1996 FIFA World Player of the Year

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

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Rank Player Club(s) Country Points
1 Ronaldo Netherlands PSV
Spain Barcelona		 Brazil Brazil 329
2 George Weah Italy Milan Liberia Liberia 140
3 Alan Shearer England Blackburn Rovers
England Newcastle United		 England England 123
4 Matthias Sammer Germany Borussia Dortmund Germany Germany 109
5 Jürgen Klinsmann Germany Bayern Munich Germany Germany 54
6 Nwankwo Kanu Netherlands Ajax
Italy Inter Milan		 Nigeria Nigeria 32
7 Paolo Maldini Italy Milan Italy Italy 25
8 Davor Šuker Spain Sevilla
Spain Real Madrid		 Croatia Croatia 24
9 Gabriel Batistuta Italy Fiorentina Argentina Argentina 19
10 Romário Brazil Flamengo
Spain Valencia		 Brazil Brazil 13

References

  1. ^ "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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