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1999 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Rivaldo with 543 points, the biggest total ever. David Beckham took second place, the highest ever position for an English footballer.

Results

PlayerPts
1Rivaldo543
2David Beckham194
3Gabriel Batistuta79
4Zinedine Zidane68
5Christian Vieri39
6Luis Figo35
7Andrii Shevchenko34
8Raul Gonzalez31
9Andy Cole24
10Dwight Yorke19