1998 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 1998 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane. The ceremony was held at the Teatro Nacional de Catalunya, in Barcelona on February 1, 1999. 132 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas, FIFA and the Spanish newspaper Don Balon.

Results

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Rank Player Points Club(s)
1. Zinedine Zidane 518 Juventus
2. Ronaldo 164 Internazionale
3. Davor Šuker 108 Real Madrid
4. Michael Owen 43 Liverpool
5. Gabriel Batistuta 40 Fiorentina
6. Rivaldo 37 Barcelona
7. Dennis Bergkamp 33 Arsenal
8. Edgar Davids 26 Juventus
9. Marcel Desailly 23 Milan
Chelsea
10. Lilian Thuram 14 Parma

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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