The Fifa World Player of the Year Award is considered one of the most prestigious Awards a football player can recieve. Every year a group of the best performing footballers from that year are picked and coaches from around the world get three votes each, One vote worth 5 points, One worth 3 points and One worth 1 point. The winners are then ordered based on the total number of points they recieve.

The List

2008
1st Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal
2nd Lionel Messi Argentina
3rd Fernando Torres Spain
2007
1st Kaká Brazil
2nd Lionel Messi Argentina
3rd Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal
2006
1st Fabio Cannavaro Italy
2nd Zinedine Zidane France
3rd Ronaldinho Brazil
2005
1st Ronaldinho Brazil
2nd Frank Lampard England
3rd Samuel Eto'o Cameroon
2004
1st Ronaldinho Brazil
2nd Thierry Henry France
3rd Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine
2003
1st Zinedine Zidane France
2nd Thierry Henry France
3rd Ronaldo Brazil
2002
1st Ronaldo Brazil
2nd Oliver Kahn Germany
3rd Zinedine Zidane France
2001
1st Luís Figo Portugal
2nd David Beckham England
3rd Raúl Spain
2000
1st Zinedine Zidane France
2nd Luís Figo Portugal
3rd Rivaldo Brazil
1999
1st Rivaldo Brazil
2nd David Beckham England
3rd Gabriel Batistuta Argentina
1998
1st Zinedine Zidane France
2nd Ronaldo Brazil
3rd Davor Šuker Croatia
1997
1st Ronaldo Brazil
2nd Roberto Carlos Brazil
3rd
(tie) Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands
Zinedine Zidane France
1996
1st Ronaldo Brazil
2nd George Weah Liberia
3rd Alan Shearer England
1995
1st George Weah Liberia
2nd Paolo Maldini Italy
3rd Jürgen Klinsmann Germany
1994
1st Romário Brazil
2nd Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria
3rd Roberto Baggio Italy
1993
1st Roberto Baggio Italy
2nd Romário Brazil
3rd Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands
1992
1st Marco van Basten Netherlands
2nd Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria
3rd Thomas Häßler Germany
1991
1st Lothar Matthäus Germany
2nd Jean-Pierre Papin France
3rd Gary Lineker England

Wins By Country

1 Brazil 8 (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007) 3 (1993, 1997, 1998) 3 (2000, 2003, 2006)

2 France 3 (1998, 2000, 2003) 4 (1991, 2003, 2004, 2006) 2 (1997*, 2002)

3 Italy 2 (1993, 2006) 1 (1995) 1 (1994)

3 Portugal 2 (2001, 2008) 1 (2000) 1 (2007)

5 Germany 1 (1991) 1 (2002) 2 (1992, 1995)

Wins By Club

1 Barcelona 6 (1994, 1996*, 1997**, 1999, 2004, 2005) 6 (1992, 1993, 1994, 2000**, 2007, 2008) 3 (2000, 2005, 2006)

2 Real Madrid 4 (2001, 2002*, 2003, 2006*) 3 (1997, 2000*, 2006***) 4 (1998, 2001, 2002, 2003)

3 Juventus 4 (1993, 1998, 2000, 2006**) 0 2 (1994, 1997)

4 Milan 3 (1992, 1995*, 2007) 2 (1995, 1996) 1 (2004)

5 Internazionale 3 (1991, 1997*, 2002**) 1 (1998) 1 (1993*)