1996 FIFA World Player of the Year

Association football award The 1996 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo, the youngest player to ever win the award, aged 20. The ceremony took place at the Belem Cultural Centre in Lisbon, on January 20, 1997. For the first time a record of 120 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas and FIFA. Results https://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 RankPlayerClub(s)CountryPoints1RonaldoNED PSVESP BarcelonaBRA Brazil3292George WeahITA MilanLiberia Liberia1403Alan ShearerEngland Blackburn RoversEngland Newcastle UnitedEngland England1234Matthias SammerGermany Borussia DortmundGermany Germany1095Jürgen KlinsmannGermany Bayern MunichGermany Germany546Nwankwo KanuNED AjaxITA Inter MilanNigeria Nigeria327Paolo MaldiniITA MilanITA Italy258Davor ŠukerESP SevillaESP Real MadridCroatia Croatia249Gabriel BatistutaITA FiorentinaArgentina Argentina1910RomárioBRA FlamengoESP ValenciaBRA Brazil13 References See also FIFA World Player of the Year Category:FIFA World Player of the Year