World Soccer Awards

World Player of the Year 2010 -  Lionel Messi, Barcelona (88%),[1] 2009 - Lionel Messi, Barcelona (88%) 2008 - Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United (69%) 2007 - Kaká, A.C. Milan (92%) 2006 - Fabio Cannavaro, Juventus & Real Madrid (40%) 2005 - Ronaldinho, Barcelona (39%) 2004 - Ronaldinho, Barcelona (29%) 2003 - Pavel Nedvěd, Juventus (36%) 2002 - Ronaldo, Internazionale & Real Madrid (26%) 2001 - Michael Owen, Liverpool (31%) 2000 - Luís Figo, Barcelona & Real Madrid (26%) 1999 - Rivaldo, Barcelona (42%) 1998 - Zinédine Zidane, Juventus (23%) 1997 - Ronaldo, Barcelona & Internazionale (27%) 1996 - Ronaldo, Barcelona (17%) 1995 - Gianluca Vialli, Juventus (18%) 1994 - Paolo Maldini, Milan (27%) 1993 - Roberto Baggio, Juventus (14%) 1992 - Marco van Basten, Milan (19%) 1991 - Jean-Pierre Papin, Marseille (25%) 1990 - Lothar Matthäus, Internazionale (22%) 1989 - Ruud Gullit, Milan (24%) 1988 - Marco van Basten, Milan (43%) 1987 - Ruud Gullit, Milan (39%) 1986 - Diego Maradona, Napoli (36%) 1985 - Michel Platini, Juventus (21%) 1984 - Michel Platini, Juventus (54%) 1983 - Zico, Udinese (28%) 1982 - Paolo Rossi, Juventus (23%)

World Manager of the Year 2010 - José Mourinho, Inter & Real Madrid (48.3%)[1] 2009 - Pep Guardiola, Barcelona (62%) 2008 - Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United (38%) 2007 - Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United (56%) 2006 - Marcello Lippi, Italy (36%) 2005 - José Mourinho, Chelsea (34%) 2004 - José Mourinho, Porto & Chelsea (36%) 2003 - Carlo Ancelotti, Milan (20%) 2002 - Guus Hiddink, South Korea & PSV (28%) 2001 - Gérard Houllier, Liverpool (28%) 2000 - Dino Zoff, Italy (18%) 1999 - Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United (60%) 1998 - Arsène Wenger, Arsenal (28%) 1997 - Ottmar Hitzfeld, Borussia Dortmund (17%) 1996 - Berti Vogts, Germany (28%) 1995 - Louis van Gaal, Ajax (42%) 1994 - Carlos Alberto Parreira, Brazil (17%) 1993 - Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United (21%) 1992 - Richard Møller-Nielsen, Denmark (28%) 1991 - Michel Platini, France (42%) 1990 - Franz Beckenbauer, West Germany & Marseille (53%) 1989 - Arrigo Sacchi, Milan (42%) 1988 - Rinus Michels, Netherlands & Bayer Leverkusen (48%) 1987 - Johan Cruijff, Ajax (25%) 1986 - Guy Thys, Belgium (15%) 1985 - Terry Venables, Barcelona (30%) 1984 - Michel Hidalgo, France (30%) 1983 - Sepp Piontek, Denmark (29%) 1982 - Enzo Bearzot, Italy (49%)

Players' All-time ranking Player Wins 1 Ronaldo 3 2 Michel Platini 2 2 Ruud Gullit 2 2 Marco van Basten 2 2 Ronaldinho 2 6 Paolo Rossi 1 6 Zico 1 6 Diego Maradona 1 6 Lothar Matthäus 1 6 Jean-Pierre Papin 1 6 Roberto Baggio 1 6 Paolo Maldini 1 6 Gianluca Vialli 1 6 Zinedine Zidane 1 6 Rivaldo 1 6 Luís Figo 1 6 Michael Owen 1 6 Pavel Nedvěd 1 6 Fabio Cannavaro 1 6 Kaká 1 6 Cristiano Ronaldo 1 6 Lionel Messi 1

By country Country Wins 1  Brazil 8 2  Italy 5 3  France 4 4  Netherlands 4 5  Portugal 2 6  Argentina 2 7  Germany 1 8  Czech Republic 1 9  England 1

Young Player of the Year

• 2010 - Thomas Müller, Bayern Munich & Germany (45.8)^[1]
• 2009 - Sergio Agüero, Atlético Madrid & Argentina (45.1%)
• 2008 - Lionel Messi, Barcelona & Argentina (44%)
• 2007 - Lionel Messi, Barcelona (34%)
• 2006 - Lionel Messi, Barcelona (36%)
• 2005 - Robinho, Santos (30%)
• 2001 - Thierry Henry, Arsenal FC

Referee of the Year

• 2006 - Horacio Elizondo (39%)
• 2005 - Pierluigi Collina (31%)

World Team of the Year

• 2010 - Spain (63%)^[2]

• 2009 - Barcelona (75.9%)^[3]
• 2008 - Spain (41%)^[4]
• 2007 - Milan (22%)^[5]
• 2006 - Barcelona (42%)
• 2005 - Liverpool (27%)
• 2004 -  Greece (25%)
• 2003 - Milan (23%)
• 2002 -  Brazil (24%)
• 2001 - Liverpool (26%)
• 2000 -  France (33%)
• 1999 - Manchester United (61%)
• 1998 -  France (35%)
• 1997 - Borussia Dortmund (20%)
• 1996 -  Nigeria (31%)
• 1995 - Ajax (50%)
• 1994 - Milan (33%)
• 1993 - Parma (24%)
• 1992 -  Denmark (37%)
• 1991 -  France (20%)
• 1990 -  West Germany (28%)
• 1989 - Milan (51%)
• 1988 -  Netherlands (43%)
• 1987 - Porto (38%)
• 1986 -  Argentina (15%)
• 1985 - Everton (42%)
• 1984 -  France (45%)
• 1983 - Hamburg (29%)
• 1982 -  Brazil (30%)

The Greatest Players of the 20th Century

(Published December 1999)^[6]

# Player 1 Pelé 2 Diego Maradona 3 Johan Cruijff 4 Franz Beckenbauer 5 Michel Platini 6 Alfredo di Stéfano 7 Ferenc Puskás 8 George Best 9 Marco van Basten 10 Eusébio 11 Lev Yashin 12 Bobby Charlton 13 Ronaldo 14 Bobby Moore 15 Gerd Muller 16 Roberto Baggio 17 Stanley Matthews 18 Zico 19 Franco Baresi 20 Garrincha 21 Paolo Maldini 22 Kenny Dalglish 23 Gabriel Batistuta 24 Éric Cantona 25 Gheorghe Hagi

# Player 26 Romário 27 Jairzinho 28 Zinedine Zidane 29 Ruud Gullit 30 John Charles 31 Lothar Matthäus 32 Gordon Banks 33 Jürgen Klinsmann 34 Dennis Bergkamp 35 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 36 Gary Lineker 37 Giuseppe Meazza 38 Rivelino 39 Didi 40 Ian Rush 41 Peter Schmeichel 42 Paolo Rossi 43 George Weah 44 Michael Owen 45 Just Fontaine 46 Duncan Edwards 47 Dino Zoff 48 Hristo Stoichkov 49 David Beckham 50 Tom Finney

# Player 51 Rivaldo 52 Claudio Caniggia 53 Tostão 54 Frank Rijkaard 55 José Luis Chilavert 56 Kevin Keegan 57 Paul Gascoigne 58 Roger Milla 59 Michael Laudrup 60 Andriy Shevchenko 61 Sócrates 62 David Ginola 63 Glenn Hoddle 64 Roberto Carlos 65 Alan Shearer 66 Daniel Passarella 67 Davor Šuker 68 Sándor Kocsis 69 Christian Vieri 70 Juan Alberto Schiaffino 71 Dixie Dean 72 Johan Neeskens 73 Mario Kempes 74 Luigi Riva 75 José Nasazzi

# Player 76 Günter Netzer 77 Alessandro Del Piero 78 Carlos Valderrama 79 Ricardo Zamora 80 Enzo Francescoli 81 Edgar Davids 82 Francisco Gento 83 Ryan Giggs 84 Sepp Maier 85 Falcão 86 Jim Baxter 87 Zbigniew Boniek 88 György Sárosi 89 Pat Jennings 90 Giacinto Facchetti 91 Raymond Kopa 92 Matthias Sammer 93 Alan Hansen 94 Bryan Robson 95 Ladislao Kubala 96 Neville Southall 97 Gérson 98 Preben Elkjær 99 Paulo Futre 100 Bebeto