2002 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 2002 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo for a record-breaking third time. It was the award's 12th edition. Mia Hamm won the women's award. The gala was hosted at the Congress Centre in Madrid, on December 17, 2002. 147 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote for the men's edition and 77 for the women's. The ceremony theme was Real Madrid's Centenary Charity match against the World XI (3-3) that was played at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in front of 55,000 spectators. [1]

Results

Men

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Rank Player Club(s) Country Points
1 Ronaldo Inter Milan
Real Madrid		 Brazil 387
2 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich Germany 171
3 Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid France 148
4 Roberto Carlos Real Madrid Brazil 114
5 Rivaldo Barcelona
Milan		 Brazil 92
6 Raúl Real Madrid Spain 90
7 Michael Ballack Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich		 Germany 82
8 David Beckham Manchester United England 51
9 Thierry Henry Arsenal France 38
10 Michael Owen Liverpool England 34

Women

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Rank Player Club(s) Points
1 Mia Hamm Washington Freedom 161
2 Birgit Prinz FFC Frankfurt
Carolina Courage		 96
3 Sun Wen Atlanta Beat
Shanghai SVA		 58
4 Tiffeny Milbrett New York Power 45
5 Marinette Pichon Saint-Memmie Olympique
Philadelphia Charge		 42
6 Christine Sinclair Vancouver Whitecaps 38
7 Steffi Jones Washington Freedom 19
8 Hege Riise Carolina Courage 17
9 Sissi San Jose CyberRays 14
10 Bai Jie Washington Freedom 13
11 Hanna Ljungberg Umeå IK 11
12= Kristine Lilly Boston Breakers 10
12= Katia San Jose CyberRays 10

References

  1. ^ "2003 edition". teamstoendpoverty. 15 December 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ^ "FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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