2000 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 2000 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane for the second time following France's 2000 European Championship win. The gala was hosted at the Television Studio in Rome, on December 11, 2000. 150 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas, FIFA and the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.

Results

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Rank Player Club(s) Country Points
1 Zinedine Zidane Italy Juventus France France 370
2 Luís Figo Spain Barcelona
Spain Real Madrid		 Portugal Portugal 329
3 Rivaldo Spain Barcelona Brazil Brazil 263
4 Gabriel Batistuta Italy Fiorentina
Italy Roma		 Argentina Argentina 57
5 Andriy Shevchenko Italy Milan Ukraine Ukraine 48
6 David Beckham England Manchester United England England 41
7 Thierry Henry England Arsenal France France 35
8 Alessandro Nesta Italy Lazio Italy Italy 23
9 Patrick Kluivert Spain Barcelona Netherlands Netherlands 22
10= Francesco Totti Italy Roma Italy Italy 14
10= Raúl Spain Real Madrid Spain Spain 14

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

See also