2006 FIFA World Player of the Year

2006 FIFA World Player of the Year


The 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year prize was awarded to the Italian Fabio Cannavaro for the first time. He finished ahead of the retired Midfielder Zinédine 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]

RankPlayerPointsClub(s)
1Italy Fabio Cannavaro498Spain Real Madrid
Italy Juventus
2France Zinedine Zidane454Spain Real Madrid
3Brazil Ronaldinho380Spain Barcelona
4France Thierry Henry317England Arsenal
5Cameroon Samuel Eto'o300Spain Barcelona
6Ivory Coast Didier Drogba150England Chelsea
7Brazil Kaká139Italy Milan
8Italy Gianluigi Buffon118Italy Juventus
9Italy Andrea Pirlo86Italy Milan
10Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo69England Manchester United

Women

[4]

RankPlayerClub(s)Points
1Brazil MartaSweden Umeå IK475
2United States Kristine Lilly388
3Germany Renate LingorGermany FFC Frankfurt305
4United States Abby Wambach182
5England Kelly SmithEngland Arsenal L.F.C.157
6Germany Silke RottenbergGermany FCR Duisburg
Germany FFC Frankfurt		154
7China Han Duan116
8China Ma Xiaoxu99
9Sweden Malin MoströmSweden Umeå IK87
10Sweden Lotta SchelinSweden Göteborg FC82

References

  1. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Ballon d'Or - FIFA World Player GALA 2006 - FIFA Ballon d'Or - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  2. ↑ FIFA.com. "Marta blends speed and technique". 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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