2006 FIFA World Player of the Year

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The 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year prize was awarded to Italian Fabio Cannavaro for the first time. He finished ahead of the retired Midfielder Zinedine Zidane, who won the Golden Ball at the World Cup and the winner of the last FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho in the final round of voting.[1]

The female FIFA soccer player of the year was Marta.[2]

Results[]

Men[]

[3]

Rank Player Points Club(s)
1 Italy Fabio Cannavaro 498 Italy Juventus

Spain Real Madrid

2 France Zinedine Zidane 454 Spain Real Madrid
3 Brazil Ronaldinho 380 Spain Barcelona
4 France Thierry Henry 317 England Arsenal
5 Cameroon Samuel Eto'o 300 Spain Barcelona
6 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 150 England Chelsea
7 Brazil Kaká 139 Italy Milan
8 Italy Gianluigi Buffon 118 Italy Juventus
9 Italy Andrea Pirlo 86 Italy Milan
10 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 69 England Manchester United


These following players were nominated for the award

[1]
Player Club(s)
Brazil Adriano Italy Milan
Germany Michael Ballack Germany Bayern

England Chelsea

Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus
Italy Fabio Cannavaro Italy Juventus

Spain Real Madrid

Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo England Manchester United
Czech Republic Petr Cech England Chelsea
Portugal Deco Spain Barcelona
Ivory Coast Didier Drgoba England Chelsea
Ghana Michaël Essien England Chelsea
Cameroon Samuel Eto'o Spain Barcelona
Portugal Luís Figo Italy Inter
Italy Gennaro Gattuso Italy Milan
England Steven Gerrard England Liverpool
France Thierry Henry England Arsenal
Brazil Kaká Italy Milan
Germany Miroslav Klose Germany Werden Bremen
Germany Philipp Lahm Germany Bayern
England Frank Lampard England Chelsea
Germany Jens Lehmann England Arsenal
Italy Alessandro Nesta Italy Milan
Italy Andrea Pirlo Italy Milan
France Franck Ribéry France Marceille
Argentina Juan Román Riquelme Spain Villareal
Brazil Ronaldinho Spain Barcelona
England Wayne Rooney England Manchester United
Czech Republic Tomás Rosický Germany Borussia Dortmund

England Arsenal

Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Italy Milan

England Chelsea

France Lilian Thuram Italy Juventus

Spain Barcelona

France Patrick Vieira Italy Juventus

Italy Inter

France Zinedine Zidane Spain Real Madrid

Women[]

[4]

Rank Player Club(s) Points
1 Brazil Marta Sweden Umeå IK 475
2 United States Kristine Lilly 388
3 Germany Renate Lingor Germany FFC Frankfurt 305
4 United States Abby Wambach 182
5 England Kelly Smith England Arsenal L.F.C. 157
6 Germany Silke Rottenberg Germany FCR Duisburg
Germany FFC Frankfurt
154
7 China Han Duan 116
8 China Ma Xiaoxu 99
9 Sweden Malin Moström Sweden Umeå IK 87
10 Sweden Lotta Schelin Sweden Göteborg FC 82

References[]

  1. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Ballon d'Or - FIFA World Player GALA 2006 - FIFA Ballon d'Or - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  2. ^ FIFA.com. "Marta blends speed and technique". Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  3. ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. ^ "FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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