Every year the English magazine World Soccer has its readers select winners for its World Footballer of the Year award. The election is open to any player worldwide.
Top 10 1. Marco VAN BASTEN 43 % Holland AC Milan (Ita) 2. Ruud GULLIT 21 % Holland AC Milan (Ita) 3. Frank RIJKAARD 7 % Holland Real Zaragoza (Spa) / AC Milan (Ita) 4. Ronald KOEMAN 6 % Holland PSV Eindhoven (Hol) 5. Alexei MIKHAILICHENKO 5 % Soviet Union Dynamo Kiev (USSR) 6. Diego MARADONA 2 % Argentina Napoli (Ita) 7. Gianluca VIALLI 2 % Italy Sampdoria (Ita) 8. Alexander ZAVAROV 2 % Soviet Union Dynamo Kiev (USSR) / Juventus (Ita) 9. John BARNES 2 % England Liverpool (Eng) 10. ROMÁRIO de Souza Faria 1 % Brazil Vasco da Gama (Bra) / PSV Eindhoven (Hol)
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Last updated: 11 Jun 2000
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