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{{Short description|English-language football magazine}}
{{Infobox Magazine
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| title = GOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLL!!!
{{Use British English|date=October 2012}}
| image_file = WorldSoccer_logo.jpg
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
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| title = World Soccer
| editor = Gavin Hamilton
| image_file = World Soccer October 2024 cover.webp
| editor_title = Editor
| image_caption = Cover of the October 2024 issue
| staff_writer =
| editor = Stephen Fishlock
| frequency = Monthly
| editor_title = Editor
| circulation =
| staff_writer =
| category = [[Sport]]
| frequency = Monthly
| company =
| circulation = 331,000 (Jan–Dec 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=ABC Certificates and Reports: World Soccer |url=http://www.nrs.co.uk/downloads/feb-top-liner/general_magazines_201312.pdf |publisher=NRS Readership Estimates – General Magazines |access-date=15 February 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| publisher = [[IPC Media]]
| category = Football
| firstdate =
| company = [[Kelsey Media]]
| country = {{Flag|United Kingdom}}
| publisher =
| language = [[English language|English]]
| founded = 1960
| website = [http://www.worldsoccer.com www.worldsoccer.com]
| firstdate =
| issn =
| based = [[Farnborough, Hampshire]], UK
| language = English
| website = {{URL|worldsoccer.com}}
| issn = 0043-9037
}}
}}


'''GOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLL!!!''' is an [[English language]] [[football (soccer)|football]] [[magazine]] published by [[IPC Media]]. It specialises in the international football scene. It’s regular contributing writers include [[Brian Glanville]]. ''World Soccer'' is a member of the [[European Sports Magazines|ESM]], an umbrella group of similar magazines printed in other languages. Other members include [[A Bola|''A Bola'']], [[Don Balón|''Don Balón'']], [[Kicker (sports magazine)|''Kicker'']], [[La Gazzetta dello Sport|''La Gazzetta dello Sport'']] and [[Sport Express|''Sport Express'']]. The members of this group elect a European "Team of the Month", and a European "Team of the Year".
'''''World Soccer''''' is an English-language [[Association football|football]] magazine, published by [[Kelsey Media]]. The magazine was established in 1960 and is the oldest continually published football magazine in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite book |title=World Soccer The Dictionary of Football |publisher=[[Boxtree Ltd]] |date=1999 |pages=650 |isbn=0-7522-2434-4 |last1=Ballard |first1=John |last2=Suff |first2=Paul|title-link=World Soccer (magazine)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Stewart Coggin |title=Top 5 Soccer Magazines |url=http://worldsoccer.about.com/od/soccercultur1/tp/magazines.htm |work=About Sports |access-date=25 July 2015 |archive-date=4 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404032737/https://www.contra.gr/podosfairo/oi-aggloi-podosfairistes-thetoyn-lathos-protypa-gia-to-gamo-sta-paidia.6868393.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It specialises in the international football scene. Its regular contributing writers include [[Brian Glanville]], Keir Radnedge, [[Sid Lowe]], [[Tim Vickery]], and [[Henry Winter]]. ''World Soccer'' is a member of the [[European Sports Media]] (ESM), an umbrella group of similar magazines printed in other languages. The members of this group elect a European "Team of the Month" and a European "Team of the Year".


Since 1982 ''GOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLL!!!'' has also organised "Player of the Year", "Manager of the Year", and "Team of the Year" awards. In 2005 awards for the best "Young Player of the Year" and "Referee of the Year" were also introduced. In the December 1999 issue of ''World Soccer'' a readers [[opinion poll|poll]] listing the 100 greatest football players of the [[20th century]] was published.
Since 1982, ''World Soccer'' has also organised "Player of the Year", "Manager of the Year" and "Team of the Year" awards.<ref name="PrevWinners">{{cite web |date=15 December 2011 |title=World Soccer Awards: Previous Winners |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-previous-winners |access-date=11 January 2012 |work=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609152345/https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-previous-winners |archive-date=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title="World Soccer" Awards |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/wsoc-awards.html |access-date=8 September 2024 |work=RSSSF}}</ref>


==Award Winners==
==History==
The magazine was first published in London in October 1960, by Echo Publications. The first edition featured an image of [[Titus Buberník]] and [[Svatopluk Pluskal]] on the front cover.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=October 1960 |page=3 |title=This Month's Front Cover}}</ref> It was edited by Robert Bolle, with Graham Payne, editor of weekly sister publication ''Soccer Star'', as features editor; Jack Rollin, who later edited ''[[The Football Yearbook]]'' for many years, as home editor; and Eric Batty as overseas editor.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=October 1960 |page=5 |title=The International Magazine}}</ref><ref name=60th>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |issue=60th Anniversary Issue 2020 |last=Hamilton |first=Gavin |page=4 |title=From the Editor}}</ref> Batty, who later edited the magazine, published an annual World XI from 1960 to 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/01/16/eric-battys-world-xis-football-in-a-smooth-and-cultured-groove/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=16 January 2013 |title=Eric Batty's World XIs – Football in a smooth and cultured groove |access-date=4 July 2020 |archive-date=5 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705091612/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/01/16/eric-battys-world-xis-football-in-a-smooth-and-cultured-groove/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Brian Glanville]] has written a column for the magazine since April 1963.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |pages=10–11 |title=The World This Month |last=Glanville |first=Brian|author-link=Brian Glanville |date=October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |page=34 |title=1963 |date=October 2010}}</ref> In 1970, ''Soccer Star'', which was first published on 20 September 1952 as ''[[Raich Carter]]'s Soccer Star'', was incorporated into ''World Soccer''.<ref name="Raich Carter's Soccer Stars">{{Cite book |last=Garrick |first=Frank |title=Raich Carter The Biography |year=2003 |publisher=SportsBooks Limited |isbn=1-899807-18-7 |page=217}}</ref> Keir Radnedge, who had been associate editor, took over from Philip Rising as editor in the late 1980s and was replaced by deputy editor Gavin Hamilton in January 1998 and became executive editor.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 1998 |page=3 |title=Contents}}</ref> Radnedge continues to have a monthly column in the magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=December 1982 |page=3 |title=More Glory for Italy's Cup heroes}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=May 1989 |last=Radnege |first=Keir |pages=2–3 |title=Hillsborough Horror}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=Summer 2020 |last=Radnege |first=Keir |pages=8–9 |title=Keir Radnege The Insider}}</ref>
<TABLE Style=clear:Both><TR Style=Vertical-Align:top>
<TD Style="Padding-Right:10px;Border-right:2px #AAA solid">
===Player of the Year===
*2006 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabio Cannavaro]], [[Real Madrid]] (40%)
*2005 - {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ronaldinho]], [[FC Barcelona]] (39%)
*2004 - {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ronaldinho]], [[FC Barcelona]] (29%)
*2003 - {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Pavel Nedved]], [[Juventus FC]] (36%)
*2002 - {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ronaldo]], [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]] & [[Real Madrid]] (26%)
*2001 - {{flagicon|England}} [[Michael Owen]], [[Liverpool FC]] (31%)
*2000 - {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Luís Figo]], [[Real Madrid]] (26%)
*1999 - {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rivaldo]], [[FC Barcelona]] (42%)
*1998 - {{flagicon|France}} [[Zinedine Zidane]], [[Juventus FC]] (23%)
*1997 - {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ronaldo]], [[FC Barcelona]] & [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]] (27%)
*1996 - {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ronaldo]], [[FC Barcelona]] (17%)
*1995 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianluca Vialli]], [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] (18%)
*1994 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Paolo Maldini]], [[A.C. Milan]] (27%)
*1993 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Baggio]], [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] (14%)
*1992 - {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Marco van Basten]], [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] (19%)
*1991 - {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Papin]], [[Olympique Marseille]] (25%)
*1990 - {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Lothar Matthäus]], [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]] (22%)
*1989 - {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ruud Gullit]], [[A.C. Milan]] (24%)
*1988 - {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Marco van Basten]], [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] (43%)
*1987 - {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ruud Gullit]], [[A.C. Milan]] (39%)
*1986 - {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Diego Maradona]], [[Napoli Calcio|Napoli]] (36%)
*1985 - {{flagicon|France}} [[Michel Platini]], [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] (21%)
*1984 - {{flagicon|France}} [[Michel Platini]], [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] (54%)
*1983 - {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Zico]], [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] (28%)
*1982 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Paolo Rossi]], [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] (23%)
<TD Style="Padding-Left:10px">


[[TI Media]] (formerly IPC Magazines, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) published the magazine until the May 2020 issue with Kelsey Media taking over the following issue after they acquired the title from [[Future plc]] (owner of competing title ''[[FourFourTwo]]''), the corporate successor of TI Media.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Freddy Mayhew|date=20 April 2020|title=Future completes £140m takeover of TI Media as coronavirus hits both businesses|url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/future-completes-140m-takeover-of-ti-media-as-coronavirus-hits-both-businesses/|access-date=24 March 2021|website=[[Press Gazette]]|language=en-gb|archive-date=22 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422210422/https://pressgazette.co.uk/future-completes-140m-takeover-of-ti-media-as-coronavirus-hits-both-businesses/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hamilton, who had worked for ''World Soccer'' for 26 years, stepped down as editor after publishing the 60th anniversary edition in June 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=Summer 2020 |last=Hamilton |first=Gavin |page=6 |title=From the Editor}}</ref>
===Manager of the Year===


Other regular contributors have included [[Paul Gardner (journalist)|Paul Gardner]], with a focus on football in the United States; [[David Conn]]; [[Jonathan Wilson (writer)|Jonathan Wilson]]; Mark Gleeson on African football; [[Tim Vickery]], Brian Homewood and Eric Weil on South American football.
*2006 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marcello Lippi]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (36%)
*2005 - {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[José Mourinho]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (34%)
*2004 - {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[José Mourinho]], [[FC Porto]] & [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (36%)
*2003 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Carlo Ancelotti]], [[A.C. Milan]] (20%)
*2002 - {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Guus Hiddink]], [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] & [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] (28%)
*2001 - {{flagicon|France}} [[Gérard Houllier]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (28%)
*2000 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Dino Zoff]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (18%)
*1999 - {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alex Ferguson]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (60%)
*1998 - {{flagicon|France}} [[Arsène Wenger]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] (28%)
*1997 - {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]], [[Borussia Dortmund]] (17%)
*1996 - {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Berti Vogts]], [[Germany national football team|Germany]] (28%)
*1995 - {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Louis van Gaal]], [[Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax]] (42%)
*1994 - {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Carlos Alberto Parreira]], [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] (17%)
*1993 - {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alex Ferguson]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (21%)
*1992 - {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Richard Møller-Nielsen]], [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] (28%)
*1991 - {{flagicon|France}} [[Michel Platini]], [[France national football team|France]] (42%)
*1990 - {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]], [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] & [[Olympique Marseille|Marseille]] (53%)
*1989 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Arrigo Sacchi]], [[A.C. Milan]] (42%)
*1988 - {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Rinus Michels]], [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] & [[Bayer Leverkusen]] (48%)
*1987 - {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Johan Cruijff]], [[Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax]] (25%)
*1986 - {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Guy Thys]], [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] (15%)
*1985 - {{flagicon|England}} [[Terry Venables]], [[F.C. Barcelona|Barcelona]] (30%)
*1984 - {{flagicon|France}} [[Michel Hidalgo]], [[France national football team|France]] (30%)
*1983 - {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Sepp Piontek]], [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] (29%)
*1982 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Enzo Bearzot]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (49%)
</TABLE>


==Award winners==
====Players' All-time ranking ====
[[File:Leo Messi (cropped).jpg|thumb|365x365px|'''[[Lionel Messi]]''' is the record winner of World Soccer awards having won a total of nine: six men's world player of the year awards and three (consecutive) young player of the year awards. He has also been included in the greatest XI of all time.]]


===Men's World Player of the Year===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Year
!
!Player
!Club
|-
|1982
|{{flagathlete|[[Paolo Rossi]]|ITA}} (23%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|-
|1983
|{{flagathlete|[[Zico (footballer)|Zico]]|BRA|1968}} (28%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Udinese Calcio]]
|-
|1984
|{{flagathlete|[[Michel Platini]]|FRA}} (54%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|-
|1985
|{{flagathlete|[[Michel Platini]]|FRA}} (21%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|-
|1986
|{{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}} (36%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[S.S.C. Napoli]]
|-
|1987
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruud Gullit]]|NED}} (39%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan]]
|-
|1988
|{{flagathlete|[[Marco van Basten]]|NED}} (43%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan]]
|-
|1989
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruud Gullit]]|NED}} (24%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan]]
|-
|1990
|{{flagathlete|[[Lothar Matthäus]]|GER}} (22%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]]
|-
|1991
|{{flagathlete|[[Jean-Pierre Papin]]|FRA}} (25%)
|{{fbicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille]]
|-
|1992
|{{flagathlete|[[Marco van Basten]]|NED}} (19%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan]]
|-
|1993
|{{flagathlete|[[Roberto Baggio]]|ITA}} (14%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|-
|1994
|{{flagathlete|[[Paolo Maldini]]|ITA}} (27%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan]]
|-
|1995
|{{flagathlete|[[Gianluca Vialli]]|ITA}} (18%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|-
|1996
|{{flagathlete|[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]|BRA}} (17%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]
|-
|1997
|{{flagathlete|[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]|BRA}} (27%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]] & {{fbicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]]
|-
|1998
|{{flagathlete|[[Zinedine Zidane]]|FRA}} (23%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|-
|1999
|{{flagathlete|[[Rivaldo]]|BRA}} (42%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]
|-
|2000
|{{flagathlete|[[Luís Figo]]|POR}} (26%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]] & {{fbicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|-
|2001
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Owen]]|ENG}} (31%)
|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.]]
|-
|2002
|{{flagathlete|[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]|BRA}} (26%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]] & {{fbicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|-
|2003
|{{flagathlete|[[Pavel Nedvěd]]|CZE}} (36%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|-
|2004
|{{flagathlete|[[Ronaldinho]]|BRA}} (29%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]
|-
|2005
|{{flagathlete|[[Ronaldinho]]|BRA}} (39%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]
|-
|2006
|{{flagathlete|[[Fabio Cannavaro]]|ITA}} (40%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] & {{fbicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|-
|2007
|{{flagathlete|[[Kaká]]|BRA}} (52%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/archive.php |title=World Soccer Awards: Previous Winners |publisher=World Soccer |access-date=16 April 2011 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604164928/http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/archive.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2008
|{{flagathlete|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]|POR}} (48.4%)
|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]<ref name="WS2008">{{cite web |date=11 December 2008 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo wins World Soccer award |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/cristiano-ronaldo-wins-world-soccer-award |access-date=7 October 2011 |publisher=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527164408/https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/cristiano-ronaldo-wins-world-soccer-award |archive-date=27 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|{{flagathlete|[[Lionel Messi]]|ARG}} (43.2%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]<ref name="WS2009">{{cite web |date=10 December 2009 |title=Messi voted World Soccer Player of the Year |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/messi-voted-world-soccer-player-of-the-year |access-date=7 October 2011 |publisher=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502084620/https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/messi-voted-world-soccer-player-of-the-year |archive-date=2 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|{{flagathlete|[[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]]|ESP}} (25.8%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]<ref name="WS2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/xavi-voted-world-soccer-player-of-the-year-304509 |title=Xavi voted World Soccer Player of the Year |publisher=World Soccer |date=16 December 2010 |access-date=23 April 2016 |archive-date=3 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503231424/https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/xavi-voted-world-soccer-player-of-the-year-304509 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2011
|{{flagathlete|[[Lionel Messi]]|ARG}} (60.2%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]<ref name="WS2011">{{Cite journal |date=15 December 2011 |title=Lionel Messi voted World Soccer's Player of the Year |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com:80/features/world-soccer-awards-2011-the-results |journal=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112060357/http://www.worldsoccer.com:80/features/world-soccer-awards-2011-the-results |archive-date=12 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|{{flagathlete|[[Lionel Messi]]|ARG}} (47.33%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]<ref name="WS2012">{{Cite journal |date=14 December 2012 |title=Lionel Messi wins World Soccer Player of the Year award! |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/lionel-messi-wins-world-soccer-player-of-the-year-award |journal=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216050554/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/lionel-messi-wins-world-soccer-player-of-the-year-award |archive-date=16 December 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|{{flagathlete|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]|POR}}
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]<ref name="WS2013">{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-2013-344119 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo is World Soccer's Player of the Year 2013 |work=World Soccer |date=12 December 2013 |access-date=12 December 2013 |archive-date=9 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109065252/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-2013-344119 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2014
|{{flagathlete|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]|POR}}
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]<ref name="WS2014">{{cite web |date=30 December 2014 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo voted World Soccer Player of the Year |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/cristiano-ronaldo-voted-world-soccer-player-year |access-date=30 December 2014 |work=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230143633/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/cristiano-ronaldo-voted-world-soccer-player-year |archive-date=30 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|{{flagathlete|[[Lionel Messi]]|ARG}}
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]<ref name="WS2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-messi-leads-the-way-as-barcelona-sweep-the-board-366880 |title=World Soccer Awards: Messi leads the way as Barcelona sweep the board |work=World Soccer |date=30 December 2015 |access-date=31 December 2015 |archive-date=22 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722184908/https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-messi-leads-the-way-as-barcelona-sweep-the-board-366880 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2016
|{{flagathlete|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]|POR}}
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]<ref name="WS2016">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-cristianop-ronaldo-named-player-year-391720 |title=World Soccer Awards 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo named Player of the Year |date=1 December 2016 |access-date=1 December 2016 |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230718/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-cristianop-ronaldo-named-player-year-391720 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2017
|{{flagathlete|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]|POR}}||{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]<ref name="WS2017">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/ronaldo-leads-real-madrids-clean-sweep-of-world-soccer-awards-399190 |title=Ronaldo leads Real Madrid's clean sweep of World Soccer awards |date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |archive-date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303091750/https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/ronaldo-leads-real-madrids-clean-sweep-of-world-soccer-awards-399190 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2018
|{{flagathlete|[[Luka Modrić]]|CRO}}
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]<ref name="WS2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/luka-modric-named-player-year-world-soccer-awards-407872 |title=Luka Modric Named World Player of the Year in World Soccer Awards |date=28 December 2018 |access-date=28 December 2018 |archive-date=1 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101193956/https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/luka-modric-named-player-year-world-soccer-awards-407872 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2019
|{{flagathlete|[[Lionel Messi]]|ARG}}
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]<ref name="WS2019">{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 2020 |page=1 |title=World Soccer: January 2020: Awards}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|{{flagathlete|[[Robert Lewandowski]]|POL}}
|{{fbicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]<ref name="WS2020">{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=Winter 2020 |page=39 |title=2020 Winners}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|{{flagathlete|[[Robert Lewandowski]]|POL}}
|{{fbicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]<ref name="WS2021">{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 2022 |page=53 |title=2021 Winners}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|{{flagathlete|[[Lionel Messi]]|ARG}}
|{{fbicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jamie |date=2023-01-17 |title=Out This Week: World Soccer February 2023 |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/latest-issue/magazine/out-now-world-soccer-february-2023-414633 |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=World Soccer |language=en |archive-date=18 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118215426/https://www.worldsoccer.com/latest-issue/magazine/out-now-world-soccer-february-2023-414633 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WS2022">{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=February 2023 |page=49 |title=2022 Winners}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|{{flagathlete|[[Erling Haaland]]|NOR}}
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jamie |date=2023-12-22 |title=Out now: World Soccer January 2024 |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/world-soccer-latest/out-now-world-soccer-january-2024-414882 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=World Soccer |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|{{flagathlete|[[Rodri (footballer, born 1996)|Rodri]]|ESP}}
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jamie |date=2024-12-20 |title=Out now: World Soccer January 2025 |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/latest-issue/magazine/out-now-world-soccer-january-2025-415427 |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=World Soccer |language=en}}</ref><ref name=ws24>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer]]|date=January 2025|page=31|title=2024 winners}}</ref>
|}

{{col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}

====All-time wins====

=====By player=====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!#
!Player
!Player
!Wins
!Wins
|-style="background:#FFF69F"
|rowspan="1" |1
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Lionel Messi]]|ARG}}
|rowspan="1" |6
|-
|rowspan="1" |2
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]|POR}}
|rowspan="1" |5
|-
|rowspan="1" |3
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]|BRA}}
|rowspan="1" |3
|-
|rowspan="5" |4
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Michel Platini]]|FRA}}
|rowspan="5" |2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Ruud Gullit]]|NED}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Marco van Basten]]|NED}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Ronaldinho]]|BRA}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Robert Lewandowski]]|POL}}
|-
|rowspan="19" |9
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Paolo Rossi]]|ITA}}
|rowspan="19" |1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Zico (footballer)|Zico]]|BRA}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Lothar Matthäus]]|GER}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Jean-Pierre Papin]]|FRA}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Roberto Baggio]]|ITA}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Paolo Maldini]]|ITA}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Gianluca Vialli]]|ITA}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Zinedine Zidane]]|FRA}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Rivaldo]]|BRA}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Luís Figo]]|POR}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Owen]]|ENG}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Pavel Nedvěd]]|CZE}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Fabio Cannavaro]]|ITA}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Kaká]]|BRA}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]]|ESP}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Luka Modrić]]|CRO}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Erling Haaland]]|NOR}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Rodri (footballer, born 1996)|Rodri]]|ESP}}
|}
{{col-2}}


=====By country=====
|-bgcolor=#FFF65F
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!#
!Country
!Wins
|-style="background:#FFF69F"
|1
|1
|style="text-align:left"|{{BRA}}
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ronaldo]]
|3
|8

|-
|-
|2
|2
|style="text-align:left"|{{ARG}}
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Marco van Basten]]
|2
|7
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left"|{{POR}}
|6
|-
|rowspan="1" |4
|style="text-align:left"|{{ITA}}
|rowspan="1" |5
|-
|rowspan="2" |5
|style="text-align:left"|{{FRA}}
|rowspan="2" |4
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{NED}}
|-
|rowspan="2" |7
|style="text-align:left"|{{POL}}
|rowspan="2" |2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{SPN}}
|-
|rowspan="5" |9
|style="text-align:left"|{{GER}}
|rowspan="5" |1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{CZE}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{ENG}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{CRO}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{NOR}}
|}
{{col-2}}


=====By league=====
|-bgcolor=#FFF69F
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!#
!League
!Wins
|- style="background:#FFF69F"
| 1 || {{flagathlete|[[La Liga]]|SPA}} || 20
|-
| 2 || {{flagathlete|[[Serie A]]|ITA}} || 19
|-
| 3 || {{flagathlete|[[Premier League]]|ENG}} || 4
|-
| rowspan="2"| 4 || {{flagathlete|[[Bundesliga]]|GER}} || rowspan="2"| 2
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Ligue 1]]|FRA}}
|-
|}
{{col-end}}


===Young Player of the Year===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Year
|3
!Player
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Michel Platini]]
!Club
|2
|-
|2005
|{{flagathlete|[[Robinho]]|BRA}} (30%)
|{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Santos FC]] & {{fbicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid FC|Real Madrid]]
|-
|2006
|{{flagathlete|[[Lionel Messi]]|ARG}} (36%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]<ref name="ref">{{cite magazine |date=January 2007 |title=The Winners |magazine=World Soccer |pages=26–27}}</ref>
|-
|2007
|{{flagathlete|[[Lionel Messi]]|ARG}} (34%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |title=The Winners |pages=34–35 |date=January 2008}}</ref>
|-
|2008
|{{flagathlete|[[Lionel Messi]]|ARG}} (44%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]<ref name="WS2008"/>
|-
|2009
|{{flagathlete|[[Sergio Agüero]]|ARG}} (45.1)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]]<ref name="WS2009"/>
|-
|2010
|{{flagathlete|[[Thomas Müller]]|GER}} (45.8)
|{{fbicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]<ref name="WS2010"/>
|-
|2011
|{{flagathlete|[[Neymar]]|BRA}} (29.2%)
|{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Santos FC]]<ref name="WS2011"/>
|}


===Men's World Manager of the Year===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Manager
!Team
|-
|-
|1982
|4
|{{flagathlete|[[Enzo Bearzot]]|ITA}} (49%)
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ruud Gullit]]
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|2
|-
|1983
|{{flagathlete|[[Sepp Piontek]]|GER}} (29%)
|{{fbicon|DEN}} [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
|-
|1984
|{{flagathlete|[[Michel Hidalgo]]|FRA}} (30%)
|{{fbicon|FRA}} [[France national football team|France]]
|-
|1985
|{{flagathlete|[[Terry Venables]]|ENG}} (30%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]
|-
|1986
|{{flagathlete|[[Guy Thys]]|BEL}} (15%)
|{{fbicon|BEL}} [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
|-
|1987
|{{flagathlete|[[Johan Cruijff]]|NED}} (25%)
|{{fbicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax Amsterdam]]
|-
|1988
|{{flagathlete|[[Rinus Michels]]|NED}} (48%)
|{{fbicon|NED}} [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] & {{fbicon|GER}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]]
|-
|1989
|{{flagathlete|[[Arrigo Sacchi]]|ITA}} (42%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]]
|-
|1990
|{{flagathlete|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]|GER}} (53%)
|{{fbicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|-
|1991
|{{flagathlete|[[Michel Platini]]|FRA}} (42%)
|{{fbicon|FRA}} [[France national football team|France]]
|-
|1992
|{{flagathlete|[[Richard Møller-Nielsen]]|DEN}} (28%)
|{{fbicon|DEN}} [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
|-
|1993
|{{flagathlete|[[Alex Ferguson]]|SCO}} (21%)
|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|-
|1994
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Parreira]]|BRA}} (17%)
|{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|-
|1995
|{{flagathlete|[[Louis van Gaal]]|NED}} (42%)
|{{fbicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax Amsterdam]]
|-
|1996
|{{flagathlete|[[Berti Vogts]]|GER}} (28%)
|{{fbicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|-
|1997
|{{flagathlete|[[Ottmar Hitzfeld]]|GER}} (17%)
|{{fbicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]
|-
|1998
|{{flagathlete|[[Arsène Wenger]]|FRA}} (28%)
|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|-
|1999
|{{flagathlete|[[Alex Ferguson]]|SCO}} (60%)
|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|-
|2000
|{{flagathlete|[[Dino Zoff]]|ITA}} (18%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|-
|2001
|{{flagathlete|[[Gérard Houllier]]|FRA}} (28%)
|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.]]
|-
|2002
|{{flagathlete|[[Guus Hiddink]]|NED}} (28%)
|{{fbicon|KOR}} [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]
|-
|2003
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlo Ancelotti]]|ITA}} (20%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan]]
|-
|2004
|{{flagathlete|[[José Mourinho]]|POR}} (36%)
|{{fbicon|POR}} [[FC Porto]] & {{fbicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|-
|2005
|{{flagathlete|[[José Mourinho]]|POR}} (34.1%)
|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |title=The Winners |pages=24–25 |date=January 2006}}</ref>
|-
|2006
|{{flagathlete|[[Marcello Lippi]]|ITA}} (36%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|-
|2007
|{{flagathlete|[[Alex Ferguson]]|SCO}} (26%)
|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|-
|2008
|{{flagathlete|[[Alex Ferguson]]|SCO}} (38%)
|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|-
|2009
|{{flagathlete|[[Pep Guardiola]]|ESP}} (62.1%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]<ref name="WS2009"/>
|-
|2010
|{{flagathlete|[[José Mourinho]]|POR}} (48.3%)
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]] & {{fbicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]<ref name="WS2010"/>
|-
|2011
|{{flagathlete|[[Pep Guardiola]]|ESP}} (33.1%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]<ref name="WS2011"/>
|-
|2012
|{{flagathlete|[[Vicente del Bosque]]|ESP}} (28.49%)
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Spain national football team|Spain]]<ref name="WS2012"/>
|-
|2013
|{{flagathlete|[[Jupp Heynckes]]|GER}}
|{{fbicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]<ref name="WS2013"/>
|-
|2014
|{{flagathlete|[[Joachim Löw]]|GER}}
|{{fbicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]<ref name="WS2014"/>
|-
|2015
|{{flagathlete|[[Luis Enrique (footballer)|Luis Enrique]]|ESP}}
|{{fbicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]]<ref name="WS2015"/>
|-
|2016
|{{flagathlete|[[Claudio Ranieri]]|ITA}}
|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-claudio-ranieri-scoops-accolade-for-best-manager-391728 |title=World Soccer Awards 2016: Claudio Ranieri scoops accolade for best manager |date=1 December 2016 |access-date=24 December 2016 |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305005458/https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-claudio-ranieri-scoops-accolade-for-best-manager-391728 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2017
|{{flagathlete|[[Zinedine Zidane]]|FRA}}
|{{fbocon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]<ref name="WS2017"/>
|-
|2018
|{{flagathlete|[[Didier Deschamps]]|FRA}}
|{{fbicon|FRA}} [[France national football team|France]]<ref name="WS2018 2">{{cite news |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/france-and-didier-deschamps-win-world-soccer-awards-407878 |title=France and Didier Deschamps win World Soccer awards |date=28 December 2018 |access-date=3 January 2019 |archive-date=3 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103210318/https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/france-and-didier-deschamps-win-world-soccer-awards-407878 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2019
|{{flagathlete|[[Jürgen Klopp]]|GER}}
|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.]]<ref name="WS2019"/>
|-
|2020
|{{flagathlete|[[Hansi Flick]]|GER}}
|{{fbicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]<ref name="WS2020"/>
|-
|2021
|{{flagathlete|[[Roberto Mancini]]|ITA}}
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Italy national football team|Italy]]<ref name="WS2021"/>
|-
|2022
|{{flagathlete|[[Lionel Scaloni]]|ARG}}
|{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]<ref name="WS2022"/>
|-
|2023
|{{flagathlete|[[Pep Guardiola]]|ESP}}
|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 2024 |page=31 |title=World Soccer: January 2024: Men's World Manager of the Year 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlo Ancelotti]]|ITA}}
|{{fbocon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]<ref name=ws24/>
|}


====All-time wins====

=====By manager=====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! # !! Manager !! Wins
|- style="background:#FFF69F"
| 1 || {{flagathlete|[[Alex Ferguson]]|SCO}} || 4
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2 || {{flagathlete|[[José Mourinho]]|POR}} || rowspan="2"| 3
|5
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ronaldinho]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Pep Guardiola]]|ESP}}
|2
|-
| 3 || {{flagathlete|[[Carlo Ancelotti]]|ITA}} || 2
|}


=====By country=====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!#
!Country
!Wins
|-style="background:#FFF69F"
| rowspan="2"|1
|style="text-align:left"|{{GER}}
| rowspan="2"|8
|-
|-style="background:#FFF69F"
|style="text-align:left"|{{ITA}}
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left"|{{FRA}}
|6
|6
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Paolo Rossi]]
|1

|-
|-
|7
|4
|style="text-align:left"|{{ESP}}
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Zico]]
|1
|5
|-
|rowspan="2" |5
|style="text-align:left"|{{NED}}
|rowspan="2" |4
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{SCO}}
|-
|rowspan="1" |7
|style="text-align:left"|{{POR}}
|rowspan="1" |3
|-
|rowspan="5" |8
|style="text-align:left"|{{ENG}}
|rowspan="5" |1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{BEL}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{DEN}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{BRA}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{ARG}}
|-
|}


===Men's World Team of the Year===
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|{{col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
*1982 – {{fb|BRA|1968}} (30%)
*1983 – {{flagathlete|[[Hamburger SV]]|GER}} (29%)
*1984 – {{fb|FRA}} (45%)
*1985 – {{flagathlete|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]|ENG}} (42%)
*1986 – {{fb|ARG}} (15%)
*1987 – {{flagathlete|[[FC Porto|Porto]]|POR}} (38%)
*1988 – {{fb|NED}} (43%)
*1989 – {{flagathlete|[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]|ITA}} (51%)
*1990 – {{fb|FRG}} (28%)
*1991 – {{fb|FRA}} (20%)
*1992 – {{fb|DEN}} (37%)
*1993 – {{flagathlete|[[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]|ITA}} (24%)
*1994 – {{flagathlete|[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]|ITA}} (33%)
*1995 – {{flagathlete|[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|NED}} (50%)
*1996 – {{fb|NGA}} (31%)
*1997 – {{flagathlete|[[Borussia Dortmund]]|GER}} (20%)
*1998 – {{fb|FRA}} (35%)
*1999 – {{flagathlete|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]|ENG}} (61%)
*2000 – {{fb|FRA}} (33%)
*2001 – {{flagathlete|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]|ENG}} (26%)
*2002 – {{fb|BRA}} (24%)
*2003 – {{flagathlete|[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]|ITA}} (23%)
*2004 – {{fb|GRE}} (25%)
*2005 – {{flagathlete|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]|ENG}} (27%)
*2006 – {{flagathlete|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]|ESP}} (42%)
*2007 – {{fb|IRQ|2004}} (22%)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/awards2008.php |title=2007 World Soccer Awards: Kaka wins World Player of the Year award |publisher=World Soccer |access-date=12 December 2008 |archive-date=5 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105041153/http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/awards2008.php}}</ref>
*2008 – {{fb|ESP}} (41%)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/Cristiano_Ronaldo_wins_World_Soccer_award_news_273801.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo wins World Soccer award |publisher=World Soccer |date=11 December 2008 |access-date=12 December 2008 |archive-date=14 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214001324/http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/Cristiano_Ronaldo_wins_World_Soccer_award_news_273801.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*2009 – {{flagathlete|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]|ESP}} (75.9%)<ref name="WS2009"/>
*2010 – {{fb|ESP}} (63.3%)<ref name="WS2010"/>
*2011 – {{flagathlete|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]|ESP}} (44.2%)<ref name="WS2011"/>
*2012 – {{fb|ESP}} (47.4%)
*2013 – {{flagathlete|[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|GER}}<ref name="WS2013"/>
*2014 – {{fb|GER}}<ref name="WS2014" />
*2015 – {{flagathlete|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]|ESP}}<ref name="WS2015"/>
*2016 – {{flagathlete|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]|ENG}}
*2017 – {{flagathlete|[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]|ESP}}<ref name="WS2017"/>
*2018 – {{fb|FRA}}<ref name="WS2018 2"/>
*2019 – {{flagathlete|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]|ENG}}<ref name="WS2019"/>
*2020 – {{flagathlete|[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|GER}}<ref name="WS2020"/>
*2021 – {{fb|ITA}}<ref name="WS2021"/>
*2022 – {{fb|ARG}}<ref name="WS2022"/>
*2023 – {{flagathlete|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]|ENG}}<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 2024 |page=31 |title=World Soccer: January 2024: Men's World Team of the Year 2023}}</ref>
*2024 – {{fb|ESP}}<ref name=ws24/>
{{col-end}}
|}

====By team====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!#
|8
!Team
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Diego Maradona]]
!Wins
|1
|-
|-style="background:#FFF69F"
|rowspan="1" |1
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|FRA}}
|rowspan="1" |5
|-style="background:#FFF69F"
|-
|rowspan="2" |2
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]|ESP}}
|rowspan="2" |4
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|ESP}}
|-
|rowspan="2" |4
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]|ENG}}
|rowspan="2" |3
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]|ITA}}
|-
|rowspan="4" |6
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|BRA}}
|rowspan="4" |2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|GER}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|GER}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|ARG}}
|}


===Women's World Player of the Year===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Player
!Team
|-
|-
|2020
|9
|{{flagathlete| [[Pernille Harder (footballer)|Pernille Harder]]|DEN}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Lothar Matthäus]]
|{{fbaicon|GER}} [[VfL Wolfsburg (women)|Wolfsburg]] {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C. Women|Chelsea]]<ref name="WS2020" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Straw |first=Sam |date=2021-01-05 |title=2020 Awards: The Results |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/best-of-ws/2020-awards-the-results-410940 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=World Soccer |language=en |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526173023/https://www.worldsoccer.com/best-of-ws/2020-awards-the-results-410940 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|1
|-
|2021
|{{flagathlete| [[Alexia Putellas]]|SPA}}
|{{fbaicon|SPA}} [[FC Barcelona Femení|Barcelona]]<ref name="WS2021" /><ref>{{Cite web |title="World Soccer" Football of the Year 2021 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/wsoc2021.html#men |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=www.rsssf.org |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321212834/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/wsoc2021.html#men |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2022
|{{flagathlete| [[Beth Mead]]|ENG}}
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]]<ref name="WS2022" />
|-
|2023
|{{flagathlete| [[Aitana Bonmatí]]|ESP}}
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Femení|Barcelona]]<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 2024 |pages=28, 33 |title=World Soccer: January 2024: Women's World Player of the Year 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|{{flagathlete|[[Aitana Bonmatí]]|ESP}}
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Femení|Barcelona]]<ref name=ws24/>
|}


===Women's World Manager of the Year===
* 2020 – {{flagathlete|[[Jean-Luc Vasseur]]|FRA}}, [[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|Lyon]]<ref name="WS2020"/>
* 2021 – {{flagathlete|[[Lluís Cortés]]|ESP}}, [[FC Barcelona Femení|Barcelona]]<ref name="WS2021"/>
* 2022 – {{flagathlete|[[Sarina Wiegman]]|NED}}, [[England women's national football team|England]]<ref name="WS2022"/>
* 2023 – {{flagathlete|[[Sarina Wiegman]]|NED}}, [[England women's national football team|England]]<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 2024 |page=34 |title=World Soccer: January 2024: Women's World Manager of the Year 2023}}</ref>
* 2024 – {{flagathlete|[[Emma Hayes]]|ENG}}, [[Chelsea F.C. Women|Chelsea]]/[[United States women's national soccer team|USA]]<ref name=ws24/>

===Women's World Team of the Year===
* 2020 – {{flagathlete|[[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|Lyon]]|FRA}}<ref name="WS2020"/>
* 2021 – {{flagathlete|[[FC Barcelona Femení|Barcelona]]|ESP}}<ref name="WS2021"/>
* 2022 – {{flagathlete|[[England women's national football team|England]]|ENG}}<ref name="WS2022"/>
* 2023 – {{flagathlete|[[Spain women's national football team|Spain]]|ESP}}<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 2024 |page=33|title=World Soccer: January 2024: Women's World Team of the Year 2023}}</ref>
* 2024 – {{flagathlete|[[FC Barcelona Femení|Barcelona]]|ESP}}<ref name=ws24/>
===Referee of the Year===
Source:<ref name="ref" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-10-15 |title=World Soccer |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/awards2005a.php |access-date=2023-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015053042/http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/awards2005a.php |archive-date=15 October 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-06 |title=World Soccer |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/awards2006.php |access-date=2023-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206084343/http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/awards2006.php |archive-date=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Rank
!Referee
!Points
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''2005'''
|10
|scope=col style="background-color:gold"|'''1st'''
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Papin]]
|'''{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Pierluigi Collina]]'''
|1
|align="center"|'''30.6%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color:silver"|2nd
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Kim Milton Nielsen]]
|align="center"|19.7%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966"|3rd
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Markus Merk]]
|align="center"|16.3%
|-
! colspan="4" |
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''2006'''
|scope=col style="background-color:gold"|'''1st'''
|'''{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Horacio Elizondo]]'''
|align="center"|'''38.7%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color:silver"|2nd
|{{Flagicon|MEX}} [[Benito Archundia]]
|align="center"|30.5%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966"|3rd
|{{Flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Ľuboš Micheľ]]
|align="center"|8.5%
|}

==Greatest XI of All Time==
''The list is based on the voting poll consisted of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world.''<ref name="Greatest XI">{{cite magazine |title=The Greatest Team Ever |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted |magazine=World Soccer |pages=41–54 |date=Summer 2013 |access-date=20 August 2013 |archive-date=1 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101233404/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''(Published July 2013)''<ref name="Greatest XI"/>


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!Goalkeeper
|11
!Defenders
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Baggio]]
!Midfielders
|1
!Forwards
|-
|style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top"|
{{flagathlete|[[Lev Yashin]]|URS}}<br />
|style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top"|
{{flagathlete|[[Cafu]]|BRA}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]|GER}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[Bobby Moore]]|ENG}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[Paolo Maldini]]|ITA}}<br />
|style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top"|
{{flagathlete|[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]|ARG}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[Zinedine Zidane]]|FRA}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[Johan Cruyff]]|NED}}<br />
|style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top"|
{{flagathlete|[[Lionel Messi]]|ARG}}
<br />{{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}<br />
|-
|}


===Goalkeepers===
[[File:LevYashin.JPG|upright=0.68|thumb|Lev Yashin]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!Pos.
|12
!Name
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Paolo Maldini]]
!Votes
|1
!% of votes
|-
| 1 || {{flagathlete|[[Lev Yashin]]|URS}} || 31 || 41.89%
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2 || {{flagathlete|[[Gordon Banks]]|ENG}} || rowspan="2" | 6 || rowspan="2" | 8.11%
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Dino Zoff]]|ITA}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 4 || {{flagathlete|[[Gianluigi Buffon]]|ITA}} || rowspan="2" | 5 || rowspan="2" | 6.76%
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Peter Schmeichel]]|DEN}}
|-
| 6 || {{flagathlete|[[Iker Casillas]]|ESP}} || 4 || 5.41%
|-
| 7 || {{flagathlete|[[Sepp Maier]]|GER}} || 3 || 4.05%
|-
| rowspan="3" | 8 || {{flagathlete|[[Pat Jennings]]|NIR}} || rowspan="3" | 2 || rowspan="3" | 2.70%
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Oliver Kahn]]|GER}}
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Edwin van der Sar]]|NED}}
|}


===Full backs===
[[File:Maldini2008.JPG|upright=0.68|thumb|Paolo Maldini]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!Pos.
|13
!Name
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianluca Vialli]]
!Votes
|1
!% of votes
|-
| 1 || {{flagathlete|[[Paolo Maldini]]|ITA}} || 48 || 64.86%
|-
| 2 || {{flagathlete|[[Cafu]]|BRA}} || 24 || 32.43%
|-
| 3 || {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Torres]]|BRA}} || 18 || 24.32%
|-
| 4 || {{flagathlete|[[Roberto Carlos]]|BRA}} || 13 || 17.57%
|-
| 5 || {{flagathlete|[[Djalma Santos]]|BRA}} || 11 || 14.86%
|-
| 6 || {{flagathlete|[[Giacinto Facchetti]]|ITA}} || 7 || 9.46%
|-
| 7 || {{flagathlete|[[Nílton Santos]]|BRA}} || 6 || 8.11%
|-
| 8 || {{flagathlete|[[Berti Vogts]]|GER}} || 4 || 5.41%
|-
| 9 || {{flagathlete|[[Lilian Thuram]]|FRA}} || 3 || 4.05%
|-
| rowspan="3" | 10 || {{flagathlete|[[Ruud Krol]]|NED}} || rowspan="3" | 2 || rowspan="3" | 2.70%
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Víctor Rodríguez Andrade]]|URU}}
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Karl-Heinz Schnellinger]]|GER}}
|}


===Central defenders===
[[File:Beckenbauer Close.jpg|upright=0.68|thumb|Franz Beckenbauer]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!Pos.
|14
!Name
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
!Votes
|1
!% of votes
|-
| 1 || {{flagathlete|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]|GER}} || 68 || 91.89%
|-
| 2 || {{flagathlete|[[Bobby Moore]]|ENG}} || 23 || 31.08%
|-
| 3 || {{flagathlete|[[Franco Baresi]]|ITA}} || 22 || 29.73%
|-
| 4 || {{flagathlete|[[Daniel Passarella]]|ARG}} || 4 || 5.41%
|-
| rowspan="4" | 5 || {{flagathlete|[[Fabio Cannavaro]]|ITA}} || rowspan="4" | 3 || rowspan="4" | 4.05%
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[John Charles]]|WAL}}
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Marcel Desailly]]|FRA}}
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Paul McGrath (footballer)|Paul McGrath]]|IRE}}
|-
| 9 || {{flagathlete|[[Giuseppe Bergomi]]|ITA}} || 2 || 2.70%
|}


===Midfielders===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!Pos.
|15
!Name
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rivaldo]]
!Votes
|1
!% of votes
|-
| 1 || {{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}} || 64 || 86.49%
|-
| 2 || {{flagathlete|[[Johan Cruyff]]|NED}} || 58 || 78.38%
|-
| 3 || {{flagathlete|[[Zinedine Zidane]]|FRA}} || 28 || 37.84%
|-
| 4 || {{flagathlete|[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]|ARG}} || 24 || 32.43%
|-
| 5 || {{flagathlete|[[Michel Platini]]|FRA}} || 18 || 24.32%
|-
| 6 || {{flagathlete|[[Garrincha]]|BRA}} || 15 || 20.27%
|-
| 7 || {{flagathlete|[[George Best]]|NIR}} || 12 || 16.22%
|-
| 8 || {{flagathlete|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]|POR}} || 7 || 9.46%
|-
| rowspan="2" | 9 || {{flagathlete|[[Bobby Charlton]]|ENG}} || rowspan="2" | 5 || rowspan="2" | 6.76%
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Lothar Matthäus]]|GER}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 11 || {{flagathlete|[[Andrés Iniesta]]|ESP}} || rowspan="2" | 4 || rowspan="2" | 5.41%
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]]|ESP}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 13 || {{flagathlete|[[Didi (footballer, born 1928)|Didi]]|BRA}} || rowspan="2" | 3 || rowspan="2" | 4.05%
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Sócrates]]|BRA}}
|-
| rowspan="8" | 15 || {{flagathlete|[[Roberto Baggio]]|ITA}} || rowspan="8" | 2 || rowspan="8" | 2.70%
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Toninho Cerezo]]|BRA}}
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Francisco Gento]]|ESP}}
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Ryan Giggs]]|WAL}}
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Stanley Matthews]]|ENG}}
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Johan Neeskens]]|NED}}
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Rivellino]]|BRA}}
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Zico (footballer)|Zico]]|BRA}}
|}


===Strikers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!Pos.
|16
!Name
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Luis Figo]]
!Votes
|1
!% of votes
|-
| 1 || {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}} || 56 || 75.68%
|-
| 2 || {{flagathlete|[[Lionel Messi]]|ARG}} || 46 || 62.16%
|-
| 3 || {{flagathlete|[[Ferenc Puskas]]|HUN}} || 11 || 14.86%
|-
| 4 || {{flagathlete|[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]|BRA}} || 9 || 12.16%
|-
| 5 || {{flagathlete|[[Marco van Basten]]|NED}} || 5 || 6.76%
|-
| 6 || {{flagathlete|[[Gerd Müller]]|GER}} || 4 || 5.41%
|-
| rowspan="2" | 7 || {{flagathlete|[[Oleh Blokhin]]|URS}} || rowspan="2" | 2 || rowspan="2" | 2.70%
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Eusébio]]|POR}}
|-
|}


==Greatest Managers of All Time==
|-
[[File:Map of FIFA members by number of managers represented in All-Time rankings of France Football (2019), World Soccer (2013) or ESPN (2013).png|thumb|upright=1.36|Map of FIFA members by number of managers ranked by [[France Football]] (2019), World Soccer (2013) '''or''' [[ESPN]] (2013)]]
|17
[[File:Map of FIFA members by number of managers represented in All-Time rankings of France Football (2019), World Soccer (2013) & ESPN (2013).png|thumb|upright=1.36|Map of FIFA members by number of managers ranked by [[France Football]] (2019), World Soccer (2013) '''and''' [[ESPN]] (2013)]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Michael Owen]]
|1


<gallery>
|-
File:SAF CL semi 2009 (cropped).jpg|[[Alex Ferguson]]
|18
File:Koppen Nederlandse voetballers Rinus Michels, Bestanddeelnr 254-9536 2.jpg|[[Rinus Michels]]
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Pavel Nedved]]
File:1973–74 Inter Milan - Helenio Herrera (cropped).jpg|[[Helenio Herrera]]
|1
File:Valeri Lobanovsky.jpg|[[Valeriy Lobanovskyi]]
</gallery>


''The list is based on the voting poll consisting of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world with each having been allotted 5 managerial picks.''
|-

|19
(''Published July 2013'')<ref name="Greatest XI"/><ref name="Greatest Manager">{{cite web |title=The Greatest Manager of all time |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-manager-of-all-time-341473 |publisher=World Soccer |author=Jamie Rainbow |date=4 July 2013 |access-date=18 December 2015 |archive-date=24 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224135927/https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-manager-of-all-time-341473 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabio Cannavaro]]

|1
'''Key'''
|-
:Managers in '''bold''' are ranked by World Soccer, [[France Football]] and [[ESPN]]<ref name="Top6FF">{{cite web |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/magazine/?prov=W-HP-LBMU |title=Top 50 des coaches de l'histoire |publisher=France Football |date=19 March 2019 |access-date=19 March 2019 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331192808/https://www.francefootball.fr/magazine/?prov=W-HP-LBMU |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="FOXSports">{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com.mx/news/400382-los--mejores-entrenadores-de-la-historia |title=Los 50 mejores entrenadores de la historia |publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] Sports |date=19 March 2019 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=29 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229113735/https://www.foxsports.com.mx/news/400382-los--mejores-entrenadores-de-la-historia |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/news/story/_/id/1517451/alex-ferguson|title=Greatest Managers, No. 1: Alex Ferguson|date=9 August 2013|website=ESPN.com|access-date=10 January 2020|archive-date=24 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024181806/https://www.espn.com/soccer/news/story/_/id/1517451/alex-ferguson|url-status=live}}</ref>
:{{legend|#fff68f|Managers ranked top 10 by World Soccer, [[France Football]] and [[ESPN]]<ref name="Top6FF"/><ref name="FOXSports"/><ref name=autogenerated1/><ref name="fakty">{{cite web|url=https://fakty.ua/412785-valerij-lobanovskij-popal-v-kompaniyu-luchshih-trenerov-vseh-vremen-na-kakom-meste-legenda-dinamo|title=Валерій Лобановський потрапив до компанії найкращих тренерів усіх часів: на якому місці легенда "Динамо"|publisher=[[Fakty i Kommentarii]]|access-date=25 December 2022|language=uk|archive-date=25 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225212902/https://fakty.ua/412785-valerij-lobanovskij-popal-v-kompaniyu-luchshih-trenerov-vseh-vremen-na-kakom-meste-legenda-dinamo|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Pos.
!Name
!Years
!Notable teams
!Votes
!% of votes
|-style="background:#fff68f"
| 1 || {{flagathlete|'''[[Alex Ferguson]]'''|SCO}} || 1974–2013 || [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]], [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] ||49|| 66.22%
|-style="background:#fff68f"
| 2 || {{flagathlete|'''[[Rinus Michels]]'''|NED}} || 1960–1992 || [[AFC Ajax]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]] || 46 || 62.16%
|-
| 3 || {{flagathlete|'''[[José Mourinho]]'''|POR}} || 2000– || [[FC Porto|Porto]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Inter Milan]], [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]], [[A.S.Roma|Roma]] || 21 || 28.38%
|-style="background:#fff68f"
| 4 || {{flagathlete|'''[[Helenio Herrera]]'''|ARG}} || 1944–1970, 1973–1981 || [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], [[Atlético Madrid]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Inter Milan]] || 19 || 25.68%
|-
| 5 || {{flagathlete|'''[[Pep Guardiola]]'''|ESP}} || 2007– || [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] || 18 || 24.32%
|-style="background:#fff68f"
| 6 || {{flagathlete|'''[[Arrigo Sacchi]]'''|ITA}} || 1985–1999, 2001 || [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]], [[A.C. Milan|Milan]], [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]], [[Atlético Madrid]] ||15 |||20.27%
|-style="background:#fff68f"
| 7 || {{flagathlete|'''[[Valeriy Lobanovskyi]]'''|UKR}} || 1969–2002 || [[FC Dnipro|Dnipro]], [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]], [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union national team]], [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine national team]] ||14 || 18.92%
|-
| 8 || {{flagathlete|'''[[Bob Paisley]]'''|ENG}} || 1974–1983 || [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] || 12 || 16.22%
|-
| rowspan="4"|9 || {{flagathlete|[[Herbert Chapman]]|ENG}} || 1907–1918, 1921–1934 || [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]], [[Leeds City F.C.|Leeds City]], [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]|| style="text-align:left" rowspan="4"|9 || style="text-align:left" rowspan="4"|12.16%
|-
| {{flagathlete|'''[[Béla Guttmann]]'''|HUN}} || 1933–1939, 1945–1951, 1953–1962, 1964–1967, 1973 || [[A.C. Milan|Milan]], [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]], [[FC Porto|Porto]], [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], [[Peñarol]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|'''[[Ernst Happel]]'''|AUT}} || 1962–1992 || [[Feyenoord]], [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]], [[Club Brugge|Brugge]], [[Hamburger SV]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Mário Zagallo]]|BRA}} || 1966–1991, 1994–2001 || [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]], [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]], [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]], [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
|-
| rowspan="4"|13 || {{flagathlete|[[Vittorio Pozzo]]|ITA}} || 1912–1922, 1924–1926, 1929–1948 || [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]], [[Torino F.C.|Torino]], [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] || style="text-align:left" rowspan="4"|8 || style="text-align:left" rowspan="4"|10.81%
|-
| {{flagathlete|'''[[Vicente del Bosque]]'''|ESP}} || 1987–1990, 1994, 1996, 1999–2005, 2008–2016 || [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]], [[Spain national football team|Spain national team]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|'''[[Marcello Lippi]]'''|ITA}} || 1982–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2019 || [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], [[Inter Milan]], [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]], [[Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]], [[China national football team|China national team]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Telê Santana]]|BRA}} || 1969–1996 || [[Atlético Mineiro]], [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]], [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]], [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]], [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]], [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]]
|-
|17 || {{flagathlete|'''[[Brian Clough]]'''|ENG}} || 1965–1993 || [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] || 7 || 9.46%
|-
|18|| {{flagathlete|'''[[Ottmar Hitzfeld]]'''|GER}} || 1983–2004, 2007–2014 || [[Borussia Dortmund]], [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland national team]]||6 ||8.11%
|-
| rowspan="3"|19 || {{flagathlete|[[Sepp Herberger]]|GER}} || 1930–1942, 1945–1946, 1950–1964 || [[Germany national football team|Germany national team]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] || style="text-align:left" rowspan="3"|5 || style="text-align:left" rowspan="3"|6.76%
|-
| {{flagathlete|'''[[Bill Shankly]]'''|SCO}} || 1949–1974 || [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]], [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|'''[[Giovanni Trapattoni]]'''|ITA}} || 1974–2013 || [[A.C. Milan|Milan]], [[Inter Milan]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]]
|-
|22 || {{flagathlete|[[César Luis Menotti]]|ARG}} || 1970, 1972–1984, 1986–1994, 1996–1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 || [[Argentina national football team|Argentina national team]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Atlético Madrid]], [[Boca Juniors]], [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] ||4 || 5.41%
|-
| rowspan="5"|23 || {{flagathlete|[[Enzo Bearzot]]|ITA}} || 1964–1986 || [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]] || style="text-align:left" rowspan="5"|3 || style="text-align:left" rowspan="5"|4.05%
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Jimmy Hogan]]|ENG}} || 1910–1912, 1914–1921, 1924, 1924–1927, 1931–1939 || [[MTK Budapest FC|MTK Budapest]], [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]], [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Hennes Weisweiler]]|GER}} || 1948–1983 || [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[1. FC Köln]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Helmut Schön]]|GER}} || 1952–1984 || [[Germany national football team|Germany national team]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|'''[[Fabio Capello]]'''|ITA}} || 1991–2015, 2017–2018 || [[A.C. Milan|Milan]], [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], [[A.S. Roma|Roma]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], [[England national football team|England national team]]
|-
| rowspan="8"|28 || {{flagathlete|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]|GER}} || 1984–1991, 1993–1994, 1996 || [[Germany national football team|Germany national team]], [[Bayern Munich]], [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] || style="text-align:left" rowspan="8"|2 || style="text-align:left" rowspan="8"|2.70%
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Bilardo]]|ARG}} || 1971, 1973–1993, 1996, 1998–2000, 2003–2004 || [[Estudiantes de la Plata|Estudiantes]], [[Colombia national football team|Colombia national team]], [[Argentina national football team|Argentina national team]], [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], [[Boca Juniors]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Johan Cruyff]]|NED}} || 1985–1996 || [[AFC Ajax]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Vicente Feola]]|BRA}} || 1937–1942, 1947–1950, 1955–1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1966 || [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]], [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]], [[Boca Juniors]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Alf Ramsey]]|ENG}} || 1955–1974, 1977–1978 || [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], [[England national football team|England national team]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Gusztáv Sebes]]|HUN}} || 1940–1946, 1949–1957 || [[Hungary national football team|Hungary national team]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|'''[[Jock Stein]]'''|SCO}} || 1960–1985 || [[Celtic Glasgow]], [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Luiz Felipe Scolari]]|BRA}} || 1982–2019 || [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]], [[Portugal national football team|Portugal national team]], [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]], [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|-
| rowspan="21"|36 || {{flagathlete|[[Luis Aragonés]]|ESP}} || 1974–2009|| [[Atletico Madrid]], [[Real Betis]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], [[Spain national football team|Spain national team]] || style="text-align:left" rowspan="21"|1 || style="text-align:left" rowspan="21"|1.35%
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Leo Beenhakker]]|NED}} || 1965– || [[AFC Ajax]], [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]], [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], [[Feyenoord]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Rafael Benítez]]|ESP}} || 1993– || [[Valencia CF|Valencia]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Marcelo Bielsa]]|ARG}} || 1990– || [[Newell's Old Boys]], [[Club América|América]], [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sarsfield]], [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], [[Chile national football team|Chile]], [[Athletic Bilbao]], [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Bob Bradley]]|USA}} || 1981– || [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]], [[New York Red Bulls|MetroStars]], [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]], [[Egypt national football team|Egypt national team]], [[Los Angeles FC]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|'''[[Matt Busby]]'''|SCO}}|| 1945–1969, 1970–1971 || [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Jack Charlton]]|ENG}} ||1973–1996 ||[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland national team]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Kazimierz Górski]]|POL}} ||1959–1985 ||[[Legia Warsaw]], [[Poland national football team|Poland national team]], [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]], [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Jupp Heynckes]]|GER}}||1979–2018 ||[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]], [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Gérard Houllier]]|FRA}} ||1973–2011 ||[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], [[France national football team|France national team]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Tomislav Ivić]]|CRO}} ||1967–2004||[[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]], [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]], [[Croatia national football team|Croatia national team]], [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]], [[Standard Liège]], [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]], [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]], [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]], [[FC Porto|Porto]], [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], [[Atlético Madrid]], [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Ștefan Kovács]]|ROM}}||1952–1987||[[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]], [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], [[France national football team|France national team]], [[Romania national football team|Romania national team]], [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]], [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|'''[[Udo Lattek]]'''|GER}}||1970–2000||[[Bayern Munich]], [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Hugo Meisl]]|AUT}} ||1912–14, 1919–37||[[Austria national football team|Austria national team]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Otto Rehhagel]]|GER}}||1972–2010, 2012||[[Fortuna Düsseldorf]], [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]], [[Greece national football team|Greece national team]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Parreira]]|BRA}}||1968–2010||[[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]], [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]], [[Valencia Club de Fútbol|Valencia]], [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]], [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]], [[South African national football team|South Africa national team]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Antoni Piechniczek]]|POL}} ||1973–1990, 1993–1997||[[Polish national football team|Polish national team]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Nereo Rocco]]|ITA}} ||1947–1977||[[Calcio Padova|Padova]], [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Árpád Weisz]]|HUN}}||1926–1940||[[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]], [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Arsène Wenger]]|FRA}}||1984–2018||[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], [[Nagoya Grampus Eight]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Walter Winterbottom]]|ENG}}||1946–1962||[[England national football team|England national team]]
|-
|}
|}


==Greatest Players of the 20th century==
====By country ====
In the December 1999 issue, a readers' poll listing the 100 greatest football players of the 20th century was published.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Century of Soccer: Readers' Poll |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsWldSocPlyrsCent.html |date=December 1999 |magazine=World Soccer |publisher=England Football Online |access-date=11 January 2012 |pages=12–17 |archive-date=4 April 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210404034430/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsWldSocPlyrsCent.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{World Soccer 100 Greatest Players}}


==World Player of the Decade 2000s==
In 2009, a World Player of the Decade was announced based on the reader's votes from 2000 to 2009 in the annual Player of the Year polls.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-05-16 |title=World Soccer |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/index.php |access-date=2022-07-12 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516143714/http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/index.php |archive-date=16 May 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+World Player of the Decade 2000s
|
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!Player
!Points
|-
|-
!
!Country
!Wins

|-bgcolor=#FFF65F
|1
|1
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldinho]]
|7
|781

|-
|-
|2
|2
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italy]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|5
|759

|-bgcolor=#FFF69F

|-
|-
|3
|3
|{{flagicon|France}} [[France]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|4
|708

|-
|-
|4
|4
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]]
|4
|619

|-
|-
|5
|5
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Argentina]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Kaká]]
|1
|567

|-
|-
|6
|6
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Cannavaro]]
|1
|401

|-
|-
|7
|7
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]]
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Pavel Nedvěd]]
|1
|394

|-
|-
|8
|8
|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Owen]]
|1
|330

|-
|-
|9
|9
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Czechoslovakia]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Luís Figo]]
|1
|290
|-
|-
|10

|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
|270
|-
|11
|{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Raúl (footballer)|Raúl]]
|261
|-
|12
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]
|260
|-
|13
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|230
|-
|14
|{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Andrés Iniesta]]
|215
|-
|15
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Ballack]]
|180
|-
|16
|{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]]
|163
|-
|17
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rivaldo]]
|150
|-
|18
|{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Fernando Torres]]
|149
|-
| rowspan="2" |19
|{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Samuel Eto'o]]
| rowspan="2" |146
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lampard]]
|}
|}

===Young Player of the Year===

*2006 - {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Lionel Messi]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] (36%)
*2005 - {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Robinho]], [[Santos Futebol Clube|Santos]] (30%)

===Referee of the Year===

*2006 - {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Horacio Elizondo]] (39%)
*2005 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Pierluigi Collina]] (31%)

===Team of the Year===
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
|
{| class="wikitable"
*2006 - {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Barcelona]] (43%)
!#
*2005 - {{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (27%)
!Player
*2004 - {{fb|Greece}} (25%)
!Points
*2003 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan]] (23%)
|-
*2002 - {{fb|Brazil}} (24%)
|21
*2001 - {{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (26%)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steven Gerrard]]
*2000 - {{fb|France}} (33%)
|134
*1999 - {{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (61%)
|-
*1998 - {{fb|France}} (35%)
|22
*1997 - {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Borussia Dortmund]] (20%)
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Deco]]
*1996 - {{fb|Nigeria}} (31%)
|130
*1995 - {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax]] (50%)
|
|-
|23
*1994 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan]] (33%)
*1993 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Parma F.C.|Parma]] (24%)
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Totti]]
|107
*1992 - {{fb|Denmark}} (37%)
|-
*1991 - {{fb|France}} (20%)
|24
*1990 - {{fb|Germany|name=West Germany}} (28%)
*1989 - {{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan]] (51%)
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]]
|99
*1988 - {{fb|Netherlands}} (43%)
|-
*1987 - {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[F.C. Porto|FC Porto]] (38%)
|25
*1986 - {{fb|Argentina}} (15%)
*1985 - {{flagicon|England}} [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (42%)
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Kahn]]
|90
*1984 - {{fb|France}} (45%)
|-
*1983 - {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]] (29%)
|26
*1982 - {{fb|Brazil}} (30%)
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Maldini]]
|82
|-
|27
|{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Didier Drogba]]
|79
|-
|28
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Juan Román Riquelme]]
|77
|-
|29
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Adriano (footballer, born February 1982)|Adriano]]
|73
|-
|30
|{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Iker Casillas]]
|59
|-
|31
|{{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Andrey Arshavin]]
|54
|-
|32
|{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]]
|53
|-
|33
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluigi Buffon]]
|49
|-
|34
|{{flagicon|SPA}} [[David Villa]]
|46
|-
|35
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Roy Makaay]]
|40
|-
|36
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Beckham]]
|37
|-
|37
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wayne Rooney]]
|36
|-
|38
|{{Flagicon|URU}} [[Diego Forlán]]
|21
|-
| rowspan="2" |39
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriel Batistuta]]
| rowspan="2" |20
|-
|{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Larsson]]
|}
|}
|}


==Eric Batty's World XI==
===The 100 Greatest Players Of The 20th Century===
Since the first year of publication of ''World Soccer'' and over a 30-year period, overseas editor Eric Batty published his team selection of the best players over the season.
<ref>[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsWldSocPlyrsCent.html World Soccer 100 Players of the Century]</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width="800"
{|
! colspan="5" |Eric Batty's World XI
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
|-
!Year
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Edson Arantes do Nascimento|Pelé]]
!Goalkeeper
# {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Diego Maradona]]
!Defenders
# {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Johan Cruijff]]
!Midfielders
# {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
!Forwards
# {{flagicon|France}} [[Michel Platini]]
|-
# {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Ferenc Puskás]]
1960<ref name="BTLM60s">{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/04/29/eric-battys-world-xis-the-sixties/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=29 April 2013 |title=Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622220354/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/04/29/eric-battys-world-xis-the-sixties/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
# {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[George Best]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Marco Van Basten]]
{{flagathlete|[[Gyula Grosics]]|HUN}}
# {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Eusébio da Silva Ferreira|Eusébio]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Lev Yashin]]
{{flagathlete|[[Orvar Bergmark]]|SWE}}<br />
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
{{flagathlete|[[José Santamaría]]|ESP}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima|Ronaldo]]
{{flagathlete|[[Nílton Santos]]|BRA}}
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Bobby Moore]]
# {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Gerd Müller]]
# {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Baggio]]
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Stanley Matthews]]
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Zico]]
# {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Franco Baresi]]
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Garrincha]]
# {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Paolo Maldini]]
# {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Kenny Dalglish]]
# {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Gabriel Batistuta]]
# {{flagicon|France}} [[Éric Cantona]]
# {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Gheorghe Hagi]]
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Romário]]
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Jairzinho]]


| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ruud Gullit]]
{{flagathlete|[[Martí Vergés]]|ESP}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Wales}} [[John Charles]]
{{flagathlete|[[Julinho (footballer, born 1929)|Julinho]]|BRA}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Lothar Matthäus]]
{{flagathlete|[[Ante Žanetić]]|YUG}}<br />
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Gordon Banks]]
{{flagathlete|[[Francisco Gento]]|ESP}}
# {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Dennis Bergkamp]]
{{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
{{flagathlete|[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]|ESP}}<br />
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Gary Lineker]]
{{flagathlete|[[Ferenc Puskás]]|HUN}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giuseppe Meazza]]
|-
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rivelino]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Didi (football player)|Didi]]
1961<ref name="BTLM60s" />
# {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ian Rush]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Peter Schmeichel]]
# {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Paolo Rossi]]
{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Gyula Grosics]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Liberia}} [[George Weah]]
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Michael Owen]]
{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Orvar Bergmark]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Germano de Figueiredo|Germano]]|POR}}<br />
# {{flagicon|France}} [[Just Fontaine]]
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Duncan Edwards]]
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Nílton Santos]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Dino Zoff]]
{{flagathlete|[[Danny Blanchflower]]|NIR}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]]
{{flagathlete|[[Paul Bonga Bonga]]|DRC|1960}}<br />
# {{flagicon|England}} [[David Beckham]]
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Tom Finney]]
{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Gento]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rivaldo]]
{{flagathlete|[[László Kubala]]|ESP}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Claudio Caniggia]]
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Tostão]]
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pelé]]<br />
# {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Frank Rijkaard]]
{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]<br />
# {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[José Luis Chilavert]]
{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferenc Puskás]]<br />
|-
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Kevin Keegan]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Gascoigne]]
1962<ref name="BTLM60s" />
# {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Roger Milla]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Michael Laudrup]]
{{flagathlete|[[Gernot Fraydl]]|AUT}}
# {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|France}} [[David Ginola]]
{{flagathlete|[[Djalma Santos]]|BRA}}<br />
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Glenn Hoddle]]
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Sócrates (football player)|Sócrates]]
{{flagicon|POR}} [[Germano de Figueiredo|Germano]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Fahrudin Jusufi]]|YUG}}
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Shearer]]
{{flagathlete|[[Zito (footballer, born 1932)|Zito]]|BRA}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Daniel Passarella]]
{{flagathlete|[[Josef Masopust]]|TCH}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Davor Šuker]]
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Dixie Dean]]
{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Gento]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Sándor Kocsis]]
{{flagathlete|[[Garrincha]]|BRA}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Juan Alberto Schiaffino]]
# {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Christian Vieri]]
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pelé]]<br />
# {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Mario Kempes]]
{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]<br />
# {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Johan Neeskens]]
{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferenc Puskás]]<br />
|-
# {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luigi Riva]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Jose Nasazzi]]
1963<ref name="BTLM60s" />
# {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Günter Netzer]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alessandro Del Piero]]
{{flagathlete|[[Lev Yashin]]|URS}}
# {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Carlos Valderrama]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Ricardo Zamora]]
# {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Enzo Francescoli]]
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Djalma Santos]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Cesare Maldini]]|ITA}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Edgar Davids]]
# {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Francisco Gento]]
{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Fahrudin Jusufi]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jim Baxter]]
{{flagathlete|[[Mário Coluna]]|POR}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Falcão]]
{{flagathlete|[[Raymond Kopa]]|FRA}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ryan Giggs]]
{{flagathlete|[[Jim Baxter]]|SCO}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Sepp Maier]]
{{flagathlete|[[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]|ESP}}
# {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Zbigniew Boniek]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Pat Jennings]]
# {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[György Sárosi]]
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pelé]]<br />
# {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giacinto Facchetti]]
{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]<br />
# {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alan Hansen]]
{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ferenc Puskás]]<br />
|-
# {{flagicon|France}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|England}} [[Bryan Robson]]
1964<ref name="BTLM60s" />
# {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Matthias Sammer]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Ladislav Kubala]]
# {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Neville Southall]]
{{flagicon|URS}} [[Lev Yashin]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Gérson]]
{{flagathlete|[[Tarcisio Burgnich]]|ITA}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Paulo Futre]]
{{flagathlete|[[Ján Popluhár]]|TCH}}<br />
# {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Preben Elkjær Larsen]]
{{flagathlete|[[Giacinto Facchetti]]|ITA}}
# {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Bebeto]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|POR}} [[Mário Coluna]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[José Augusto (footballer)|José Augusto]]|POR}}<br />
{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Josef Masopust]]<br />
{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]<br />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pelé]]<br />
{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Denis Law]]|SCO}}<br />
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
1965<ref name="BTLM60s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Costa Pereira]]|POR}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Djalma Santos]]<br />
{{flagicon|POR}} [[Germano de Figueiredo|Germano]]<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giacinto Facchetti]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Orlando Peçanha|Orlando]]|BRA}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|POR}} [[Mário Coluna]]<br />
{{flagicon|POR}} [[José Augusto (footballer)|José Augusto]]<br />
{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]] <br />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Sandro Mazzola]]|ITA}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Eusébio]]|POR}}<br />
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pelé]]
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
1966<ref name="BTLM60s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|URS}} [[Lev Yashin]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Aleksandar Shalamanov]]|BUL}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]|FRG}}<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giacinto Facchetti]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Néstor Gonçalves]]|URU}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Dimitar Yakimov]]|BUL}}<br />
{{flagicon|POR}} [[Mário Coluna]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Mario Corso]]|ITA}}<br />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pelé]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Ferenc Bene]]|HUN}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[János Farkas]]|HUN}}<br />
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
1967<ref name="BTLM60s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|URS}} [[Lev Yashin]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|POR}} [[Mário Coluna]]<br />
{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ján Popluhár]]<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giacinto Facchetti]]<br />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Kálmán Mészöly]]|HUN}}<br />
{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Dimitar Yakimov]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sandro Mazzola]]<br />
{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferenc Bene]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Geoff Hurst]]|ENG}}<br />
{{flagicon|HUN}} [[János Farkas]]<br />
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
1968<ref name="BTLM60s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Dino Zoff]]|ITA}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Fahrudin Jusufi]]<br />
{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ján Popluhár]]<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giacinto Facchetti]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Martin Peters]]|ENG}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Bobby Moore]]|ENG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferenc Bene]]<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sandro Mazzola]]<br />
{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Geoff Hurst]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Włodzimierz Lubański]]|POL}}
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
1969<ref name="BTLM60s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Gordon Banks]]|ENG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Karl-Heinz Schnellinger]]|FRG}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giacinto Facchetti]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Peters]]<br />
{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Moore]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Dragan Džajić]]|YUG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferenc Bene]]<br />
{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Geoff Hurst]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Gerd Müller]]|FRG}}<br />
{{flagicon|POL}} [[Włodzimierz Lubański]]
|-
|1970
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | ''did not publish''
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
1971<ref name="BTLM70s">{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/11/07/eric-battys-world-xis-the-seventies/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=7 November 2013 |title=Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies |access-date=22 July 2020 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705040250/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/11/07/eric-battys-world-xis-the-seventies/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gordon Banks
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Torres|Carlos Alberto]]|BRA}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]<br />
{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Moore]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Berti Vogts]]|FRG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sandro Mazzola]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Gérson]]|BRA}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Rivellino]]|BRA}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Jairzinho]]|BRA}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Gigi Riva]]|ITA}}
|-
|1972<ref name="BTLM70s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gordon Banks
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Paul Breitner]]|FRG}}<br />
{{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Moore<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck]]|FRG}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Karol Dobiaš]]|TCH}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Günter Netzer]]|FRG}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|POL}} Włodzimierz Lubański<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Müller<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Johan Cruyff]]|NED}}<br />
{{flagicon|BRA}} Jairzinho
|-
|1973<ref name="BTLM70s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Pat Jennings]]|NIR}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Dragoslav Stepanović]]|YUG}}<br />
{{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Moore<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Barry Hulshoff]]|NED}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Petar Krivokuća]]|YUG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Ladislav Kuna]]|TCH}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Günter Netzer<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|YUG}} Dragan Džajić<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Müller<br />
{{flagicon|POL}} Włodzimierz Lubański
|-
|1974<ref name="BTLM70s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[David Harvey (footballer)|David Harvey]]|SCO}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|FRG}} Paul Breitner<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Luís Pereira]]|BRA}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Rolando García (Chilean footballer)|Rolando García]]|CHI}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Jovan Aćimović]]|YUG}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Kazimierz Deyna]]|POL}}<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} Sandro Mazzola
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Robert Gadocha]]|POL}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Müller<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Grzegorz Lato]]|POL}}
|-
|1975<ref name="BTLM70s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|ITA}} Dino Zoff
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Rainer Bonhof]]|FRG}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Colin Todd]]|ENG}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Humberto Coelho]]|POR}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Berti Vogts
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|FRG}} Paul Breitner<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Günter Netzer<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Jupp Heynckes]]|FRG}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Ralf Edström]]|SWE}}<br />
{{flagicon|POL}} Grzegorz Lato
|-
|1976<ref name="BTLM70s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Ivo Viktor]]|TCH}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|FRG}} Paul Breitner<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Anton Ondruš]]|TCH}}<br />
{{flagicon|ENG}} Colin Todd
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Branko Oblak]]|YUG}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Viktor Kolotov]]|URS}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Antonín Panenka]]|TCH}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Oleg Blokhin]]|URS}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Müller<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Ruud Geels]]|NED}}
|-
|1977<ref name="BTLM70s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Sepp Maier]]|FRG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Ruud Krol]]|NED}}<br />
{{flagicon|BRA}} Luís Pereira<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Berti Vogts
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|NED}} Johan Cruyff<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Rainer Bonhof<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Jan Peters (footballer, born 1954)|Jan Peters]]|NED}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Rob Rensenbrink]]|NED}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Müller<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Franco Causio]]|ITA}}
|-
|1978<ref name="BTLM70s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Peter Shilton]]|ENG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Alberto Tarantini]]|ARG}}<br />
{{flagicon|BRA}} Luís Pereira<br />
{{flagathlete|[[David Watson (footballer, born 1946)|David Watson]]|ENG}}<br />
{{flagicon|NED}} Ruud Krol
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Teófilo Cubillas]]|PER}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Osvaldo Ardiles]]|ARG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|NED}} Rob Rensenbrink<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Roberto Bettega]]|ITA}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Müller<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Causio
|-
|1979
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | ''did not publish''
|-
|1980
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | ''did not publish''
|-
|1981
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | ''did not publish''
|-
|1982<ref name="BTLM80s">{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2014/03/10/eric-battys-world-xis-the-eighties-and-nineties/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=10 March 2014 |title=Eric Batty's World XI's – The Eighties and Nineties |access-date=23 July 2020 |archive-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131120633/https://beyondthelastman.com/2014/03/10/eric-battys-world-xis-the-eighties-and-nineties/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Shilton
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Alain Giresse]]|FRA}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Jaime Duarte]]|PER}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Passarella]]|ARG}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Marius Trésor]]|FRA}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Sócrates]]|BRA}}<br />
{{flagicon|ARG}} Osvaldo Ardiles<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Michel Platini]]|FRA}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Paulo Roberto Falcão|Falcão]]|BRA}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Paolo Rossi]]|ITA}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]|FRG}}
|-
|1983<ref name="BTLM80s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Shilton
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Giresse<br />
{{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Passarella<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} Marius Trésor<br />
{{flagicon|PER}} Jaime Duarte
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|BRA}} Sócrates<br />
{{flagicon|ARG}} Osvaldo Ardiles<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Toninho Cerezo]]|BRA}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Platini<br />
{{flagicon|BRA}} Falcão
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
|-
|1984<ref name="BTLM80s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Rinat Dasayev]]|URS}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Giresse<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Morten Olsen]]|DEN}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Maxime Bossis]]|FRA}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Allan Simonsen]]|DEN}}<br />
{{flagicon|BRA}} Sócrates<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Jean Tigana]]|FRA}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Platini<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl-Heinz Rummenigge<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Bruno Conti]]|ITA}}
|-
|1985<ref name="BTLM80s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Shilton
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Olsen<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Antonio Maceda]]|ESP}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Ray Wilkins]]|ENG}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Tigana<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Giresse<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Manuel]]|POR}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Platini<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Søren Lerby]]|DEN}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Khoren Oganesian]]|URS}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
|-
|1986<ref name="BTLM80s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|URS}} Rinat Dasayev
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Manuel Amoros]]|FRA}}<br />
{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Olsen<br />
{{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio Maceda<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Bossis
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Luis Fernández]]|FRA}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Tigana<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Frank Arnesen]]|DEN}}<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Giresse<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Míchel (footballer, born 1963)|Míchel]]|ESP}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Gary Lineker]]|ENG}}
|-
|1987<ref name="BTLM80s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|URS}} Rinat Dasayev
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|FRA}} Manuel Amoros<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Celso Gavião|Celso]]|BRA}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Glenn Hysén]]|SWE}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Giovanni Francini]]|ITA}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|FRA}} Luis Fernández<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Tigana<br />
{{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Maradona<br />
{{flagicon|ESP}} Míchel
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Lineker<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Hugo Sánchez]]|MEX}}
|-
|1988
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | ''did not publish''
|-
|1989<ref name="BTLM80s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Shilton
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Ronald Koeman]]|NED}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Franco Baresi]]|ITA}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Aron Winter]]|NED}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Luis Carlos Perea]]|COL}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Frank Rijkaard]]|NED}}<br />
{{flagicon|ESP}} Míchel<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Paulo Silas]]|BRA}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Rafael Martín Vázquez]]|ESP}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Ruud Gullit]]|NED}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Marco van Basten]]|NED}}
|-
|1990<ref name="BTLM80s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Shilton
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Stéphane Demol]]|BEL}}<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Baresi<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Dunga]]|BRA}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Riccardo Ferri]]|ITA}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Silas<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Jan Ceulemans]]|BEL}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Valdo Filho|Valdo]]|BRA}}<br />
{{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Martín Vázquez
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Ian Rush]]|WAL}}<br />
{{flagicon|NED}} Marco van Basten
|-
|1991<ref name="BTLM80s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Neville Southall]]|WAL}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Ferri<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Laurent Blanc]]|FRA}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Basile Boli]]|FRA}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Robert Prosinečki]]|YUG}}<br />
{{flagicon|BRA}} Valdo<br />
{{flagicon|BRA}} Dunga<br />
{{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Martín Vázquez<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Dejan Savićević]]|YUG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Hughes]]<br />
{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Darko Pančev]]
|-
|1992<ref name="BTLM80s" />
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Peter Schmeichel]]|DEN}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|NED}} Ronald Koeman<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Blanc<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Mauro Silva]]|BRA}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Des Walker]]|ENG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagicon|NED}} Frank Rijkaard<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Brian Laudrup]]|DEN}}<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Srečko Katanec]]|YUG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
{{flagathlete|[[Attilio Lombardo]]|ITA}}<br />
{{flagicon|NED}} Marco van Basten<br />
{{flagathlete|[[Bebeto]]|BRA}}
|-
! colspan="5" |World Soccer World XI
|-
|2012<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-12-17 |title=World Soccer's World XI 2012 {{!}} World Soccer |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccers-world-xi-2012 |access-date=2022-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217050918/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccers-world-xi-2012 |archive-date=17 December 2012 }}</ref>
|valign=top|
{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Iker Casillas]]
|valign=top|
{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Jordi Alba]] <br />
{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Sergio Ramos]] <br />
{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Vincent Kompany]] <br />
{{flagicon|GER}} [[Philipp Lahm]]
|valign=top|
{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Andrés Iniesta]] <br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Pirlo]] <br />
{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]]
|valign=top|
{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] <br />
{{flagicon|COL}} [[Radamel Falcao]] <br />
{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|}
|}


== Reference ==
===By player===
{| class="wikitable" width="500" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Appearances
! Player
! First
! Last
|-
| rowspan="1" |'''11'''
| style="text-align:left" |'''{{flagathlete|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]|FRG}}'''||'''1966'''||'''1977'''
|-
| rowspan="1" | 8
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Gerd Müller]]|FRG}} || 1969 || 1978
|-
| rowspan="1" | 7
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}} || 1960 || 1966
|-
| rowspan="2" | 6
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Giacinto Facchetti]]|ITA}} || 1964 || 1969
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Peter Shilton]]|ENG}} || 1978 || 1990
|-
| rowspan="5" | 5
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]|ESP}} || 1960 || 1965
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Mário Coluna]]|POR}} || 1963 || 1967
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Sandro Mazzola]]|ITA}} || 1965 || 1974
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Bobby Moore]]|ENG}} || 1968 || 1973
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Alain Giresse]]|FRA}} || 1982 || 1986
|-
| rowspan="8" | 4
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|HUN}}{{flagathlete|[[Ferenc Puskás]]|ESP}} || 1960 || 1963
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Lev Yashin]]|URS}} || 1963 || 1967
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Ferenc Bene]]|HUN}} || 1966 || 1969
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Włodzimierz Lubański]]|POL}} || 1968 || 1973
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Paul Breitner]]|FRG}} || 1972 || 1976
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Michel Platini]]|FRA}} || 1982 || 1985
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]|FRG}} || 1982 || 1985
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Jean Tigana]]|FRA}} || 1984 || 1987
|-
| rowspan="18" | 3
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Francisco Gento]]|ESP}} || 1960 || 1962
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Germano de Figueiredo|Germano]]|POR}} || 1961 || 1965
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Djalma Santos]]|BRA}} || 1962 || 1965
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Fahrudin Jusufi]]|YUG}} || 1962 || 1968
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]|ESP}} || 1963 || 1965
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Ján Popluhár]]|TCH}} || 1964 || 1968
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Geoff Hurst]]|ENG}} || 1967 || 1969
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Gordon Banks]]|ENG}} || 1969 || 1972
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Berti Vogts]]|FRG}} || 1971 || 1977
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Günter Netzer]]|FRG}} || 1972 || 1975
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Luís Pereira]]|BRA}} || 1974 || 1978
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Osvaldo Ardiles]]|ARG}} || 1978 || 1983
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Sócrates]]|BRA}} || 1982 || 1984
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Morten Olsen]]|DEN}} || 1984 || 1986
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Rinat Dasayev]]|URS}} || 1984 || 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Míchel (footballer, born 1963)|Míchel]]|ESP}} || 1986 || 1989
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Rafael Martín Vázquez]]|ESP}} || 1989 || 1991
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|[[Marco van Basten]]|NED}} || 1989 || 1992
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[FIFA World Cup Dream Team]]
*[[FIFA 100]]
*[[FIFA Player of the Century]]
*[[World Team of the 20th Century]]
*[[European Sports Media#ESM Team of the Season|ESM Team of the Season]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External link ==
==External links==
* [http://www.worldsoccer.com/ The online edition of World Soccer Magazine]
* [http://www.worldsoccer.com/ The online edition of World Soccer Magazine]


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World Soccer
Cover of the October 2024 issue
EditorStephen Fishlock
CategoriesFootball
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation331,000 (Jan–Dec 2013)[1]
Founded1960
CompanyKelsey Media
Based inFarnborough, Hampshire, UK
LanguageEnglish
Websiteworldsoccer.com
ISSN0043-9037

World Soccer is an English-language football magazine, published by Kelsey Media. The magazine was established in 1960 and is the oldest continually published football magazine in the United Kingdom.[2][3] It specialises in the international football scene. Its regular contributing writers include Brian Glanville, Keir Radnedge, Sid Lowe, Tim Vickery, and Henry Winter. World Soccer is a member of the European Sports Media (ESM), an umbrella group of similar magazines printed in other languages. The members of this group elect a European "Team of the Month" and a European "Team of the Year".

Since 1982, World Soccer has also organised "Player of the Year", "Manager of the Year" and "Team of the Year" awards.[4][5]

History

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The magazine was first published in London in October 1960, by Echo Publications. The first edition featured an image of Titus Buberník and Svatopluk Pluskal on the front cover.[6] It was edited by Robert Bolle, with Graham Payne, editor of weekly sister publication Soccer Star, as features editor; Jack Rollin, who later edited The Football Yearbook for many years, as home editor; and Eric Batty as overseas editor.[7][8] Batty, who later edited the magazine, published an annual World XI from 1960 to 1992.[9] Brian Glanville has written a column for the magazine since April 1963.[10][11] In 1970, Soccer Star, which was first published on 20 September 1952 as Raich Carter's Soccer Star, was incorporated into World Soccer.[12] Keir Radnedge, who had been associate editor, took over from Philip Rising as editor in the late 1980s and was replaced by deputy editor Gavin Hamilton in January 1998 and became executive editor.[13] Radnedge continues to have a monthly column in the magazine.[14][15][16]

TI Media (formerly IPC Magazines, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) published the magazine until the May 2020 issue with Kelsey Media taking over the following issue after they acquired the title from Future plc (owner of competing title FourFourTwo), the corporate successor of TI Media.[17] Hamilton, who had worked for World Soccer for 26 years, stepped down as editor after publishing the 60th anniversary edition in June 2020.[18]

Other regular contributors have included Paul Gardner, with a focus on football in the United States; David Conn; Jonathan Wilson; Mark Gleeson on African football; Tim Vickery, Brian Homewood and Eric Weil on South American football.

Award winners

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Lionel Messi is the record winner of World Soccer awards having won a total of nine: six men's world player of the year awards and three (consecutive) young player of the year awards. He has also been included in the greatest XI of all time.

Men's World Player of the Year

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Year Player Club
1982  Paolo Rossi (ITA) (23%) Italy Juventus
1983  Zico (BRA) (28%) Italy Udinese Calcio
1984  Michel Platini (FRA) (54%) Italy Juventus
1985  Michel Platini (FRA) (21%) Italy Juventus
1986  Diego Maradona (ARG) (36%) Italy S.S.C. Napoli
1987  Ruud Gullit (NED) (39%) Italy A.C. Milan
1988  Marco van Basten (NED) (43%) Italy A.C. Milan
1989  Ruud Gullit (NED) (24%) Italy A.C. Milan
1990  Lothar Matthäus (GER) (22%) Italy Inter Milan
1991  Jean-Pierre Papin (FRA) (25%) France Olympique de Marseille
1992  Marco van Basten (NED) (19%) Italy A.C. Milan
1993  Roberto Baggio (ITA) (14%) Italy Juventus
1994  Paolo Maldini (ITA) (27%) Italy A.C. Milan
1995  Gianluca Vialli (ITA) (18%) Italy Juventus
1996  Ronaldo (BRA) (17%) Spain FC Barcelona
1997  Ronaldo (BRA) (27%) Spain FC Barcelona & Italy Inter Milan
1998  Zinedine Zidane (FRA) (23%) Italy Juventus
1999  Rivaldo (BRA) (42%) Spain FC Barcelona
2000  Luís Figo (POR) (26%) Spain FC Barcelona & Spain Real Madrid
2001  Michael Owen (ENG) (31%) England Liverpool F.C.
2002  Ronaldo (BRA) (26%) Italy Inter Milan & Spain Real Madrid
2003  Pavel Nedvěd (CZE) (36%) Italy Juventus
2004  Ronaldinho (BRA) (29%) Spain FC Barcelona
2005  Ronaldinho (BRA) (39%) Spain FC Barcelona
2006  Fabio Cannavaro (ITA) (40%) Italy Juventus & Spain Real Madrid
2007  Kaká (BRA) (52%) Italy A.C. Milan[19]
2008  Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) (48.4%) England Manchester United[20]
2009  Lionel Messi (ARG) (43.2%) Spain FC Barcelona[21]
2010  Xavi (ESP) (25.8%) Spain FC Barcelona[22]
2011  Lionel Messi (ARG) (60.2%) Spain FC Barcelona[23]
2012  Lionel Messi (ARG) (47.33%) Spain FC Barcelona[24]
2013  Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Spain Real Madrid[25]
2014  Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Spain Real Madrid[26]
2015  Lionel Messi (ARG) Spain FC Barcelona[27]
2016  Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Spain Real Madrid[28]
2017  Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Spain Real Madrid[29]
2018  Luka Modrić (CRO) Spain Real Madrid[30]
2019  Lionel Messi (ARG) Spain FC Barcelona[31]
2020  Robert Lewandowski (POL) Germany Bayern Munich[32]
2021  Robert Lewandowski (POL) Germany Bayern Munich[33]
2022  Lionel Messi (ARG) France Paris Saint-Germain[34][35]
2023  Erling Haaland (NOR) England Manchester City[36]
2024  Rodri (ESP) England Manchester City[37][38]

Young Player of the Year

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Year Player Club
2005  Robinho (BRA) (30%) Brazil Santos FC & Spain Real Madrid
2006  Lionel Messi (ARG) (36%) Spain FC Barcelona[39]
2007  Lionel Messi (ARG) (34%) Spain FC Barcelona[40]
2008  Lionel Messi (ARG) (44%) Spain FC Barcelona[20]
2009  Sergio Agüero (ARG) (45.1) Spain Atlético Madrid[21]
2010  Thomas Müller (GER) (45.8) Germany Bayern Munich[22]
2011  Neymar (BRA) (29.2%) Brazil Santos FC[23]

Men's World Manager of the Year

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Year Manager Team
1982  Enzo Bearzot (ITA) (49%) Italy Italy
1983  Sepp Piontek (GER) (29%) Denmark Denmark
1984  Michel Hidalgo (FRA) (30%) France France
1985  Terry Venables (ENG) (30%) Spain FC Barcelona
1986  Guy Thys (BEL) (15%) Belgium Belgium
1987  Johan Cruijff (NED) (25%) Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam
1988  Rinus Michels (NED) (48%) Netherlands Netherlands & Germany Bayer Leverkusen
1989  Arrigo Sacchi (ITA) (42%) Italy AC Milan
1990  Franz Beckenbauer (GER) (53%) Germany Germany
1991  Michel Platini (FRA) (42%) France France
1992  Richard Møller-Nielsen (DEN) (28%) Denmark Denmark
1993  Alex Ferguson (SCO) (21%) England Manchester United
1994  Carlos Alberto Parreira (BRA) (17%) Brazil Brazil
1995  Louis van Gaal (NED) (42%) Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam
1996  Berti Vogts (GER) (28%) Germany Germany
1997  Ottmar Hitzfeld (GER) (17%) Germany Borussia Dortmund
1998  Arsène Wenger (FRA) (28%) England Arsenal
1999  Alex Ferguson (SCO) (60%) England Manchester United
2000  Dino Zoff (ITA) (18%) Italy Italy
2001  Gérard Houllier (FRA) (28%) England Liverpool F.C.
2002  Guus Hiddink (NED) (28%) South Korea South Korea
2003  Carlo Ancelotti (ITA) (20%) Italy A.C. Milan
2004  José Mourinho (POR) (36%) Portugal FC Porto & England Chelsea
2005  José Mourinho (POR) (34.1%) England Chelsea[41]
2006  Marcello Lippi (ITA) (36%) Italy Italy
2007  Alex Ferguson (SCO) (26%) England Manchester United
2008  Alex Ferguson (SCO) (38%) England Manchester United
2009  Pep Guardiola (ESP) (62.1%) Spain FC Barcelona[21]
2010  José Mourinho (POR) (48.3%) Italy Inter Milan & Spain Real Madrid[22]
2011  Pep Guardiola (ESP) (33.1%) Spain FC Barcelona[23]
2012  Vicente del Bosque (ESP) (28.49%) Spain Spain[24]
2013  Jupp Heynckes (GER) Germany Bayern Munich[25]
2014  Joachim Löw (GER) Germany Germany[26]
2015  Luis Enrique (ESP) Spain FC Barcelona[27]
2016  Claudio Ranieri (ITA) England Leicester City[42]
2017  Zinedine Zidane (FRA) Spain Real Madrid[29]
2018  Didier Deschamps (FRA) France France[43]
2019  Jürgen Klopp (GER) England Liverpool F.C.[31]
2020  Hansi Flick (GER) Germany Bayern Munich[32]
2021  Roberto Mancini (ITA) Italy Italy[33]
2022  Lionel Scaloni (ARG) Argentina Argentina[35]
2023  Pep Guardiola (ESP) England Manchester City[44]
2024  Carlo Ancelotti (ITA) Spain Real Madrid[38]

All-time wins

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By manager
[edit]
# Manager Wins
1  Alex Ferguson (SCO) 4
2  José Mourinho (POR) 3
 Pep Guardiola (ESP)
3  Carlo Ancelotti (ITA) 2
By country
[edit]
# Country Wins
1  Germany 8
 Italy
3  France 6
4  Spain 5
5  Netherlands 4
 Scotland
7  Portugal 3
8  England 1
 Belgium
 Denmark
 Brazil
 Argentina

Men's World Team of the Year

[edit]

By team

[edit]
# Team Wins
1  France 5
2  Barcelona (ESP) 4
 Spain
4  Liverpool (ENG) 3
 Milan (ITA)
6  Brazil 2
 Germany
 Bayern Munich (GER)
 Argentina

Women's World Player of the Year

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Year Player Team
2020  Pernille Harder (DEN) Germany Wolfsburg England Chelsea[32][48]
2021  Alexia Putellas (SPA) Spain Barcelona[33][49]
2022  Beth Mead (ENG) England Arsenal[35]
2023  Aitana Bonmatí (ESP) Spain Barcelona[50]
2024  Aitana Bonmatí (ESP) Spain Barcelona[38]

Women's World Manager of the Year

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Women's World Team of the Year

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Referee of the Year

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Source:[39][53][54]

Year Rank Referee Points
2005 1st Italy Pierluigi Collina 30.6%
2nd Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen 19.7%
3rd Germany Markus Merk 16.3%
2006 1st Argentina Horacio Elizondo 38.7%
2nd Mexico Benito Archundia 30.5%
3rd Slovakia Ľuboš Micheľ 8.5%

Greatest XI of All Time

[edit]

The list is based on the voting poll consisted of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world.[55]

(Published July 2013)[55]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

 Lev Yashin (URS)

 Cafu (BRA)
 Franz Beckenbauer (GER)
 Bobby Moore (ENG)
 Paolo Maldini (ITA)

 Alfredo Di Stéfano (ARG)
 Zinedine Zidane (FRA)
 Diego Maradona (ARG)
 Johan Cruyff (NED)

 Lionel Messi (ARG)
 Pelé (BRA)

Goalkeepers

[edit]
Lev Yashin
Pos. Name Votes % of votes
1  Lev Yashin (URS) 31 41.89%
2  Gordon Banks (ENG) 6 8.11%
 Dino Zoff (ITA)
4  Gianluigi Buffon (ITA) 5 6.76%
 Peter Schmeichel (DEN)
6  Iker Casillas (ESP) 4 5.41%
7  Sepp Maier (GER) 3 4.05%
8  Pat Jennings (NIR) 2 2.70%
 Oliver Kahn (GER)
 Edwin van der Sar (NED)

Full backs

[edit]
Paolo Maldini
Pos. Name Votes % of votes
1  Paolo Maldini (ITA) 48 64.86%
2  Cafu (BRA) 24 32.43%
3  Carlos Alberto Torres (BRA) 18 24.32%
4  Roberto Carlos (BRA) 13 17.57%
5  Djalma Santos (BRA) 11 14.86%
6  Giacinto Facchetti (ITA) 7 9.46%
7  Nílton Santos (BRA) 6 8.11%
8  Berti Vogts (GER) 4 5.41%
9  Lilian Thuram (FRA) 3 4.05%
10  Ruud Krol (NED) 2 2.70%
 Víctor Rodríguez Andrade (URU)
 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (GER)

Central defenders

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Franz Beckenbauer
Pos. Name Votes % of votes
1  Franz Beckenbauer (GER) 68 91.89%
2  Bobby Moore (ENG) 23 31.08%
3  Franco Baresi (ITA) 22 29.73%
4  Daniel Passarella (ARG) 4 5.41%
5  Fabio Cannavaro (ITA) 3 4.05%
 John Charles (WAL)
 Marcel Desailly (FRA)
 Paul McGrath (IRE)
9  Giuseppe Bergomi (ITA) 2 2.70%

Midfielders

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Pos. Name Votes % of votes
1  Diego Maradona (ARG) 64 86.49%
2  Johan Cruyff (NED) 58 78.38%
3  Zinedine Zidane (FRA) 28 37.84%
4  Alfredo Di Stéfano (ARG) 24 32.43%
5  Michel Platini (FRA) 18 24.32%
6  Garrincha (BRA) 15 20.27%
7  George Best (NIR) 12 16.22%
8  Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) 7 9.46%
9  Bobby Charlton (ENG) 5 6.76%
 Lothar Matthäus (GER)
11  Andrés Iniesta (ESP) 4 5.41%
 Xavi (ESP)
13  Didi (BRA) 3 4.05%
 Sócrates (BRA)
15  Roberto Baggio (ITA) 2 2.70%
 Toninho Cerezo (BRA)
 Francisco Gento (ESP)
 Ryan Giggs (WAL)
 Stanley Matthews (ENG)
 Johan Neeskens (NED)
 Rivellino (BRA)
 Zico (BRA)

Strikers

[edit]
Pos. Name Votes % of votes
1  Pelé (BRA) 56 75.68%
2  Lionel Messi (ARG) 46 62.16%
3  Ferenc Puskas (HUN) 11 14.86%
4  Ronaldo (BRA) 9 12.16%
5  Marco van Basten (NED) 5 6.76%
6  Gerd Müller (GER) 4 5.41%
7  Oleh Blokhin (URS) 2 2.70%
 Eusébio (POR)

Greatest Managers of All Time

[edit]
Map of FIFA members by number of managers ranked by France Football (2019), World Soccer (2013) or ESPN (2013)
Map of FIFA members by number of managers ranked by France Football (2019), World Soccer (2013) and ESPN (2013)

The list is based on the voting poll consisting of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world with each having been allotted 5 managerial picks.

(Published July 2013)[55][56]

Key

Managers in bold are ranked by World Soccer, France Football and ESPN[57][58][59]
  Managers ranked top 10 by World Soccer, France Football and ESPN[57][58][59][60]
Pos. Name Years Notable teams Votes % of votes
1  Alex Ferguson (SCO) 1974–2013 Aberdeen, Scotland national team, Manchester United 49 66.22%
2  Rinus Michels (NED) 1960–1992 AFC Ajax, Barcelona, Netherlands national team 46 62.16%
3  José Mourinho (POR) 2000– Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Tottenham, Roma 21 28.38%
4  Helenio Herrera (ARG) 1944–1970, 1973–1981 Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan 19 25.68%
5  Pep Guardiola (ESP) 2007– Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City 18 24.32%
6  Arrigo Sacchi (ITA) 1985–1999, 2001 Parma, Milan, Italy national team, Atlético Madrid 15 20.27%
7  Valeriy Lobanovskyi (UKR) 1969–2002 Dnipro, Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union national team, Ukraine national team 14 18.92%
8  Bob Paisley (ENG) 1974–1983 Liverpool 12 16.22%
9  Herbert Chapman (ENG) 1907–1918, 1921–1934 Northampton Town, Leeds City, Huddersfield Town, Arsenal 9 12.16%
 Béla Guttmann (HUN) 1933–1939, 1945–1951, 1953–1962, 1964–1967, 1973 Milan, São Paulo, Porto, Benfica, Peñarol
 Ernst Happel (AUT) 1962–1992 Feyenoord, Sevilla, Netherlands national team, Brugge, Hamburger SV
 Mário Zagallo (BRA) 1966–1991, 1994–2001 Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team, Vasco da Gama
13  Vittorio Pozzo (ITA) 1912–1922, 1924–1926, 1929–1948 Italy national team, Torino, Milan 8 10.81%
 Vicente del Bosque (ESP) 1987–1990, 1994, 1996, 1999–2005, 2008–2016 Real Madrid, Beşiktaş, Spain national team
 Marcello Lippi (ITA) 1982–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2019 Napoli, Juventus, Inter Milan, Italy national team, Guangzhou Evergrande, China national team
 Telê Santana (BRA) 1969–1996 Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team
17  Brian Clough (ENG) 1965–1993 Derby County, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest 7 9.46%
18  Ottmar Hitzfeld (GER) 1983–2004, 2007–2014 Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Switzerland national team 6 8.11%
19  Sepp Herberger (GER) 1930–1942, 1945–1946, 1950–1964 Germany national team, Eintracht Frankfurt 5 6.76%
 Bill Shankly (SCO) 1949–1974 Carlisle United, Huddersfield Town, Liverpool
 Giovanni Trapattoni (ITA) 1974–2013 Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Fiorentina, Italy national team
22  César Luis Menotti (ARG) 1970, 1972–1984, 1986–1994, 1996–1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 Argentina national team, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Boca Juniors, Independiente 4 5.41%
23  Enzo Bearzot (ITA) 1964–1986 Italy national team 3 4.05%
 Jimmy Hogan (ENG) 1910–1912, 1914–1921, 1924, 1924–1927, 1931–1939 MTK Budapest, Netherlands national team, Fulham, Aston Villa
 Hennes Weisweiler (GER) 1948–1983 Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona, 1. FC Köln
 Helmut Schön (GER) 1952–1984 Germany national team
 Fabio Capello (ITA) 1991–2015, 2017–2018 Milan, Real Madrid, Roma, Juventus, England national team
28  Franz Beckenbauer (GER) 1984–1991, 1993–1994, 1996 Germany national team, Bayern Munich, Marseille 2 2.70%
 Carlos Bilardo (ARG) 1971, 1973–1993, 1996, 1998–2000, 2003–2004 Estudiantes, Colombia national team, Argentina national team, Sevilla, Boca Juniors
 Johan Cruyff (NED) 1985–1996 AFC Ajax, Barcelona
 Vicente Feola (BRA) 1937–1942, 1947–1950, 1955–1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1966 São Paulo, Brazil national team, Boca Juniors
 Alf Ramsey (ENG) 1955–1974, 1977–1978 Ipswich Town, England national team
 Gusztáv Sebes (HUN) 1940–1946, 1949–1957 Hungary national team
 Jock Stein (SCO) 1960–1985 Celtic Glasgow, Scotland national team, Leeds United
 Luiz Felipe Scolari (BRA) 1982–2019 Brazil national team, Portugal national team, Grêmio, Palmeiras, Chelsea
36  Luis Aragonés (ESP) 1974–2009 Atletico Madrid, Real Betis, Barcelona, Sevilla, Spain national team 1 1.35%
 Leo Beenhakker (NED) 1965– AFC Ajax, Netherlands national team, Real Madrid, Feyenoord
 Rafael Benítez (ESP) 1993– Valencia, Liverpool, Internazionale, Chelsea, Napoli, Real Madrid, Newcastle United
 Marcelo Bielsa (ARG) 1990– Newell's Old Boys, América, Vélez Sarsfield, Argentina, Chile, Athletic Bilbao, Marseille, Leeds United
 Bob Bradley (USA) 1981– Chicago Fire, MetroStars, United States national team, Egypt national team, Los Angeles FC
 Matt Busby (SCO) 1945–1969, 1970–1971 Manchester United
 Jack Charlton (ENG) 1973–1996 Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Republic of Ireland national team
 Kazimierz Górski (POL) 1959–1985 Legia Warsaw, Poland national team, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos
 Jupp Heynckes (GER) 1979–2018 Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Benfica, Schalke
 Gérard Houllier (FRA) 1973–2011 Paris Saint-Germain, France national team, Liverpool, Lyon
 Tomislav Ivić (CRO) 1967–2004 Hajduk Split, Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia national team, Ajax, Anderlecht, Standard Liège, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Panathinaikos, Porto, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid, Marseille
 Ștefan Kovács (ROM) 1952–1987 Steaua București, Ajax, France national team, Romania national team, Panathinaikos, Monaco
 Udo Lattek (GER) 1970–2000 Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona
 Hugo Meisl (AUT) 1912–14, 1919–37 Austria national team
 Otto Rehhagel (GER) 1972–2010, 2012 Fortuna Düsseldorf, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Greece national team
 Carlos Alberto Parreira (BRA) 1968–2010 Fluminense, Brazil national team, Valencia, Fenerbahçe, Corinthians, South Africa national team
 Antoni Piechniczek (POL) 1973–1990, 1993–1997 Polish national team
 Nereo Rocco (ITA) 1947–1977 Padova, Milan
 Árpád Weisz (HUN) 1926–1940 Internazionale, Bologna
 Arsène Wenger (FRA) 1984–2018 Monaco, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal
 Walter Winterbottom (ENG) 1946–1962 England national team

Greatest Players of the 20th century

[edit]

In the December 1999 issue, a readers' poll listing the 100 greatest football players of the 20th century was published.[61]

World Player of the Decade 2000s

[edit]

In 2009, a World Player of the Decade was announced based on the reader's votes from 2000 to 2009 in the annual Player of the Year polls.[62]

World Player of the Decade 2000s
# Player Points
1 Brazil Ronaldinho 781
2 Argentina Lionel Messi 759
3 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 708
4 France Thierry Henry 619
5 Brazil Kaká 567
6 Italy Fabio Cannavaro 401
7 Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd 394
8 England Michael Owen 330
9 Portugal Luís Figo 290
10 France Zinedine Zidane 270
11 Spain Raúl 261
12 Brazil Ronaldo 260
13 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko 230
14 Spain Andrés Iniesta 215
15 Germany Michael Ballack 180
16 Spain Xavi 163
17 Brazil Rivaldo 150
18 Spain Fernando Torres 149
19 Cameroon Samuel Eto'o 146
England Frank Lampard
# Player Points
21 England Steven Gerrard 134
22 Portugal Deco 130
23 Italy Francesco Totti 107
24 Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy 99
25 Germany Oliver Kahn 90
26 Italy Paolo Maldini 82
27 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 79
28 Argentina Juan Román Riquelme 77
29 Brazil Adriano 73
30 Spain Iker Casillas 59
31 Russia Andrey Arshavin 54
32 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 53
33 Italy Gianluigi Buffon 49
34 Spain David Villa 46
35 Netherlands Roy Makaay 40
36 England David Beckham 37
37 England Wayne Rooney 36
38 Uruguay Diego Forlán 21
39 Argentina Gabriel Batistuta 20
Sweden Henrik Larsson

Eric Batty's World XI

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Since the first year of publication of World Soccer and over a 30-year period, overseas editor Eric Batty published his team selection of the best players over the season.

Eric Batty's World XI
Year Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

1960[63]

 Gyula Grosics (HUN)

 Orvar Bergmark (SWE)
 José Santamaría (ESP)
 Nílton Santos (BRA)

 Martí Vergés (ESP)
 Julinho (BRA)
 Ante Žanetić (YUG)
 Francisco Gento (ESP)

 Pelé (BRA)
 Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)
 Ferenc Puskás (HUN)

1961[63]

Hungary Gyula Grosics

Sweden Orvar Bergmark
 Germano (POR)
Brazil Nílton Santos

 Danny Blanchflower (NIR)
 Paul Bonga Bonga (DRC)
Spain Francisco Gento

 László Kubala (ESP)
Brazil Pelé
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
Hungary Ferenc Puskás

1962[63]

 Gernot Fraydl (AUT)

 Djalma Santos (BRA)
Portugal Germano
 Fahrudin Jusufi (YUG)

 Zito (BRA)
 Josef Masopust (TCH)
Spain Francisco Gento

 Garrincha (BRA)
Brazil Pelé
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
Hungary Ferenc Puskás

1963[63]

 Lev Yashin (URS)

Brazil Djalma Santos
 Cesare Maldini (ITA)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fahrudin Jusufi

 Mário Coluna (POR)
 Raymond Kopa (FRA)
 Jim Baxter (SCO)
 Luis Suárez (ESP)

Brazil Pelé
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spain Ferenc Puskás

1964[63]

Soviet Union Lev Yashin

 Tarcisio Burgnich (ITA)
 Ján Popluhár (TCH)
 Giacinto Facchetti (ITA)

Portugal Mário Coluna
 José Augusto (POR)
Czechoslovakia Josef Masopust
Spain Luis Suárez

Brazil Pelé
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
 Denis Law (SCO)

1965[63]

 Costa Pereira (POR)

Brazil Djalma Santos
Portugal Germano
Italy Giacinto Facchetti
 Orlando (BRA)

Portugal Mário Coluna
Portugal José Augusto
Spain Luis Suárez

 Sandro Mazzola (ITA)
 Eusébio (POR)
Brazil Pelé

1966[63]

Soviet Union Lev Yashin

 Aleksandar Shalamanov (BUL)
 Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)
Italy Giacinto Facchetti

 Néstor Gonçalves (URU)
 Dimitar Yakimov (BUL)
Portugal Mário Coluna
 Mario Corso (ITA)

Brazil Pelé
 Ferenc Bene (HUN)
 János Farkas (HUN)

1967[63]

Soviet Union Lev Yashin

Portugal Mário Coluna
Czechoslovakia Ján Popluhár
Italy Giacinto Facchetti

West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
 Kálmán Mészöly (HUN)
Bulgaria Dimitar Yakimov

Italy Sandro Mazzola
Hungary Ferenc Bene
 Geoff Hurst (ENG)
Hungary János Farkas

1968[63]

 Dino Zoff (ITA)

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fahrudin Jusufi
Czechoslovakia Ján Popluhár
Italy Giacinto Facchetti

West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
 Martin Peters (ENG)
 Bobby Moore (ENG)

Hungary Ferenc Bene
Italy Sandro Mazzola
England Geoff Hurst
 Włodzimierz Lubański (POL)

1969[63]

 Gordon Banks (ENG)

 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (FRG)
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
Italy Giacinto Facchetti

England Martin Peters
England Bobby Moore
 Dragan Džajić (YUG)

Hungary Ferenc Bene
England Geoff Hurst
 Gerd Müller (FRG)
Poland Włodzimierz Lubański

1970 did not publish

1971[64]

England Gordon Banks

 Carlos Alberto (BRA)
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
England Bobby Moore
 Berti Vogts (FRG)

Italy Sandro Mazzola
 Gérson (BRA)
 Rivellino (BRA)

 Jairzinho (BRA)
West Germany Gerd Müller
 Gigi Riva (ITA)

1972[64]

England Gordon Banks

 Paul Breitner (FRG)
England Bobby Moore
 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (FRG)
 Karol Dobiaš (TCH)

 Günter Netzer (FRG)
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer

Poland Włodzimierz Lubański
West Germany Gerd Müller
 Johan Cruyff (NED)
Brazil Jairzinho

1973[64]

 Pat Jennings (NIR)

 Dragoslav Stepanović (YUG)
England Bobby Moore
 Barry Hulshoff (NED)
 Petar Krivokuća (YUG)

 Ladislav Kuna (TCH)
West Germany Günter Netzer
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Džajić
West Germany Gerd Müller
Poland Włodzimierz Lubański

1974[64]

 David Harvey (SCO)

West Germany Paul Breitner
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
 Luís Pereira (BRA)
 Rolando García (CHI)

 Jovan Aćimović (YUG)
 Kazimierz Deyna (POL)
Italy Sandro Mazzola

 Robert Gadocha (POL)
West Germany Gerd Müller
 Grzegorz Lato (POL)

1975[64]

Italy Dino Zoff

 Rainer Bonhof (FRG)
 Colin Todd (ENG)
 Humberto Coelho (POR)
West Germany Berti Vogts

West Germany Paul Breitner
West Germany Günter Netzer
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer

 Jupp Heynckes (FRG)
 Ralf Edström (SWE)
Poland Grzegorz Lato

1976[64]

 Ivo Viktor (TCH)

West Germany Paul Breitner
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
 Anton Ondruš (TCH)
England Colin Todd

 Branko Oblak (YUG)
 Viktor Kolotov (URS)
 Antonín Panenka (TCH)

 Oleg Blokhin (URS)
West Germany Gerd Müller
 Ruud Geels (NED)

1977[64]

 Sepp Maier (FRG)

 Ruud Krol (NED)
Brazil Luís Pereira
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
West Germany Berti Vogts

Netherlands Johan Cruyff
West Germany Rainer Bonhof
 Jan Peters (NED)

 Rob Rensenbrink (NED)
West Germany Gerd Müller
 Franco Causio (ITA)

1978[64]

 Peter Shilton (ENG)

 Alberto Tarantini (ARG)
Brazil Luís Pereira
 David Watson (ENG)
Netherlands Ruud Krol

 Teófilo Cubillas (PER)
 Osvaldo Ardiles (ARG)

Netherlands Rob Rensenbrink
 Roberto Bettega (ITA)
West Germany Gerd Müller
Italy Franco Causio

1979 did not publish
1980 did not publish
1981 did not publish
1982[65]

England Peter Shilton

 Alain Giresse (FRA)
 Jaime Duarte (PER)
 Daniel Passarella (ARG)
 Marius Trésor (FRA)

 Sócrates (BRA)
Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
 Michel Platini (FRA)
 Falcão (BRA)

 Paolo Rossi (ITA)
 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)

1983[65]

England Peter Shilton

France Alain Giresse
Argentina Daniel Passarella
France Marius Trésor
Peru Jaime Duarte

Brazil Sócrates
Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
 Toninho Cerezo (BRA)
France Michel Platini
Brazil Falcão

West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

1984[65]

 Rinat Dasayev (URS)

France Alain Giresse
 Morten Olsen (DEN)
 Maxime Bossis (FRA)

 Allan Simonsen (DEN)
Brazil Sócrates
 Jean Tigana (FRA)
France Michel Platini
 Diego Maradona (ARG)

West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
 Bruno Conti (ITA)

1985[65]

England Peter Shilton

Denmark Morten Olsen
 Antonio Maceda (ESP)

 Ray Wilkins (ENG)
France Jean Tigana
France Alain Giresse
 Carlos Manuel (POR)
France Michel Platini
 Søren Lerby (DEN)
 Khoren Oganesian (URS)

West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

1986[65]

Soviet Union Rinat Dasayev

 Manuel Amoros (FRA)
Denmark Morten Olsen
Spain Antonio Maceda
France Maxime Bossis

 Luis Fernández (FRA)
France Jean Tigana
 Frank Arnesen (DEN)
France Alain Giresse
 Míchel (ESP)

 Gary Lineker (ENG)

1987[65]

Soviet Union Rinat Dasayev

France Manuel Amoros
 Celso (BRA)
 Glenn Hysén (SWE)
 Giovanni Francini (ITA)

France Luis Fernández
France Jean Tigana
Argentina Diego Maradona
Spain Míchel

England Gary Lineker
 Hugo Sánchez (MEX)

1988 did not publish
1989[65]

England Peter Shilton

 Ronald Koeman (NED)
 Franco Baresi (ITA)
 Aron Winter (NED)
 Luis Carlos Perea (COL)

 Frank Rijkaard (NED)
Spain Míchel
 Paulo Silas (BRA)
 Rafael Martín Vázquez (ESP)

 Ruud Gullit (NED)
 Marco van Basten (NED)

1990[65]

England Peter Shilton

 Stéphane Demol (BEL)
Italy Franco Baresi
 Dunga (BRA)
 Riccardo Ferri (ITA)

Brazil Paulo Silas
 Jan Ceulemans (BEL)
 Valdo (BRA)
Spain Rafael Martín Vázquez

 Ian Rush (WAL)
Netherlands Marco van Basten

1991[65]

 Neville Southall (WAL)

Italy Riccardo Ferri
 Laurent Blanc (FRA)
 Basile Boli (FRA)

 Robert Prosinečki (YUG)
Brazil Valdo
Brazil Dunga
Spain Rafael Martín Vázquez
 Dejan Savićević (YUG)

Wales Mark Hughes
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Pančev

1992[65]

 Peter Schmeichel (DEN)

Netherlands Ronald Koeman
France Laurent Blanc
 Mauro Silva (BRA)
 Des Walker (ENG)

Netherlands Frank Rijkaard
 Brian Laudrup (DEN)
 Srečko Katanec (YUG)

 Attilio Lombardo (ITA)
Netherlands Marco van Basten
 Bebeto (BRA)

World Soccer World XI
2012[66]

Spain Iker Casillas

Spain Jordi Alba
Spain Sergio Ramos
Belgium Vincent Kompany
Germany Philipp Lahm

Spain Andrés Iniesta
Italy Andrea Pirlo
Spain Xavi

Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Colombia Radamel Falcao
Argentina Lionel Messi

By player

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Appearances Player First Last
11  Franz Beckenbauer (FRG) 1966 1977
8  Gerd Müller (FRG) 1969 1978
7  Pelé (BRA) 1960 1966
6  Giacinto Facchetti (ITA) 1964 1969
 Peter Shilton (ENG) 1978 1990
5  Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP) 1960 1965
 Mário Coluna (POR) 1963 1967
 Sandro Mazzola (ITA) 1965 1974
 Bobby Moore (ENG) 1968 1973
 Alain Giresse (FRA) 1982 1986
4 Hungary Ferenc Puskás (ESP) 1960 1963
 Lev Yashin (URS) 1963 1967
 Ferenc Bene (HUN) 1966 1969
 Włodzimierz Lubański (POL) 1968 1973
 Paul Breitner (FRG) 1972 1976
 Michel Platini (FRA) 1982 1985
 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG) 1982 1985
 Jean Tigana (FRA) 1984 1987
3  Francisco Gento (ESP) 1960 1962
 Germano (POR) 1961 1965
 Djalma Santos (BRA) 1962 1965
 Fahrudin Jusufi (YUG) 1962 1968
 Luis Suárez (ESP) 1963 1965
 Ján Popluhár (TCH) 1964 1968
 Geoff Hurst (ENG) 1967 1969
 Gordon Banks (ENG) 1969 1972
 Berti Vogts (FRG) 1971 1977
 Günter Netzer (FRG) 1972 1975
 Luís Pereira (BRA) 1974 1978
 Osvaldo Ardiles (ARG) 1978 1983
 Sócrates (BRA) 1982 1984
 Morten Olsen (DEN) 1984 1986
 Rinat Dasayev (URS) 1984 1987
 Míchel (ESP) 1986 1989
 Rafael Martín Vázquez (ESP) 1989 1991
 Marco van Basten (NED) 1989 1992

See also

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