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World Soccer FIFA World Player of the Year-Men
FIFA World Player of the year
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Year
|
1st Place Player
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Nation
|
2nd Place Player
|
Nation
|
3rd Place Player
|
Nation
|
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2009
|
Lionel Messi
|
Argentina
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Portugal
|
Xavi
|
Spain
|
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2008
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Portugal
|
Lionel Messi
|
Argentina
|
Fernando Torres
|
Spain
|
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2007
|
Kaka
|
Brazil
|
Lionel Messi
|
Argentina
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Portugal
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2006
|
Fabio Cannavaro
|
Italy
|
Zinedine Zidane
|
France
|
Ronaldinho
|
Brazil
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2005
|
Ronaldinho
|
Brazil
|
Frank Lampard
|
England
|
Samual Eto'o
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Cameroon
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2004
|
Ronaldinho
|
Brazil
|
Thierry Henry
|
France
|
Andriy Shevchenko
|
Ukraine
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2003
|
Zinedine Zidane
|
France
|
Thierry Henry
|
France
|
Ronaldo
|
Brazil
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2002
|
Ronaldo
|
Brazil
|
Oliver Kahn
|
Germany
|
Zinedine Zidane
|
France
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2001
|
Luis Figo
|
Portugal
|
David Beckham
|
England
|
Raul Gonzalez
|
Spain
|
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2000
|
Zinedine Zidane
|
France
|
Luis Figo
|
Portugal
|
Rivaldo
|
Brazil
|
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1999
|
Rivaldo
|
Brazil
|
David Beckham
|
England
|
Gabriel Batistuta
|
Argentina
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1998
|
Zinedine Zidane
|
France
|
Ronaldo
|
Brazil
|
Davor Suker
|
Croatia
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1997
|
Ronaldo
|
Brazil
|
Roberto Carlos
|
Brazil
|
Dennis Bergkamp
|
Netherlands
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|
Zinedine Zidane
|
France
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1996
|
Ronaldo
|
Brazil
|
George Weah
|
Liberia
|
Alan Shearer
|
England
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1995
|
George Weah
|
Liberia
|
Paolo Maldini
|
Italy
|
Juergen Klinsmann
|
Germany
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1994
|
Romario
|
Brazil
|
Hristo Stoichkov
|
Bulgaria
|
Roberto Baggio
|
Italy
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1993
|
Roberto Baggio
|
Italy
|
Romario
|
Brazil
|
Dennis Bergkamp
|
Netherlands
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1992
|
Marco Van Basten
|
Netherlands
|
Hristo Stoichkov
|
Bulgaria
|
Thomas Haessler
|
Germany
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1991
|
Lothar Matthaeus
|
Germany
|
Jean-Pierre Papin
|
France
|
Gary Lineker
|
England
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