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🏆 Best FIFA Men's Player Award

2004 2004

1
Ronaldinho
Flag Ronaldinho
Brazil
620
Votes
Barcelona

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Ronaldinho
Flag Ronaldinho
Brazil
620 (Votes)
Barcelona
2
Thierry Henry
Flag Thierry Henry
France
552
Votes
Arsenal

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2
Thierry Henry
Flag Thierry Henry
France
552 (Votes)
Arsenal
3
Andriy Shevchenko
Flag Andriy Shevchenko
Ukraine
253
Votes
Milan

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3
Andriy Shevchenko
Flag Andriy Shevchenko
Ukraine
253 (Votes)
Milan

2003 2003

1
Zinédine Zidane
Flag Zinédine Zidane
France
264
Votes
Real Madrid

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1
Zinédine Zidane
Flag Zinédine Zidane
France
264 (Votes)
Real Madrid
2
Thierry Henry
Flag Thierry Henry
France
200
Votes
Arsenal

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2
Thierry Henry
Flag Thierry Henry
France
200 (Votes)
Arsenal
3
Ronaldo Nazario
Flag Ronaldo Nazario
Brazil
176
Votes
Real Madrid

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3
Ronaldo Nazario
Flag Ronaldo Nazario
Brazil
176 (Votes)
Real Madrid

2002 2002

1
Ronaldo Nazario
Flag Ronaldo Nazario
Brazil
387
Votes
Real Madrid

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1
Ronaldo Nazario
Flag Ronaldo Nazario
Brazil
387 (Votes)
Real Madrid
2
Oliver Kahn
Flag Oliver Kahn
Germany
171
Votes
Bayern Munich

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2
Oliver Kahn
Flag Oliver Kahn
Germany
171 (Votes)
Bayern Munich
3
Zinédine Zidane
Flag Zinédine Zidane
France
148
Votes
Real Madrid

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3
Zinédine Zidane
Flag Zinédine Zidane
France
148 (Votes)
Real Madrid

2001 2001

1
Luís Figo
Flag Luís Figo
Portugal
250
Votes
Real Madrid

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1
Luís Figo
Flag Luís Figo
Portugal
250 (Votes)
Real Madrid
2
David Beckham
Flag David Beckham
England
238
Votes
Manchester United

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2
David Beckham
Flag David Beckham
England
238 (Votes)
Manchester United
3
Raúl
Flag Raúl
Spain
96
Votes
Real Madrid

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3
Raúl
Flag Raúl
Spain
96 (Votes)
Real Madrid

2000 2000

1
Zinédine Zidane
Flag Zinédine Zidane
France
370
Votes
Juventus

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1
Zinédine Zidane
Flag Zinédine Zidane
France
370 (Votes)
Juventus
2
Luís Figo
Flag Luís Figo
Portugal
329
Votes
Real Madrid

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2
Luís Figo
Flag Luís Figo
Portugal
329 (Votes)
Real Madrid
3
Rivaldo
Flag Rivaldo
Brazil
263
Votes
Barcelona

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3
Rivaldo
Flag Rivaldo
Brazil
263 (Votes)
Barcelona

1999 1999

1
Rivaldo
Flag Rivaldo
Brazil
543
Votes
Barcelona

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1
Rivaldo
Flag Rivaldo
Brazil
543 (Votes)
Barcelona
2
David Beckham
Flag David Beckham
England
194
Votes
Manchester United

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2
David Beckham
Flag David Beckham
England
194 (Votes)
Manchester United
3
Gabriel Batistuta
Flag Gabriel Batistuta
Argentina
79
Votes
Fiorentina

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3
Gabriel Batistuta
Flag Gabriel Batistuta
Argentina
79 (Votes)
Fiorentina

1998 1998

1
Zinédine Zidane
Flag Zinédine Zidane
France
518
Votes
Juventus

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1
Zinédine Zidane
Flag Zinédine Zidane
France
518 (Votes)
Juventus
2
Ronaldo Nazario
Flag Ronaldo Nazario
Brazil
164
Votes
Barcelona

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2
Ronaldo Nazario
Flag Ronaldo Nazario
Brazil
164 (Votes)
Barcelona
3
Davor Šuker
Flag Davor Šuker
Croatia
108
Votes
Real Madrid

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3
Davor Šuker
Flag Davor Šuker
Croatia
108 (Votes)
Real Madrid

1997 1997

1
Ronaldo Nazario
Flag Ronaldo Nazario
Brazil
480
Votes
Milan

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1
Ronaldo Nazario
Flag Ronaldo Nazario
Brazil
480 (Votes)
Milan
2
Roberto Carlos
Flag Roberto Carlos
Brazil
85
Votes
Real Madrid

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2
Roberto Carlos
Flag Roberto Carlos
Brazil
85 (Votes)
Real Madrid
3
Dennis Bergkamp
Flag Dennis Bergkamp
Netherlands
62
Votes
Arsenal

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3
Dennis Bergkamp
Flag Dennis Bergkamp
Netherlands
62 (Votes)
Arsenal
3
Zinédine Zidane
Flag Zinédine Zidane
France
62
Votes
Juventus

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3
Zinédine Zidane
Flag Zinédine Zidane
France
62 (Votes)
Juventus

1996 1996

1
Ronaldo Nazario
Flag Ronaldo Nazario
Brazil
329
Votes
Barcelona

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1
Ronaldo Nazario
Flag Ronaldo Nazario
Brazil
329 (Votes)
Barcelona
2
George Weah
Flag George Weah
Liberia
140
Votes
Milan

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2
George Weah
Flag George Weah
Liberia
140 (Votes)
Milan
3
Alan Shearer
Flag Alan Shearer
England
123
Votes
Newcastle United

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3
Alan Shearer
Flag Alan Shearer
England
123 (Votes)
Newcastle United

1995 1995

1
George Weah
Flag George Weah
Liberia
170
Votes
Milan

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1
George Weah
Flag George Weah
Liberia
170 (Votes)
Milan
2
Paolo Maldini
Flag Paolo Maldini
Italy
80
Votes
Milan

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2
Paolo Maldini
Flag Paolo Maldini
Italy
80 (Votes)
Milan
3
Jürgen Klinsmann
Flag Jürgen Klinsmann
Germany
58
Votes
Bayern Munich

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3
Jürgen Klinsmann
Flag Jürgen Klinsmann
Germany
58 (Votes)
Bayern Munich

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Summary

The Best FIFA Men's Player is an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, since 2016, to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. The award was formerly known as the FIFA World Player of the Year, which was merged with France Football's Ballon d'Or in 2010 to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or in a six-year partnership.

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