1996 FIFA World Player of the Year

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The 1996 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo, the youngest player to ever win the award, aged 20.

Results[]

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Rank Player Club(s) Country Points
1 Ronaldo Netherlands PSV
Spain Barcelona		 Brazil Brazil 329
2 George Weah Italy Milan Liberia Liberia 140
3 Alan Shearer England Blackburn Rovers
England Newcastle United		 England England 123
4 Matthias Sammer Germany Borussia Dortmund Germany Germany 109
5 Jürgen Klinsmann Germany Bayern Munich Germany Germany 54
6 Nwankwo Kanu Netherlands Ajax
Italy Inter Milan		 Nigeria Nigeria 32
7 Paolo Maldini Italy Milan Italy Italy 25
8 Davor Šuker Spain Sevilla
Spain Real Madrid		 Croatia Croatia 24
9 Gabriel Batistuta Italy Fiorentina Argentina Argentina 19
10 Romário Brazil Flamengo
Spain Valencia		 Brazil Brazil 13

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

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