England’s David Beckham finished in second place in the voting for FIFA World Player of the Year 1999, with Gabriel Batistuta of Argentina third.
Growing up as the son of a poor family in the Brazilian coastal town of Recife, Rivaldo was no stranger to hunger as a boy. At the age of 16 he lost his father, but despite all the hardships of his early years his talent has allowed him to carve ...
Rivaldo Vito Barbosa Ferreira was crowned FIFA World Player of the Year 1999 last night at the FIFA Gala in Brussels. A record 140 national team coaches from FIFA’s member national associations took part in the vote, which saw the brilliant ...
The complete list of coaches who voted for the 1999 FIFA Player of the Year
Between January and December 1999, Slovenia soared almost 40 rungs up the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking ladder and has now entered the top 50. The title "Best Mover of the Year" and the ticket to EURO 2000 are Slovenia's well-deserved rewards for ...
It is the ninth year that the FIFA World Player has been selected by the coaches of the world's national teams, with a record 140 coaches taking part in this year's voting.
