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. Zinedine ZIDANE 23 % France Juventus (Ita)
2. Michael OWEN 11 % England Liverpool (Eng)
3. RONALDO Nazario de Lima 9 % Brazil Inter Milan (Ita)
4. Davor SUKER 7 % Croatia Real Madrid (Spa)
5. Dennis BERGKAMP 6 % Holland Arsenal (Eng)
6. Gabriel BATISTUTA 4 % Argentina Fiorentina (Ita)
7. Edgar DAVIDS 4 % Holland Juventus (Ita)
Marcelo SALAS 4 % Chile River Plate (Arg) / Lazio (Ita)
9. Lillian THURAM 4 % France Parma AC (Ita)
10. José Luis CHILAVERT 3 % Paraguay Vélez Sarsfield (Arg)
Prepared and maintained by José Luis Pierrend for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: José Luis Pierrend
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Last updated: 11 Jun 2000
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