World Player of the Year – Winners
Until 2003 it was elected by the coaches of the national teams, each selecting three players
who obtain respectively 5, 3 and 1 points.
In 2004 rules changed and a preliminary list of 35 eligible players was established by FIFA; then
the coaches and captains of the national teams, each selected three players who obtain respectively
5, 3 and 1 points.
List of Winners
YEAR WINNER (Club – Country)
1991 Lothar MATTHÄUS (Internazionale – Germany)
1992 Marco VAN BASTEN (Milan AC – Netherlands)
1993 Roberto BAGGIO (Juventus – Italy)
1994 ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
1995 George WEAH (Milan AC – Liberia)
1996 RONALDO Nazario de Lima (PSV Eindhoven & FC Barcelona – Brazil)
1997 RONALDO Nazario de Lima (FC Barcelona & Inter Milan – Brazil)
1998 Zinedine ZIDANE (Juventus – France)
1999 RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
2000 Zinedine ZIDANE (Juventus – France)
2001 Luis FIGO (Real Madrid – Portugal)
2002 RONALDO Nazario de Lima (Inter Milan & Real Madrid – Brazil)
2003 Zinedine ZIDANE (Real Madrid – France)
2004 Ronaldo de Assis “RONALDINHO” (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
2005 Ronaldo de Assis “RONALDINHO” (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
2006 Fabio CANNAVARO (Juventus & Real Madrid – Italy)
2007 Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite “KAKÁ” (Milan AC – Brazil)
2008 Cristiano RONALDO (Manchester United – Portugal)
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World Player of the Year – Top 10
1996 (120 votes)
1. RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Brazil) 329 pts
2. George WEAH (Liberia) 140
3. Alan SHEARER (England) 123
4. Matthias SAMMER (Germany) 109
5. Jürgen KLINSMANN (Germany) 54
6. Nwankwo KANU (Nigeria) 32
7. Paolo MALDINI (Italy) 25
8. Davor SUKER (Croatia) 24
9. Gabriel BATISTUTA (Argentina) 19
10. ROMÁRIO de Souza Faria (Brazil) 13
1997 (121 votes)
1. RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Brazil) 480 pts
2. ROBERTO CARLOS Da Silva (Brazil) 85
3. Dennis BERGKAMP (Netherlands) 62
Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 62
5. RAÚL González Blanco (Spain) 51
6. Alessandro DEL PIERO (Italy) 27
7. Davor SUKER (Croatia) 20
8. Gabriel BATISTUTA (Argentina) 16
Alan SHEARER (England) 16
10. LEONARDO Nascimento de Araujo (Brazil) 14
Peter SCHMEICHEL (Denmark) 14
1998 (132 votes)
1. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 518 pts
2. RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Brazil) 164
3. Davor SUKER (Croatia) 108
4. Michael OWEN (England) 43
5. Gabriel BATISTUTA (Argentina) 40
6. RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (Brazil) 37
7. Dennis BERGKAMP (Netherlands) 33
8. Edgar DAVIDS (Netherlands) 26
9. Marcel DESAILLY (France) 23
10. Lilian THURAM (France) 14
1999 (140 votes)
1. RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (Brazil) 543 pts
2. David BECKHAM (England) 194
3. Gabriel BATISTUTA (Argentina) 79
4. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 68
5. Christian VIERI (Italy) 39
6. Luis FIGO (Portugal) 35
7. Andrei SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine) 34
8. RAÚL González Blanco (Spain) 31
9. Andy COLE (England) 24
10. Dwight YORKE (Trinidad & Tobago) 19
2000 (150 votes)
1. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 370 pts
2. Luis FIGO (Portugal) 329
3. RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (Brazil) 263
4. Gabriel BATISTUTA (Argentina) 57
5. Andrei SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine) 48
6. David BECKHAM (England) 41
7. Thierry HENRY (France) 35
8. Alessandro NESTA (Italy) 23
9. Patrick KLUIVERT (Netherlands) 22
10. Francesco TOTTI (Italy) 14
RAÚL González Blanco (Spain) 14
2001 (130 votes)
1. Luis FIGO (Portugal) 250 pts
2. David BECKHAM (England) 238
3. RAÚL González Blanco (Spain) 96
4. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 94
5. RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (Brazil) 92
6. Juan Sebastián VERÓN (Argentina) 71
7. Oliver KAHN (Germany) 65
8. Michael OWEN (England) 61
9. Andrei SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine) 46
10. Francesco TOTTI (Italy) 40
2002 (147 votes)
1. RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Brazil) 387 pts
2. Oliver KAHN (Germany) 171
3. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 148
4. ROBERTO CARLOS Da Silva (Brazil) 114
5. RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (Brazil) 92
6. RAÚL González Blanco (Spain) 90
7. Michael BALLACK (Germany) 82
8. David BECKHAM (England) 51
9. Thierry HENRY (France) 38
10. Michael OWEN (England) 34
2003 (142 votes)
1. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 264 pts
2. Thierry HENRY (France) 186
3. RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Brazil) 176
4. Pavel NEDVED (Czech Republic) 158
5. ROBERTO CARLOS Da Silva (Brazil) 105
6. Ruud VAN NISTELROOIJ (Netherlands) 86
7. David BECKHAM (England) 74
8. RAÚL González Blanco (Spain) 39
9. Paolo MALDINI (Italy) 37
10. Andrei SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine) 26
2004 (302 votes: 157 coaches / 145 captains)
1. Ronaldo de Assis “RONALDINHO” (Brazil) 620 pts
2. Thierry HENRY (France) 552
3. Andriy SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine) 253
4. Pavel NEDVED (Czech Republic) 178
5. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 150
6. ADRIANO Ribeiro Leite (Brazil) 98
7. Anderson Luis de Sousa “DECO” (Portugal) 96
RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Brazil) 96
9. Ruud VAN NISTELROOIJ (Netherlands) 67
10. Ricardo Izecson Santos “KAKA” (Brazil) 64
Wayne ROONEY (England) 64
2005 (301 votes: 156 coaches / 145 captains)
1. Ronaldo de Assis “RONALDINHO” (Brazil) 956 pts
2. Frank LAMPARD (England) 306
3. Samuel ETO’O (Cameroon) 190
4. Thierry HENRY (France) 172
5. ADRIANO Ribeiro Leite (Brazil) 170
6. Andriy SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine) 153
7. Steven GERRARD (England) 131
8. Ricardo Izecson Santos “KAKA” (Brazil) 101
9. Paolo MALDINI (Italy) 76
10. Didier DROGBA (Ivory Coast) 65
2006 (330 votes: 165 coaches / 165 captains)
1. Fabio CANNAVARO (Italy) 498 pts
2. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 454
3. Ronaldo de Assis “RONALDINHO” (Brazil) 380
4. Thierry HENRY (France) 317
5. Samuel ETO’O (Cameroon) 300
6. Didier DROGBA (Ivory Coast) 150
7. Ricardo Izecson Santos “KAKA” (Brazil) 139
8. Gianluigi BUFFON (Italy) 118
9. Andrea PIRLO (Italy) 86
10. Cristiano RONALDO (Portugal) 69
2007 (– votes: — coaches / — captains)
1. Ricardo Izecson Santos “KAKÁ” (Brazil) 1047 pts
2. Lionel MESSI (Argentina) 504
3. Cristiano RONALDO (Portugal) 426
4. Didier DROGBA (Ivory Coast) 209
5. Ronaldo de Assis “RONALDINHO” (Brazil) 109
6. Steven GERRARD (England) 68
7. Andrea PIRLO (Italy) 57
8. Thierry HENRY (France) 54
9. Fabio CANNAVARO (Italy) 47
10. Gianluigi BUFFON (Italy) 31
2008 (310 votes: 155 coaches / 155 captains)
1. Cristiano RONALDO (Portugal) 935 pts
2. Lionel MESSI (Argentina) 678
3. Fernando TORRES (Spain) 203
4. Ricardo Izecson Santos “KAKÁ” (Brazil) 183
5. Xavier Hernández “XAVI” (Spain) 155
6. Steven GERRARD (England) 98
7. Samuel ETO’O (Cameroon) 58
8. Iker CASILLAS (Spain) 49
9. Andrés INIESTA (Spain) 37
David VILLA (Spain) 37
Players’ All-time ranking by places (top 5)
1 2 3 4 5
Zinedine Zidane 3 1 2 2 1
Ronaldo Nazário de Lima 3 1 1
Ronaldinho de Assis 2 1 1
Romário de Souza Faria 1 1 1
Luis Figo 1 1
George Weah 1 1
Rivaldo Vitor Borba Ferreira 1 1 2
Roberto Baggio 1 1 1
Cristiano Ronaldo 1 1
Kaká Ricardo dos Santos 1 1
Marco Van Basten 1 1
Lothar Matthäus 1
Fabio Cannavaro 1
Thierry Henry 2 2
Hristo Stoitchkov 2 1
David Beckham 2
Lionel Messi 2
Roberto Carlos Da Silva 1 1 1
Jean-Pierre Papin 1 1
Paolo Maldini 1 1
Oliver Kahn 1
Frank Lampard 1
Dennis Bergkamp 2
Gabriel Batistuta 1 1 1
Jürgen Klinsmann 1 1
Raúl González Blanco 1 1
Andrei Shevchenko 1 1
Samuel Eto’o 1 1
Thomas Hässler 1
Gary Lineker 1
Alan Shearer 1
Davor Suker 1
Fernando Torres 1
Pavel Nedved 2
Peter Schmeichel 1 1
Didier Drogba 1
Gheorghe Hagi 1
Michael Owen 1
Robert Prosinecki 1
Matthias Sammer 1
Adriano Ribeiro 1
Brian Laudrup 1
Christian Vieri 1
Xavi Hernández 1
ronaldo here comes the second in all time ranking coz he didi not play fully in 1999, 2000and 2001 coz of injuries so he was not in top ten thats why zidane over teks him…..
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Awards
Since the 1978 World Cup, journalists select the best player of the tournament
who receives the “Golden Ball”; a “Silver Ball” is given to the runner-up and
a “Bronze Ball” for the third placed.
YEAR WINNER (Country)
1978 KEMPES (Argentina)
1982 Paolo ROSSI (Italy)
1986 Diego MARADONA (Argentina)
1990 Salvatore SCHILLACI (Italy)
1994 ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria (Brazil)
1998 RONALDO Luiz Nazário de Lima (Brazil)
2002 Oliver KAHN (Germany)
2006 Zinedine ZIDANE (France)
1978 Mario KEMPES (Arg) Paolo ROSSI (Ita) DIRCEU José Guimarães (Bra)
1982 Paolo ROSSI (Ita) Paulo Roberto FALCÃO (Bra) Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Ger)
1986 Diego MARADONA (Arg) Harald SCHUMACHER (Ger) Preben ELKJÆR-LARSEN (Den)
1990 Salvatore SCHILLACI (Ita) Lothar MATTHÄUS (Ger) Diego MARADONA (Arg)
1994 ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria (Bra) Roberto BAGGIO (Ita) Hristo STOITCHKOV (Bul)
1998 RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Bra) Davor SUKER (Hrv) Lilian THURAM (Fra)
2002 Oliver KAHN (Ger) RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Bra) HONG Myung Bo (Kor)
2006 Zinedine ZIDANE (Fra) Fabio CANNAVARO (Ita) Andrea PIRLO (Ita)
Players’ All-time ranking by places
1 2 3
Ronaldo Luiz Nazário de Lima 1 1
Paolo Rossi 1 1
Diego Maradona 1 1
Oliver Kahn 1
Mario Kempes 1
Romário da Souza Faria 1
Salvatore Schillaci 1
Zinedine Zidane 1
Roberto Baggio 1
Fabio Cannavaro 1
Paulo Roberto Falcão 1
Lothar Matthäus 1
Harald Schumacher 1
Davor Suker 1
Dirceu José Guimarães 1
Preben Elkjær-Larsen 1
Hong Myung-Bo 1
Andrea Pirlo 1
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 1
Hristo Stoitchkov 1
Lilian Thuram 1
but he came back again despite the goldenball in 1998 he won a silverball 2002 and meks him the all time winner….. than any1 other just won the golden only other golden and bronze like maradona, but he has golden and silver ranking him the all time..
stefano on
November 29th, 2009 6:42 am
i think ronaldo will definitely play wc 2010..stuid nto to take him as a super sub..btw i hate u jonnyboy
The “Ballon d’Or”, “The Golden Ball”, referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award, is an annual association football award:
the first (1st)=3 points
the second (2nd)= 2 points
the third (3rd)=1 points
1980-2008:
1st Karl-Heinz Rummenigge West Germany Bayern Munich 122
2nd Bernd Schuster West Germany Barcelona 034
3rd Michel Platini France Saint-Étienne 033
1981 1st Karl-Heinz Rummenigge West Germany Bayern Munich 106
2nd Paul Breitner West Germany Bayern Munich 064
3rd Bernd Schuster West Germany Barcelona 039
1982 1st Paolo Rossi Italy Juventus 115
2nd Alain Giresse France Bordeaux 064
3rd Zbigniew Boniek Poland Juventus 053
1983 1st Michel Platini France Juventus 110
2nd Kenny Dalglish Scotland Liverpool 026
3rd Allan Simonsen Denmark Vejle 025
1984 1st Michel Platini France Juventus 128
2nd Jean Tigana France Bordeaux 057
3rd Preben Elkjær Denmark Verona 048
1985 1st Michel Platini France Juventus 127
2nd Preben Elkjær Denmark Verona 071
3rd Bernd Schuster West Germany Barcelona 046
1986 1st Igor Belanov Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 084
2nd Gary Lineker England Barcelona 062 [D]
3rd Emilio Butragueño Spain Real Madrid 059
1987 1st Ruud Gullit Netherlands Milan 106 [E]
2nd Paulo Futre Portugal Atlético Madrid 091
3rd Emilio Butragueño Spain Real Madrid 061
1988 1st Marco van Basten Netherlands Milan 129
2nd Ruud Gullit Netherlands Milan 088
3rd Frank Rijkaard Netherlands Milan 045
1989 1st Marco van Basten Netherlands Milan 119
2nd Franco Baresi Italy Milan 080
3rd Frank Rijkaard Netherlands Milan 043
1990 1st Lothar Matthäus Germany Internazionale 137
2nd Salvatore Schillaci Italy Juventus 084
3rd Andreas Brehme Germany Internazionale 068
1991 1st Jean-Pierre Papin France Marseille 141
2nd= Dejan Savi?evi? Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 042
2nd= Darko Pan?ev Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 042
2nd= Lothar Matthäus Germany Internazionale 042
1992 1st Marco van Basten Netherlands Milan 098
2nd Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria Barcelona 080
3rd Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands Ajax 053
1993 1st Roberto Baggio Italy Juventus 142
2nd Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands Internazionale 083
3rd Eric Cantona France Manchester United 034
1994 1st Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria Barcelona 210
2nd Roberto Baggio Italy Juventus 136
3rd Paolo Maldini Italy Milan 109
1995 1st George Weah Liberia Milan 144 [F]
2nd Jürgen Klinsmann Germany Bayern Munich 108
3rd Jari Litmanen Finland Ajax 067
1996 1st Matthias Sammer Germany Borussia Dortmund 144
2nd Ronaldo Brazil Barcelona 143
3rd Alan Shearer England Newcastle United 107
1997 1st Ronaldo Brazil Internazionale 222 [G]
2nd Predrag Mijatovi? Yugoslavia Real Madrid 068
3rd Zinedine Zidane France Juventus 063
1998 1st Zinedine Zidane France Juventus 244
2nd Davor Šuker Croatia Real Madrid 068
3rd Ronaldo Brazil Internazionale 066
1999 1st Rivaldo Brazil Barcelona 219
2nd David Beckham England Manchester United 154
3rd Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine Milan 064
2000 1st Luís Figo Portugal Real Madrid 197 [H]
2nd Zinedine Zidane France Juventus 181
3rd Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine Milan 085
2001 1st Michael Owen England Liverpool 176
2nd Raúl Spain Real Madrid 140
3rd Oliver Kahn Germany Bayern Munich 114
2002 1st Ronaldo Brazil Real Madrid 169 [I]
2nd Roberto Carlos Brazil Real Madrid 145
3rd Oliver Kahn Germany Bayern Munich 110
2003 1st Pavel Nedv?d Czech Republic Juventus 190
2nd Thierry Henry France Arsenal 128
3rd Paolo Maldini Italy Milan 123
2004 1st Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine Milan 175
2nd Deco Portugal Barcelona 139 [J]
3rd Ronaldinho Brazil Barcelona 133
2005 1st Ronaldinho Brazil Barcelona 225
2nd Frank Lampard England Chelsea 148
3rd Steven Gerrard England Liverpool 142
2006 1st Fabio Cannavaro Italy Real Madrid 173 [K]
2nd Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus 124
3rd Thierry Henry France Arsenal 121
2007 1st Kaká Brazil Milan 444
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United 277
3rd Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 255
2008 1st Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United 446
2nd Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 281
3rd Fernando Torres Spain Liverpool 179
chen on
November 30th, 2009 2:17 am
The “Ballon d’Or”, “The Golden Ball”, referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award, is an annual association football award:
the first (1st)=3 points
the second (2nd)= 2 points
the third (3rd)=1 points
BEST football player each decade:Since 1980
World Player of the Year=3 points
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball=3 points
European Footballer of the Year=3 points
1980’s(1980-1989):Player of decade—Michel Platini=9 points
(1983,1984,1985. 3 Ballon d’Or)
No2—Basten=6 points
(1988,1989. 2 Ballon d’Or)
Rummenigge=6 points
(1980,1981. 2 Ballon d’Or)
Paolo Rossi=6 points
(1982 Ballon d’Or,1982 World Cup Golden Ball)
1990’s(1990-1999):Player of decade:Ronaldo= 12 points
(1997 Ballon d’Or,1996,1997 Player of the Year,1998 World Cup Golden Ball)
No2=Zidane=6points
(1998Ballon d’Or,1998 Player of the Year )
Matthäus=6 points
(1990 Ballon d’Or,1990 World Cup Golden Ball)
Best player of deacde,2000’s=2000-2009,best player of dedace—ZIDANE and ronaldinho=9 points
(2006 World Cup Golden Ball,2000,2003 Player of the Year)ZIDANE
(2005 Ballon d’Or,20042005Player of the Year)Ronaldinho
NO2-Kaka=6 points(2007 Ballon d’Or,Player of the Year)
Ronaldo=6 points(2002Ballon d’Or,Player of the Year)
Cristiano Ronaldo=(2008Ballon d’Or,Player of the Year)
Fabio Cannavaro=(2006Ballon d’Or,Player of the Year)
SINCE 1980’s best soccer:
1 Ronaldo= 18 points
2 Zidane= 15 points
3 Michel Platini
Marco van Basten
Ronaldinho
9 points
chen on
November 30th, 2009 3:00 am
ronaldo in 1990’s was best soccer ever,most skillfull,fastest and best goals,but he was injury
in 1999.11.21,and knee injury make him only 10-30% of 1993-1999 in 2000’s
every one admires ronaldo
maldini.best player you have ever faced? maradona and then ronaldo
nesta.best striker you have ever faced? ronaldo
pato.ronaldo is my idol
buffon.ronaldo used to win games by himself.
kaka.ronaldo second to pele
Mourinho.ronaldo is greaest player i have seen
mario balotelli.my idol is ronaldo
ibrahimovic.greaest player ever
benzema.ronaldo is my idol
vieri.the best player ever? ronaldo
zidane.he is number one
torres.i learned so much of ronaldo
van der sar.nobody like him
zico.ronaldo second best to pele
crespo.i world never compare myself to him.
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World Player of the Year – Winners
Until 2003 it was elected by the coaches of the national teams, each selecting three players
who obtain respectively 5, 3 and 1 points.
In 2004 rules changed and a preliminary list of 35 eligible players was established by FIFA; then
the coaches and captains of the national teams, each selected three players who obtain respectively
5, 3 and 1 points.
List of Winners
YEAR WINNER (Club – Country)
1991 Lothar MATTHÄUS (Internazionale – Germany)
1992 Marco VAN BASTEN (Milan AC – Netherlands)
1993 Roberto BAGGIO (Juventus – Italy)
1994 ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
1995 George WEAH (Milan AC – Liberia)
1996 RONALDO Nazario de Lima (PSV Eindhoven & FC Barcelona – Brazil)
1997 RONALDO Nazario de Lima (FC Barcelona & Inter Milan – Brazil)
1998 Zinedine ZIDANE (Juventus – France)
1999 RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
2000 Zinedine ZIDANE (Juventus – France)
2001 Luis FIGO (Real Madrid – Portugal)
2002 RONALDO Nazario de Lima (Inter Milan & Real Madrid – Brazil)
2003 Zinedine ZIDANE (Real Madrid – France)
2004 Ronaldo de Assis “RONALDINHO” (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
2005 Ronaldo de Assis “RONALDINHO” (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
2006 Fabio CANNAVARO (Juventus & Real Madrid – Italy)
2007 Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite “KAKÁ” (Milan AC – Brazil)
2008 Cristiano RONALDO (Manchester United – Portugal)
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World Player of the Year – Top 10
1996 (120 votes)
1. RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Brazil) 329 pts
2. George WEAH (Liberia) 140
3. Alan SHEARER (England) 123
4. Matthias SAMMER (Germany) 109
5. Jürgen KLINSMANN (Germany) 54
6. Nwankwo KANU (Nigeria) 32
7. Paolo MALDINI (Italy) 25
8. Davor SUKER (Croatia) 24
9. Gabriel BATISTUTA (Argentina) 19
10. ROMÁRIO de Souza Faria (Brazil) 13
1997 (121 votes)
1. RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Brazil) 480 pts
2. ROBERTO CARLOS Da Silva (Brazil) 85
3. Dennis BERGKAMP (Netherlands) 62
Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 62
5. RAÚL González Blanco (Spain) 51
6. Alessandro DEL PIERO (Italy) 27
7. Davor SUKER (Croatia) 20
8. Gabriel BATISTUTA (Argentina) 16
Alan SHEARER (England) 16
10. LEONARDO Nascimento de Araujo (Brazil) 14
Peter SCHMEICHEL (Denmark) 14
1998 (132 votes)
1. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 518 pts
2. RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Brazil) 164
3. Davor SUKER (Croatia) 108
4. Michael OWEN (England) 43
5. Gabriel BATISTUTA (Argentina) 40
6. RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (Brazil) 37
7. Dennis BERGKAMP (Netherlands) 33
8. Edgar DAVIDS (Netherlands) 26
9. Marcel DESAILLY (France) 23
10. Lilian THURAM (France) 14
1999 (140 votes)
1. RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (Brazil) 543 pts
2. David BECKHAM (England) 194
3. Gabriel BATISTUTA (Argentina) 79
4. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 68
5. Christian VIERI (Italy) 39
6. Luis FIGO (Portugal) 35
7. Andrei SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine) 34
8. RAÚL González Blanco (Spain) 31
9. Andy COLE (England) 24
10. Dwight YORKE (Trinidad & Tobago) 19
2000 (150 votes)
1. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 370 pts
2. Luis FIGO (Portugal) 329
3. RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (Brazil) 263
4. Gabriel BATISTUTA (Argentina) 57
5. Andrei SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine) 48
6. David BECKHAM (England) 41
7. Thierry HENRY (France) 35
8. Alessandro NESTA (Italy) 23
9. Patrick KLUIVERT (Netherlands) 22
10. Francesco TOTTI (Italy) 14
RAÚL González Blanco (Spain) 14
2001 (130 votes)
1. Luis FIGO (Portugal) 250 pts
2. David BECKHAM (England) 238
3. RAÚL González Blanco (Spain) 96
4. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 94
5. RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (Brazil) 92
6. Juan Sebastián VERÓN (Argentina) 71
7. Oliver KAHN (Germany) 65
8. Michael OWEN (England) 61
9. Andrei SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine) 46
10. Francesco TOTTI (Italy) 40
2002 (147 votes)
1. RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Brazil) 387 pts
2. Oliver KAHN (Germany) 171
3. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 148
4. ROBERTO CARLOS Da Silva (Brazil) 114
5. RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (Brazil) 92
6. RAÚL González Blanco (Spain) 90
7. Michael BALLACK (Germany) 82
8. David BECKHAM (England) 51
9. Thierry HENRY (France) 38
10. Michael OWEN (England) 34
2003 (142 votes)
1. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 264 pts
2. Thierry HENRY (France) 186
3. RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Brazil) 176
4. Pavel NEDVED (Czech Republic) 158
5. ROBERTO CARLOS Da Silva (Brazil) 105
6. Ruud VAN NISTELROOIJ (Netherlands) 86
7. David BECKHAM (England) 74
8. RAÚL González Blanco (Spain) 39
9. Paolo MALDINI (Italy) 37
10. Andrei SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine) 26
2004 (302 votes: 157 coaches / 145 captains)
1. Ronaldo de Assis “RONALDINHO” (Brazil) 620 pts
2. Thierry HENRY (France) 552
3. Andriy SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine) 253
4. Pavel NEDVED (Czech Republic) 178
5. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 150
6. ADRIANO Ribeiro Leite (Brazil) 98
7. Anderson Luis de Sousa “DECO” (Portugal) 96
RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Brazil) 96
9. Ruud VAN NISTELROOIJ (Netherlands) 67
10. Ricardo Izecson Santos “KAKA” (Brazil) 64
Wayne ROONEY (England) 64
2005 (301 votes: 156 coaches / 145 captains)
1. Ronaldo de Assis “RONALDINHO” (Brazil) 956 pts
2. Frank LAMPARD (England) 306
3. Samuel ETO’O (Cameroon) 190
4. Thierry HENRY (France) 172
5. ADRIANO Ribeiro Leite (Brazil) 170
6. Andriy SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine) 153
7. Steven GERRARD (England) 131
8. Ricardo Izecson Santos “KAKA” (Brazil) 101
9. Paolo MALDINI (Italy) 76
10. Didier DROGBA (Ivory Coast) 65
2006 (330 votes: 165 coaches / 165 captains)
1. Fabio CANNAVARO (Italy) 498 pts
2. Zinedine ZIDANE (France) 454
3. Ronaldo de Assis “RONALDINHO” (Brazil) 380
4. Thierry HENRY (France) 317
5. Samuel ETO’O (Cameroon) 300
6. Didier DROGBA (Ivory Coast) 150
7. Ricardo Izecson Santos “KAKA” (Brazil) 139
8. Gianluigi BUFFON (Italy) 118
9. Andrea PIRLO (Italy) 86
10. Cristiano RONALDO (Portugal) 69
2007 (– votes: — coaches / — captains)
1. Ricardo Izecson Santos “KAKÁ” (Brazil) 1047 pts
2. Lionel MESSI (Argentina) 504
3. Cristiano RONALDO (Portugal) 426
4. Didier DROGBA (Ivory Coast) 209
5. Ronaldo de Assis “RONALDINHO” (Brazil) 109
6. Steven GERRARD (England) 68
7. Andrea PIRLO (Italy) 57
8. Thierry HENRY (France) 54
9. Fabio CANNAVARO (Italy) 47
10. Gianluigi BUFFON (Italy) 31
2008 (310 votes: 155 coaches / 155 captains)
1. Cristiano RONALDO (Portugal) 935 pts
2. Lionel MESSI (Argentina) 678
3. Fernando TORRES (Spain) 203
4. Ricardo Izecson Santos “KAKÁ” (Brazil) 183
5. Xavier Hernández “XAVI” (Spain) 155
6. Steven GERRARD (England) 98
7. Samuel ETO’O (Cameroon) 58
8. Iker CASILLAS (Spain) 49
9. Andrés INIESTA (Spain) 37
David VILLA (Spain) 37
Players’ All-time ranking by places (top 5)
1 2 3 4 5
Zinedine Zidane 3 1 2 2 1
Ronaldo Nazário de Lima 3 1 1
Ronaldinho de Assis 2 1 1
Romário de Souza Faria 1 1 1
Luis Figo 1 1
George Weah 1 1
Rivaldo Vitor Borba Ferreira 1 1 2
Roberto Baggio 1 1 1
Cristiano Ronaldo 1 1
Kaká Ricardo dos Santos 1 1
Marco Van Basten 1 1
Lothar Matthäus 1
Fabio Cannavaro 1
Thierry Henry 2 2
Hristo Stoitchkov 2 1
David Beckham 2
Lionel Messi 2
Roberto Carlos Da Silva 1 1 1
Jean-Pierre Papin 1 1
Paolo Maldini 1 1
Oliver Kahn 1
Frank Lampard 1
Dennis Bergkamp 2
Gabriel Batistuta 1 1 1
Jürgen Klinsmann 1 1
Raúl González Blanco 1 1
Andrei Shevchenko 1 1
Samuel Eto’o 1 1
Thomas Hässler 1
Gary Lineker 1
Alan Shearer 1
Davor Suker 1
Fernando Torres 1
Pavel Nedved 2
Peter Schmeichel 1 1
Didier Drogba 1
Gheorghe Hagi 1
Michael Owen 1
Robert Prosinecki 1
Matthias Sammer 1
Adriano Ribeiro 1
Brian Laudrup 1
Christian Vieri 1
Xavi Hernández 1
ronaldo here comes the second in all time ranking coz he didi not play fully in 1999, 2000and 2001 coz of injuries so he was not in top ten thats why zidane over teks him…..
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Awards
Since the 1978 World Cup, journalists select the best player of the tournament
who receives the “Golden Ball”; a “Silver Ball” is given to the runner-up and
a “Bronze Ball” for the third placed.
YEAR WINNER (Country)
1978 KEMPES (Argentina)
1982 Paolo ROSSI (Italy)
1986 Diego MARADONA (Argentina)
1990 Salvatore SCHILLACI (Italy)
1994 ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria (Brazil)
1998 RONALDO Luiz Nazário de Lima (Brazil)
2002 Oliver KAHN (Germany)
2006 Zinedine ZIDANE (France)
WINS BY PLAYER
1 Kahn, Kempes, Maradona, Romário, Ronaldo, Rossi, Schillaci, Zidane
WINS BY COUNTRY
2 Argentina, Italy, Brazil
1 Germany, France
PALMARES
YEAR GOLDEN BALL SILVER BALL BRONZE BALL
1978 Mario KEMPES (Arg) Paolo ROSSI (Ita) DIRCEU José Guimarães (Bra)
1982 Paolo ROSSI (Ita) Paulo Roberto FALCÃO (Bra) Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Ger)
1986 Diego MARADONA (Arg) Harald SCHUMACHER (Ger) Preben ELKJÆR-LARSEN (Den)
1990 Salvatore SCHILLACI (Ita) Lothar MATTHÄUS (Ger) Diego MARADONA (Arg)
1994 ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria (Bra) Roberto BAGGIO (Ita) Hristo STOITCHKOV (Bul)
1998 RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Bra) Davor SUKER (Hrv) Lilian THURAM (Fra)
2002 Oliver KAHN (Ger) RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Bra) HONG Myung Bo (Kor)
2006 Zinedine ZIDANE (Fra) Fabio CANNAVARO (Ita) Andrea PIRLO (Ita)
Players’ All-time ranking by places
1 2 3
Ronaldo Luiz Nazário de Lima 1 1
Paolo Rossi 1 1
Diego Maradona 1 1
Oliver Kahn 1
Mario Kempes 1
Romário da Souza Faria 1
Salvatore Schillaci 1
Zinedine Zidane 1
Roberto Baggio 1
Fabio Cannavaro 1
Paulo Roberto Falcão 1
Lothar Matthäus 1
Harald Schumacher 1
Davor Suker 1
Dirceu José Guimarães 1
Preben Elkjær-Larsen 1
Hong Myung-Bo 1
Andrea Pirlo 1
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 1
Hristo Stoitchkov 1
Lilian Thuram 1
but he came back again despite the goldenball in 1998 he won a silverball 2002 and meks him the all time winner….. than any1 other just won the golden only other golden and bronze like maradona, but he has golden and silver ranking him the all time..
i think ronaldo will definitely play wc 2010..stuid nto to take him as a super sub..btw i hate u jonnyboy
why jonnyboy, nuffin wrong wit him is there?
hey, whats with he hate for jonnyboy man?
The “Ballon d’Or”, “The Golden Ball”, referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award, is an annual association football award:
the first (1st)=3 points
the second (2nd)= 2 points
the third (3rd)=1 points
1980-2008:
1st Karl-Heinz Rummenigge West Germany Bayern Munich 122
2nd Bernd Schuster West Germany Barcelona 034
3rd Michel Platini France Saint-Étienne 033
1981 1st Karl-Heinz Rummenigge West Germany Bayern Munich 106
2nd Paul Breitner West Germany Bayern Munich 064
3rd Bernd Schuster West Germany Barcelona 039
1982 1st Paolo Rossi Italy Juventus 115
2nd Alain Giresse France Bordeaux 064
3rd Zbigniew Boniek Poland Juventus 053
1983 1st Michel Platini France Juventus 110
2nd Kenny Dalglish Scotland Liverpool 026
3rd Allan Simonsen Denmark Vejle 025
1984 1st Michel Platini France Juventus 128
2nd Jean Tigana France Bordeaux 057
3rd Preben Elkjær Denmark Verona 048
1985 1st Michel Platini France Juventus 127
2nd Preben Elkjær Denmark Verona 071
3rd Bernd Schuster West Germany Barcelona 046
1986 1st Igor Belanov Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 084
2nd Gary Lineker England Barcelona 062 [D]
3rd Emilio Butragueño Spain Real Madrid 059
1987 1st Ruud Gullit Netherlands Milan 106 [E]
2nd Paulo Futre Portugal Atlético Madrid 091
3rd Emilio Butragueño Spain Real Madrid 061
1988 1st Marco van Basten Netherlands Milan 129
2nd Ruud Gullit Netherlands Milan 088
3rd Frank Rijkaard Netherlands Milan 045
1989 1st Marco van Basten Netherlands Milan 119
2nd Franco Baresi Italy Milan 080
3rd Frank Rijkaard Netherlands Milan 043
1990 1st Lothar Matthäus Germany Internazionale 137
2nd Salvatore Schillaci Italy Juventus 084
3rd Andreas Brehme Germany Internazionale 068
1991 1st Jean-Pierre Papin France Marseille 141
2nd= Dejan Savi?evi? Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 042
2nd= Darko Pan?ev Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 042
2nd= Lothar Matthäus Germany Internazionale 042
1992 1st Marco van Basten Netherlands Milan 098
2nd Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria Barcelona 080
3rd Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands Ajax 053
1993 1st Roberto Baggio Italy Juventus 142
2nd Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands Internazionale 083
3rd Eric Cantona France Manchester United 034
1994 1st Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria Barcelona 210
2nd Roberto Baggio Italy Juventus 136
3rd Paolo Maldini Italy Milan 109
1995 1st George Weah Liberia Milan 144 [F]
2nd Jürgen Klinsmann Germany Bayern Munich 108
3rd Jari Litmanen Finland Ajax 067
1996 1st Matthias Sammer Germany Borussia Dortmund 144
2nd Ronaldo Brazil Barcelona 143
3rd Alan Shearer England Newcastle United 107
1997 1st Ronaldo Brazil Internazionale 222 [G]
2nd Predrag Mijatovi? Yugoslavia Real Madrid 068
3rd Zinedine Zidane France Juventus 063
1998 1st Zinedine Zidane France Juventus 244
2nd Davor Šuker Croatia Real Madrid 068
3rd Ronaldo Brazil Internazionale 066
1999 1st Rivaldo Brazil Barcelona 219
2nd David Beckham England Manchester United 154
3rd Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine Milan 064
2000 1st Luís Figo Portugal Real Madrid 197 [H]
2nd Zinedine Zidane France Juventus 181
3rd Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine Milan 085
2001 1st Michael Owen England Liverpool 176
2nd Raúl Spain Real Madrid 140
3rd Oliver Kahn Germany Bayern Munich 114
2002 1st Ronaldo Brazil Real Madrid 169 [I]
2nd Roberto Carlos Brazil Real Madrid 145
3rd Oliver Kahn Germany Bayern Munich 110
2003 1st Pavel Nedv?d Czech Republic Juventus 190
2nd Thierry Henry France Arsenal 128
3rd Paolo Maldini Italy Milan 123
2004 1st Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine Milan 175
2nd Deco Portugal Barcelona 139 [J]
3rd Ronaldinho Brazil Barcelona 133
2005 1st Ronaldinho Brazil Barcelona 225
2nd Frank Lampard England Chelsea 148
3rd Steven Gerrard England Liverpool 142
2006 1st Fabio Cannavaro Italy Real Madrid 173 [K]
2nd Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus 124
3rd Thierry Henry France Arsenal 121
2007 1st Kaká Brazil Milan 444
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United 277
3rd Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 255
2008 1st Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United 446
2nd Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 281
3rd Fernando Torres Spain Liverpool 179
The “Ballon d’Or”, “The Golden Ball”, referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award, is an annual association football award:
the first (1st)=3 points
the second (2nd)= 2 points
the third (3rd)=1 points
1980-2008:
1 Ronaldo=9 points (1996 2nd,1997 1st,1998 3rd,2002 1st)
Platini=9 points(1983 1st,1984 1st,1985 1st)
Basten=9 points(1988 1st,1989 1st,1992 1st)
2 Rummenigge=6 points(1980 1st,1981 1st)
Zidane=6 points(1997 3rd,1998 1st,2000 2nd)
3 Baggio=5 points(1993 1st.1994 2nd)
Matthäus=5 points(1990 1st,1991 2nd)
Shevchenko=5 points(1999 3rd,2000 3rd,2004 1st)
BEST football player each decade:Since 1980
World Player of the Year=3 points
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball=3 points
European Footballer of the Year=3 points
1980’s(1980-1989):Player of decade—Michel Platini=9 points
(1983,1984,1985. 3 Ballon d’Or)
No2—Basten=6 points
(1988,1989. 2 Ballon d’Or)
Rummenigge=6 points
(1980,1981. 2 Ballon d’Or)
Paolo Rossi=6 points
(1982 Ballon d’Or,1982 World Cup Golden Ball)
1990’s(1990-1999):Player of decade:Ronaldo= 12 points
(1997 Ballon d’Or,1996,1997 Player of the Year,1998 World Cup Golden Ball)
No2=Zidane=6points
(1998Ballon d’Or,1998 Player of the Year )
Matthäus=6 points
(1990 Ballon d’Or,1990 World Cup Golden Ball)
Best player of deacde,2000’s=2000-2009,best player of dedace—ZIDANE and ronaldinho=9 points
(2006 World Cup Golden Ball,2000,2003 Player of the Year)ZIDANE
(2005 Ballon d’Or,20042005Player of the Year)Ronaldinho
NO2-Kaka=6 points(2007 Ballon d’Or,Player of the Year)
Ronaldo=6 points(2002Ballon d’Or,Player of the Year)
Cristiano Ronaldo=(2008Ballon d’Or,Player of the Year)
Fabio Cannavaro=(2006Ballon d’Or,Player of the Year)
SINCE 1980’s best soccer:
1 Ronaldo= 18 points
2 Zidane= 15 points
3 Michel Platini
Marco van Basten
Ronaldinho
9 points
ronaldo in 1990’s was best soccer ever,most skillfull,fastest and best goals,but he was injury
in 1999.11.21,and knee injury make him only 10-30% of 1993-1999 in 2000’s
hey, stefano, what is your problem?
every one admires ronaldo
maldini.best player you have ever faced? maradona and then ronaldo
nesta.best striker you have ever faced? ronaldo
pato.ronaldo is my idol
buffon.ronaldo used to win games by himself.
kaka.ronaldo second to pele
Mourinho.ronaldo is greaest player i have seen
mario balotelli.my idol is ronaldo
ibrahimovic.greaest player ever
benzema.ronaldo is my idol
vieri.the best player ever? ronaldo
zidane.he is number one
torres.i learned so much of ronaldo
van der sar.nobody like him
zico.ronaldo second best to pele
crespo.i world never compare myself to him.