1998 FIFA World Player of the Year

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The 1998 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane. The ceremony was held at the Teatro Nacional de Catalunya, in Barcelona on February 1, 1999. 132 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas, FIFA and the Spanish newspaper Don Balon.

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Results

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RankPlayerPointsClub(s)
1. Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane 518 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
2. Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo 164 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale
3. Flag of Croatia.svg Davor Šuker 108 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
4. Flag of England.svg Michael Owen 43 Flag of England.svg Liverpool
5. Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Batistuta 40 Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
6. Flag of Brazil.svg Rivaldo 37 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
7. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Bergkamp 33 Flag of England.svg Arsenal
8. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edgar Davids 26 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
9. Flag of France.svg Marcel Desailly 23 Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Flag of England.svg Chelsea
10. Flag of France.svg Lilian Thuram 14 Flag of Italy.svg Parma

References

  1. ↑ FIFA. "1998 FIFA Player of the Year - TEST". www.fifa2.com. Archived from the original on 2000-12-07. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

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