1998 FIFA World Player of the Year

Association football award 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. Results FIFA 1998 FIFA Player of the Year - TEST http://www.fifa2.com/events/playergala/1998/results.html https://web.archive.org/web/20001207205900/http://www.fifa2.com/events/playergala/1998/results.html 2000-12-07 2026-01-03 www.fifa2.comhttps://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10 31 March 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20160112042845/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html 12 January 2016 RankPlayerPointsClub(s)1.France Zinedine Zidane518ITA Juventus2.Brazil Ronaldo164ITA Internazionale3.Croatia Davor Šuker108ESP Real Madrid4.England Michael Owen43ENG Liverpool5.Argentina Gabriel Batistuta40ITA Fiorentina6.Brazil Rivaldo37ESP Barcelona7.Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp33ENG Arsenal8.Netherlands Edgar Davids26ITA Juventus9.France Marcel Desailly23ITA Milan ENG Chelsea10.France Lilian Thuram14ITA Parma References See also FIFA World Player of the Year Category:FIFA World Player of the Year