1998 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 1998 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane. The ceremony was held at the Teatro Nacional de Catalunya, in Barcelona on February 1, 1999. 132 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 Spanish newspaper Don Balon.
Results
[edit]| Rank | Player | Points | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Zinedine Zidane
|
518 |  Juventus
|
| 2. |  Ronaldo
|
164 | Internazionale
|
| 3. |  Davor Šuker
|
108 |  Real Madrid
|
| 4. |  Michael Owen
|
43 | Liverpool
|
| 5. |  Gabriel Batistuta
|
40 | Fiorentina
|
| 6. | Rivaldo
|
37 | Barcelona
|
| 7. |  Dennis Bergkamp
|
33 | Arsenal
|
| 8. | Edgar Davids
|
26 | Juventus
|
| 9. | Marcel Desailly
|
23 | Milan Chelsea
|
| 10. | Lilian Thuram
|
14 | Parma
|
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
See also
[edit]| FIFA World Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
| FIFA Ballon d'Or | |
| The Best FIFA Men's Player | |
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