World Player of the Year

World Player of the Year

2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United (48%)
2007 – Kaká, Milan (52%)
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%)

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	Zinédine 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

By country

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