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. RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira 42 % Brazil FC Barcelona (Spa)
2. David BECKHAM 27 % England Manchester United (Eng)
3. Andrii SHEVCHENKO 9 % Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (Ukr) / AC Milan (Ita)
4. Roy KEANE 3 % Rep. Ireland Manchester United (Eng)
5. Dwight YORKE 2 % Trinidad Tobago Manchester United (Eng)
6. Christian VIERI 2 % Italy Lazio (Ita) / Inter Milan (Ita)
7. RAÚL Gonzáles Blanco 1 % Spain Real Madrid (Spa)
8. Gabriel BATISTUTA 1 % Argentina Fiorentina (Ita)
Nwankwo KANU 1 % Nigeria Inter Milan (Ita) / Arsenal (Eng)
Juan Sebastián VERÓN 1 % Argentina Parma AC (Ita) / Lazio (Ita)
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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