1997 FIFA World Player of the Year

Association football award The 1997 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo, who became the first player to win the award two consecutive seasons.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 The ceremony took place at the Disneyland Paris, on January 12, 1998. 121 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 RankPlayerPointsClub(s)1 Brazil Ronaldo 480 ESP Barcelona ITA Internazionale2 Brazil Roberto Carlos 85 ESP Real Madrid3= Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp 62 ENG Arsenal3= France Zinedine Zidane 62 ITA Juventus 5 Spain Raúl 51 ESP Real Madrid6 Italy Alessandro Del Piero 27 ITA Juventus7 Croatia Davor Šuker 20 ESP Real Madrid8= Argentina Gabriel Batistuta 16 ITA Fiorentina8= England Alan Shearer 16 ENG Newcastle United10= Brazil Leonardo 14 France Paris Saint-Germain ITA Milan10= Denmark Peter Schmeichel 14 ENG Manchester United References See also FIFA World Player of the Year Category:FIFA World Player of the Year