World Soccer (magazine)

*World Soccer*
	File:WorldSoccer logo.jpg
Editor	Gavin Hamilton
Categories	Sport
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	IPC Media
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Website	www.worldsoccer.com

World Soccer is an English language 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 ESM, an umbrella group of similar magazines printed in other languages. Other members include A Bola, Don Balón, Kicker, La Gazzetta dello Sport and Sport Express. 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. 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 poll listing the 100 greatest football players of the 20th century was published.

Award Winners

Player of the Year

2006 - Fabio Cannavaro, Real Madrid (40%)
2005 - Ronaldinho, FC Barcelona (39%)
2004 - Ronaldinho, FC Barcelona (29%)
2003 - Pavel Nedved, Juventus FC (36%)
2002 - Ronaldo, Internazionale & Real Madrid (26%)
2001 - Michael Owen, Liverpool FC (31%)
2000 - Luís Figo, Real Madrid (26%)
1999 - Rivaldo, FC Barcelona (42%)
1998 - Zinedine Zidane, Juventus FC (23%)
1997 - Ronaldo, FC Barcelona & Internazionale (27%)
1996 - Ronaldo, FC Barcelona (17%)
1995 - Gianluca Vialli, Juventus (18%)
1994 - Paolo Maldini, A.C. Milan (27%)
1993 - Roberto Baggio, Juventus (14%)
1992 - Marco van Basten, Milan (19%)
1991 - Jean-Pierre Papin, Olympique Marseille (25%)
1990 - Lothar Matthäus, Internazionale (22%)
1989 - Ruud Gullit, A.C. Milan (24%)
1988 - Marco van Basten, Milan (43%)
1987 - Ruud Gullit, A.C. Milan (39%)
1986 - Diego Maradona, Napoli (36%)
1985 - Michel Platini, Juventus (21%)
1984 - Michel Platini, Juventus (54%)
1983 - Zico, Udinese (28%)
1982 - Paolo Rossi, Juventus (23%)

Manager of the Year

2006 - Marcello Lippi, Italy (36%)
2005 - José Mourinho, Chelsea (34%)
2004 - José Mourinho, FC Porto & Chelsea (36%)
2003 - Carlo Ancelotti, A.C. Milan (20%)
2002 - Guus Hiddink, South Korea & PSV (28%)
2001 - Gérard Houllier, Liverpool (28%)
2000 - Dino Zoff, Italy (18%)
1999 - Alex Ferguson, Manchester United (60%)
1998 - Arsène Wenger, Arsenal (28%)
1997 - Ottmar Hitzfeld, Borussia Dortmund (17%)
1996 - Berti Vogts, Germany (28%)
1995 - Louis van Gaal, Ajax (42%)
1994 - Carlos Alberto Parreira, Brazil (17%)
1993 - Alex Ferguson, Manchester United (21%)
1992 - Richard Møller-Nielsen, Denmark (28%)
1991 - Michel Platini, France (42%)
1990 - Franz Beckenbauer, West Germany & Marseille (53%)
1989 - Arrigo Sacchi, A.C. Milan (42%)
1988 - Rinus Michels, Netherlands & Bayer Leverkusen (48%)
1987 - Johan Cruijff, Ajax (25%)
1986 - Guy Thys, Belgium (15%)
1985 - Terry Venables, Barcelona (30%)
1984 - Michel Hidalgo, France (30%)
1983 - Sepp Piontek, Denmark (29%)
1982 - Enzo Bearzot, Italy (49%)

Players' All-time ranking

	Player	Wins
1	Ronaldo	3
2	Marco van Basten	2
3	Michel Platini	2
4	Ruud Gullit	2
5	Ronaldinho	2
6	Paolo Rossi	1
7	Zico	1
8	Diego Maradona	1
9	Lothar Matthäus	1
10	Jean-Pierre Papin	1
11	Roberto Baggio	1
12	Paolo Maldini	1
13	Gianluca Vialli	1
14	Zinedine Zidane	1
15	Rivaldo	1
16	Luis Figo	1
17	Michael Owen	1
18	Pavel Nedved	1
19	Fabio Cannavaro	1