FIFA has announced the names of the top three players in this year's vote for the FIFA World Player of the Year Award. They are - in alphabetical order - Luis Figo (Real Madrid and Portugal), Rivaldo (Barcelona and Brazil) and Zinedine Zidane (...
Admittedly, the Davids, Seedorf and Cocu had other things on their minds last year than winning a FIFA award. Capturing the European title in their own country was their most fervent wish and sole mission and for some time it certainly looked as ...
At the end of a roller coaster ride, which began with the "Super Eagles" winning the African Cup of Nations in 1994, propelling them into seventh place in the World Ranking and a spectacular showing at the World Cup in the same year which made ...
The FIFA Committee for Security and Fair Play under Chairman Dr. Antonio Matarrese (Italy) decided to give the FIFA Fair Play Award to the player Lucas Radebe (South Africa), playing for the English Club Leeds United.
It is the tenth year that the FIFA World Player has been selected by the coaches of the world's national teams, with a record 150 coaches taking part in this year's voting.
FIFA has been conducting the vote for the FIFA World Player since 1991, an event which in the space of a few years has become the most prestigious awards ceremony in the world of football.
