2002 FIFA World Player of the Year

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The 2002 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo for a record-breaking third time. It was the award's 12th edition. Mia Hamm won the women's award. The gala was hosted at the Congress Centre in Madrid, on December 17, 2002. 147 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote for the men's edition and 77 for the women's. The ceremony theme was Real Madrid's Centenary Charity match against the World XI (3-3) that was played at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in front of 55,000 spectators. [1]

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Results

Men

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RankPlayerClub(s)CountryPoints
1 Ronaldo Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 		Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 387
2 Oliver Kahn Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 171
3 Zinedine Zidane Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of France.svg France 148
4 Roberto Carlos Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 114
5 Rivaldo Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Italy.svg Milan 		Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 92
6 Raúl Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 90
7 Michael Ballack Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 		Flag of Germany.svg Germany 82
8 David Beckham Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 51
9 Thierry Henry Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of France.svg France 38
10 Michael Owen Flag of England.svg Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 34

Women

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RankPlayerClub(s)Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg Mia Hamm Flag of the United States.svg Washington Freedom 161
2 Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Prinz Flag of Germany.svg FFC Frankfurt
Flag of the United States.svg Carolina Courage 		96
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Wen Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta Beat
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SVA 		58
4 Flag of the United States.svg Tiffeny Milbrett Flag of the United States.svg New York Power 45
5 Flag of France.svg Marinette Pichon Flag of France.svg Saint-Memmie Olympique
Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Charge 		42
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps 38
7 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Jones Flag of the United States.svg Washington Freedom 19
8 Flag of Norway.svg Hege Riise Flag of the United States.svg Carolina Courage 17
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Sissi Flag of the United States.svg San Jose CyberRays 14
10 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bai Jie Flag of the United States.svg Washington Freedom 13
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Hanna Ljungberg Flag of Sweden.svg Umeå IK 11
12= Flag of the United States.svg Kristine Lilly Flag of the United States.svg Boston Breakers 10
12= Flag of Brazil.svg Katia Flag of the United States.svg San Jose CyberRays 10

References

  1. ↑ "2003 edition". teamstoendpoverty. 15 December 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.fifa.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  3. ↑ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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