Soccer players with the most accolades
World Player of the Year
• 1982 – Paolo Rossi, Juventus
• 1983 – Zico, Flamengo & Udinese
• 1984 – Michel Platini, Juventus
• 1985 – Michel Platini, Juventus
• 1986 – Diego Maradona, Napoli
• 1987 – Ruud Gullit, Milan
• 1988 – Marco van Basten, Milan
• 1989 – Ruud Gullit, Milan
• 1990 – Lothar Matthäus, Inter Milan
• 1991 – Jean-Pierre Papin, Marseille
• 1992 – Marco van Basten, Milan
• 1993 – Roberto Baggio, Juventus
• 1994 – Paolo Maldini, Milan
• 1995 – Gianluca Vialli, Juventus
• 1996 – Ronaldo, PSV Eindhoven & Barcelona
• 1997 – Ronaldo, Barcelona & Inter Milan
• 1998 – Zinédine Zidane, Juventus
• 1999 – Rivaldo, Barcelona
• 2000 – Luis Figo, Barcelona & Real Madrid
• 2001 – Michael Owen, Liverpool
• 2002 – Ronaldo, Real Madrid
• 2003 – Pavel Nedvěd, Juventus
• 2004 – Ronaldinho, Barcelona
• 2005 – Ronaldinho, Barcelona
• 2006 – Fabio Cannavaro, Juventus
• 2007 – Kaká, Milan
• 2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United
• 2009 – Lionel Messi, Barcelona
• 2010 – Xavi, Barcelona
• 2011 – Lionel Messi, Barcelona
• 2012 – Lionel Messi, Barcelona
• 2013 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid
Player & Wins
1 Ronaldo – 3
1 Lionel Messi – 3
4 Michel Platini – 2
4 Ruud Gullit – 2
4 Marco van Basten – 2
4 Ronaldinho – 2
4 Cristiano Ronaldo – 2
8 Paolo Rossi – 1
8 Zico – 1
8 Diego Maradona – 1
8 Lothar Matthäus – 1
8 Jean-Pierre Papin – 1
8 Roberto Baggio- 1
8 Paolo Maldini- 1
8 Gianluca Vialli – 1
8 Zinedine Zidane – 1
8 Rivaldo – 1
8 Luís Figo – 1
8 Michael Owen – 1
8 Pavel Nedvěd – 1
8 Fabio Cannavaro – 1
8 Kaká -1
8 Xavi – 1
Young Player of the Year
• 2005 – Robinho, Santos
• 2006 – Lionel Messi, Barcelona
• 2007 – Lionel Messi, Barcelona
• 2008 – Lionel Messi, Barcelona & Argentina
• 2009 – Sergio Agüero, Atlético Madrid & Argentina
• 2010 – Thomas Müller, Bayern Munich & Germany
• 2011 – Neymar, Santos & Brazil
Greatest XI of all time
• Goalkeeper: Lev Yashin
• Defenders: Cafu, Bobby Moore, Franz Beckenbauer, Paolo Maldini
• Midfielders: Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Zinedine Zidane, Johan Cruyff
• Forwards: Lionel Messi, Pelé
Overall Lionel Messi tops the charts.
