World Player of the Year
1982 – Paolo Rossi (ITA), Juventus (23%) 1983 – Zico (BRA), Udinese (28%) 1984 – Michel Platini (FRA), Juventus (54%) 1985 – Michel Platini (FRA), Juventus (21%) 1986 – Diego Maradona (ARG), Napoli (36%) 1987 – Ruud Gullit (NED), Milan (39%) 1988 – Marco van Basten (NED), Milan (43%) 1989 – Ruud Gullit (NED), Milan (24%) 1990 – Lothar Matthäus (GER), Inter Milan (22%)
1991 - Lothar Matthäus Italy Inter Milan
– Jean-Pierre Papin (FRA), Marseille (25%)1992 – Marco van Basten (NED), Milan (19%) 1993 – Roberto Baggio (ITA), Juventus (14%) 1994 – Romário Spain Barcelona
- Paolo Maldini (ITA), Milan (27%)1995 – George Weah[note 3] Italy Milan
- Gianluca Vialli (ITA), Juventus (18%)1996 – Ronaldo (BRA), Barcelona (17%) 1997 – Ronaldo (BRA), Barcelona & Inter Milan (27%) 1998 – Zinedine Zidane (FRA), Juventus (23%) 1999 – Rivaldo (BRA), Barcelona (42%) 2000 – Zinedine Zidane Italy Juventus
- Luís Figo (POR), Barcelona & Real Madrid (26%)2001 – Luís Figo Spain Real Madrid
- Michael Owen (ENG), Liverpool (31%)2002 – Ronaldo (BRA), Inter Milan & Real Madrid (26%) 2003 – Zinedine Zidane Spain Real Madrid
- Pavel Nedvěd (CZE), Juventus (36%)2004 – Ronaldinho (BRA), Barcelona (29%) 2005 – Ronaldinho (BRA), Barcelona (39%) 2006 – Fabio Cannavaro (ITA), Juventus & Real Madrid (40%) 2007 – Kaká (BRA), Milan (52%)[18] 2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Manchester United (48.4%)[19] 2009 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona (43.2%)[20]
2010 – Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
- Xavi (ESP), Barcelona (25.8%)[21]2011 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona (60.2%)[22] 2012 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona (47.33%)[23] 2013 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Real Madrid[24] 2014 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Real Madrid[25] 2015 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona[26] 2016 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Real Madrid[27] 2017 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Real Madrid[28] 2018 – Luka Modrić (CRO), Real Madrid[29] 2019 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona[30] 2020 – Robert Lewandowski (POL), Bayern Munich
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