1996 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 1996 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo, the youngest player to ever win the award, aged 20. The ceremony took place at the Belem Cultural Centre in Lisbon, on January 20, 1997. For the first time a record of 120 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas and FIFA.

Results

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Rank Player Club(s) Country Points
1 Ronaldo PSV
Barcelona		 Brazil 329
2 George Weah Milan Liberia 140
3 Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle United		 England 123
4 Matthias Sammer Borussia Dortmund Germany 109
5 Jürgen Klinsmann Bayern Munich Germany 54
6 Nwankwo Kanu Ajax
Inter Milan		 Nigeria 32
7 Paolo Maldini Milan Italy 25
8 Davor Šuker Sevilla
Real Madrid		 Croatia 24
9 Gabriel Batistuta Fiorentina Argentina 19
10 Romário Flamengo
Valencia		 Brazil 13

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

See also

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