Women's Player of the Year - Monday December 17, 2001 03:09 PM
		The men's World Player of the Year, which has been awarded since 1991, was won by Portuguese midfielder Luis Figo.
		Hamm, a five-time U.S. soccer Player of the Year, has 129 career goals for USA, by far the most ever for a woman or man in international competition.
		Sun Wen, FIFA's co-Player of the Century, helped the Atlanta Beat reach the championship game, while Milbrett earned WUSA MVP honors, leading the league with 16 goals and 35 points for the New York Power.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/news/2001/fifawomen (241 words)

	Fifa World Player of the Year - Soccer Fans Network Forums
		Ronaldinho, Wayne Rooney, Zinedine Zidane, Pavel Nedved, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alessandro Nesta and Thierry Henry are among the 35 players nominated for the Fifa World Player of the Year award, which will be decided in December.
		Fifaâs Football Committee and the Technical and Development Committee produced the list and national coaches and captains will decide their winner.
		Not surprisingly, players who ply their trade in La Liga, Serie A, and the Premiership account for almost the entire list, while by club, Real Madrid have most representatives with seven, including current holder Zidane.
	forums.soccerfansnetwork.com /showthread.php?t=23369 (1397 words)

	Cal South \| Youth Soccer Training \| Girls Soccer \| Boys Soccer \| Futbol
		He finished the year with praise from across the soccer world, a professional European contract, a call-up to the full U.S. Men’s National Team, and his name emblazoned on one of U.S. Soccer’s highest accolades: The Young Male Athlete of the Year Award.
		For Young Female Athlete of the Year, Jill Oakes and Amy Rodriguez were nominated; and nominated for Female Athlete was Shannon Boxx, who also came in third last week in the voting for the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year for 2005.
		The U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year awards have been handed out since 1984 (the Women since 1985), are the longest-lived of American soccer awards, and are chosen for the athlete’s combination of competitive excellence, on and off field decorum, and contribution to the growth of U.S. Soccer.
	www.calsouth.com /topstory_feilhaber.htm (541 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)

	ussoccer.com - Men's National Team
		The balloting for this player of the year award took place in June.
		A player received three points for each first-place vote, two points for each second-place vote, and one point for each third-place vote.
		Fútbol de Primera controls the exclusive radio rights for the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups in the United States, as well as the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup and South America's Copa Libertadores.
	www.ussoccer.com /articles/viewArticle.jsp_281403.html (308 words)

	www.TexasSports.com
		Notably, her three-goal effort also marked the eighth hat trick in school history and the second-ever by a UT player during a season opener.
		Of note, she was the top scorer for the U.S. with nine goals during the FIFA World Championships for the U-19 team and helped lead the U.S. to the championship crown.
		» Finished the year as the third-leading freshmen scorer in the country (14th overall) with an average of 1.90 points per game, while also placing 15th in the nation in assists per game with an average of 0.60.
	www.texassports.com /mainpages/sc_pages/bios/wilson_kelly.html (1659 words)

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