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
editRank | Player | Club(s) | Country | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ronaldo | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 329 |
2 | George Weah | ![]() | ![]() | 140 |
3 | Alan Shearer | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 123 |
4 | Matthias Sammer | ![]() | ![]() | 109 |
5 | Jürgen Klinsmann | ![]() | ![]() | 54 |
6 | Nwankwo Kanu | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 32 |
7 | Paolo Maldini | ![]() | ![]() | 25 |
8 | Davor Šuker | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 24 |
9 | Gabriel Batistuta | ![]() | ![]() | 19 |
10 | Romário | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 13 |
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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