World Soccer (magazine)
World Soccer is an English language football magazine published by TI Media. The magazine was established in 1960.[2] It specialises in the international football scene. Its regular contributing writers include Brian Glanville, Keir Radnedge, Sid Lowe and Tim Vickery. World Soccer is a member of the European Sports Magazines (ESM), an umbrella group of similar magazines printed in other languages. Other members include A Bola, Don Balón, Kicker, La Gazzetta dello Sport and Sport Express. The members of this group elect a European "Team of the Month" and a European "Team of the Year".
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| Editor | Gavin Hamilton |
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| Categories | Sport |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 331 000 (Jan - Dec 2013)[1] |
| Publisher | TI Media |
| Year founded | 1960 |
| Based in | Farnborough, Hampshire, UK |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.worldsoccer.com |
Since 1982, World Soccer has also organised "Player of the Year","Manager of the Year" and "Team of the Year" awards.[3] In 2005 awards for the best "Young Player of the Year" and "Referee of the Year" were also introduced.[3] In the December 1999 issue of World Soccer, a readers' poll listing the 100 greatest football players of the 20th century was published.
The magazine marked its 50th anniversary in 2010 with a series of articles looking back on the past 50 years in international football.
Award winners
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Lionel Messi is the record winner of World Soccer awards having won a total of 8. 5 times player of the year and 3 times (consecutively) young player of the year. He has also been included in the greatest XI of all time.
World Player of the Year
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- 2019 –
Player of the Year all-time winsBy player
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Player wins by country
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Young Player of the Year
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World Manager of the Year
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World Team of the Year
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Referee of the Year
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Greatest XI of All Time
The list is based on the voting poll consisted of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world.[21]
(Published July 2013)[21]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Goalkeepers
Lev Yashin
| Pos. | Name | Votes | % of Votes |
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| 1 |  | 31 | 41.89% |
| 2 | | 6 | 8.11% |
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| 4 | | 5 | 6.76% |
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| 6 | | 4 | 5.41% |
| 7 | | 3 | 4.05% |
| 8 |  | 2 | 2.70% |
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Full backs
Paolo Maldini
| Pos. | Name | Votes | % of Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 48 | 64.86% |
| 2 | | 24 | 32.43% |
| 3 | | 18 | 24.32% |
| 4 | | 13 | 17.57% |
| 5 | | 11 | 14.86% |
| 6 | | 7 | 9.46% |
| 7 | | 6 | 8.11% |
| 8 | | 4 | 5.41% |
| 9 | | 3 | 4.05% |
| 10 | | 2 | 2.70% |
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Central defenders
Franz Beckenbauer
| Pos. | Name | Votes | % of Votes |
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| 1 | | 68 | 91.89% |
| 2 | | 23 | 31.08% |
| 3 | | 22 | 29.73% |
| 4 | | 4 | 5.41% |
| 5 | | 3 | 4.05% |
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| 9 | | 2 | 2.70% |
Midfielders
| Pos. | Name | Votes | % of Votes |
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| 1 | | 64 | 86.49% |
| 2 | | 58 | 78.38% |
| 3 | | 28 | 37.84% |
| 4 | | 24 | 32.43% |
| 5 | | 18 | 24.32% |
| 6 | | 15 | 20.27% |
| 7 | | 12 | 16.22% |
| 8 | | 5 | 6.76% |
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Strikers
| Pos. | Name | Votes | % of Votes |
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| 1 | | 56 | 75.68% |
| 2 | | 46 | 62.16% |
| 3 |  | 11 | 14.86% |
| 4 | | 9 | 12.16% |
| 5 | | 5 | 6.76% |
| 6 | | 4 | 5.41% |
| 7 | | 2 | 2.70% |
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Greatest Managers of All Time
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Map of FIFA members by number of managers ranked by France Football (2019), World Soccer (2013) or ESPN (2013)
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Map of FIFA members by number of managers ranked by France Football (2019), World Soccer (2013) and ESPN (2013)
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The list is based on the voting poll consisting of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world with each having been allotted 5 managerial picks.
Key
- Managers in bold are ranked by World Soccer, France Football and ESPN[23][24][25]
The following managers only received one vote (1.35%):
The Greatest Players of the 20th century
(Published December 1999)[26]
See also
References
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- Stewart Coggin. "Top 5 Soccer Magazines". About Sports. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- "World Soccer Awards: Previous Winners". World Soccer. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- "World Soccer Awards: Previous Winners". World Soccer. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- "Cristiano Ronaldo wins World Soccer award". World Soccer. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- "Messi voted World Soccer Player of the Year". World Soccer. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- "Xavi voted World Soceer Player of the Year". World Soccer. 16 December 2010.
- "Lionel Messi voted World Soccer's Player of the Year". World Soccer. 15 December 2011.
- "Lionel Messi wins World Soccer Player of the Year award!". World Soccer. 14 December 2012.
- "Cristiano Ronaldo is World Soccer's Player of the Year 2013". World Soccer. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- "Cristiano Ronaldo voted World Soccer Player of the Year". World Soccer. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "World Soccer Awards: Messi leads the way as Barcelona sweep the board". World Soccer. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- "World Soccer Awards 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo named Player of the Year". 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- "Ronaldo leads Real Madrid's clean sweep of World Soccer awards". 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- "Luka Modric Named World Player Of The Year In World Soccer Awards". 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "World Soccer: January 2020: Awards". World Soccer. January 2020. p. 1.
- "World Soccer Awards 2016: Claudio Ranieri scoops accolade for best manager". 1 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- "France and Didier Deschamps win World Soccer awards". 28 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "2007 World Soccer Awards: Kaka wins World Player of the Year award". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- "Cristiano Ronaldo wins World Soccer award". World Soccer. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- "The Greatest Team Ever". World Soccer. Summer 2013. pp. 41–54. Cite magazine requires
|magazine=(help) - Jamie Rainbow (4 July 2013). "The Greatest Manager of all time". World Soccer.
- "Top 50 des coaches de l'histoire". France Football. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- "Los 50 mejores entrenadores de la historia". FOX Sports. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- Greatest Managers, No. 1: Ferguson
- "England Player Honours – World Soccer Players of the Century". World Soccer. England Football Online. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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