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The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, between 1991 and 2015 at the FIFA World Player Gala. Coaches and captains of international teams and media representatives selected the player they deem to have performed the best in the previous calendar year.
In 2010, the FIFA World Player of the Year award combined with the Ballon d'Or to create the FIFA Ballon d'Or in a six-year partnership. [3] FIFA presided over the FIFA Ballon d'Or after agreeing to pay £13million for the merge of the two major player awards with France Football.
The IFFHS World's Best Player is a football award given annually from 1988 to 1990, and since 2020, to the world's best player. The award is given by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
He played as a striker in his prolific 18-year professional football career which ended in 2003. Weah is the first African former professional footballer to become a head of state, and the only African Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year winner in history, winning both awards in 1995. He won the African Footballer of the Year 3 times ...
FIFA World Player Gala was an association football award show presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, throughout 1991–2009. [1]The first awarding ceremony was held on 8 December 1991 in Zürich, Switzerland. [2]
Pages in category "FIFA World Player of the Year winners" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The 55–player men's shortlist was announced on 10 December 2020. [23] The players chosen were Alisson as goalkeeper, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alphonso Davies, Sergio Ramos and Virgil van Dijk as defenders, Kevin De Bruyne, Joshua Kimmich and Thiago as midfielders, and Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as forwards. [24]
Thirteen players were initially shortlisted on 22 November 2021. [1] The three finalists were revealed on 7 January 2022. [2] Alexia Putellas won the award with 52 rank points. [3] [4] [5] [11] The selection criteria for the women's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 8 October 2020 to 6 August 2021.