The Frenchman remains the only person to have been voted both best player and best men’s coach, after being awarded the latter in 2017.Ģ4 - As in the number of percentage points – rounded up to the nearest whole number – that separated Cristiano Ronaldo’s share of the vote from Lionel Messi’s in 2017 (43.16 per cent to 19.25 per cent). The Blaugrana have been the most represented club on the World Player podium with 29 appearances.Ģ3 - It was 23 years ago that Zinedine Zidane won his first FIFA World Player award. The trio in question were Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Xavi, who finished in that order in 2009 and again in 2011.Ģ2 - As in the number of years that Barcelona provided at least one of the top-three players. In terms of number of winners, Brazil remains the most successful country.Ģ1 - It was not until the 21st edition in 2011 that the order of the top three was the same as a previous edition.
In all, he has received the trophy a record six occasions.ĥ - To date, five different Brazilians have won the award: Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Romario, Rivaldo and Kaka. The former Spain midfielder holds the record in this regard.Ĥ - His former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi did even better, though, picking up the top prize four times in a row between 20.
It remains the best result by a goalkeeper, with only his compatriot Manuel Neuer coming close to emulating it with his third-place finish in 2014.ģ - As in the number of times Xavi Hernandez was voted third best player, a feat he managed in three successive editions between 20.
The Nationalmannschaft midfielder took top spot that year ahead of France's Jean-Pierre Papin and England's Gary Lineker.Ģ - A runner-up at the 2002 FIFA World Cup™, the German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn also came second in that year’s World Player vote behind Brazil’s Ronaldo, who had put two goals past him in the deciding game of Korea/Japan 2002. 1 - The first recipient of the FIFA World Player Trophy was Germany’s Lothar Matthaus back in 1991, when he was starring for Inter Milan.
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