SOCCER - WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

FIFA Ballon d'or (Men's World Player of the Year)
2014 Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal & Real Madrid
2013 Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal & Real Madrid
2012 Lionel Messi, Argentina & Barcelona
2011 Lionel Messi, Argentina & Barcelona
2010 Lionel Messi, Argentina & Barcelona
2009 Lionel Messi, Argentina & Barcelona
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal & Manchester United
2007 Kaká, Brazil & Milan
2006 Fabio Cannavaro, Italy & Real Madrid, Juventus
2005 Ronaldinho, Brazil & Barcelona
2004 Ronaldinho, Brazil & Barcelona
2003 Zinedine Zidane, France & Real Madrid
2002 Ronaldo, Brazil & Real Madrid, Internazionale
2001 Luís Figo, Portugal & Real Madrid
2000 Zinedine Zidane, France & Juventus
1999 Rivaldo, Brazil & Barcelona
1998 Zinedine Zidane, France & Juventus
1997 Ronaldo, Brazil & Internazionale, Barcelona
1996 Ronaldo, Brazil & Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven
1995 George Weah, Liberia & Milan, Paris Saint-Germain
1994 Romário, Brazil & Barcelona
1993 Roberto Baggio, Italy & Juventus
1992 Marco van Basten, Netherlands & Milan
1991 Lothar Matthäus, Germany & Internazionale
FIFA Women's World Player of the Year)
2014 Nadine Kessler, Germany & Wolfsburg
2013 Nadine Angerer, Germany & 1. FFC Frankfurt
2012 Abby Wambach, United States
2011 Homare Sawa, Japan & INAC Kobe Leonessa
2010 Marta, Brazil & FC Gold Pride
2009 Marta, Brazil & Los Angeles Sol
2008 Marta, Brazil & Umeå IK
2007 Marta, Brazil & Umeå IK
2006 Marta, Brazil & Umeå IK
2005 Birgit Prinz, Germany & 1. FFC Frankfurt
2004 Birgit Prinz, Germany & 1. FFC Frankfurt
2003 Birgit Prinz, Germany & 1. FFC Frankfurt
2002 Mia Hamm, United States & Washington Freedom
2001 Mia Hamm, United States & Washington Freedom