The 1998 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane. The ceremony was held at the Teatro Nacional de Catalunya, in Barcelona on February 1, 1999. 132 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas, FIFA and the Spanish newspaper Don Balon.

Results

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Rank Player Points Club(s)
1. France Zinedine Zidane 518 Italy Juventus
2. Brazil Ronaldo 164 Italy Internazionale
3. Croatia Davor Šuker 108 Spain Real Madrid
4. England Michael Owen 43 England Liverpool
5. Argentina Gabriel Batistuta 40 Italy Fiorentina
6. Brazil Rivaldo 37 Spain Barcelona
7. Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp 33 England Arsenal
8. Netherlands Edgar Davids 26 Italy Juventus
9. France Marcel Desailly 23 Italy Milan
England Chelsea
10. France Lilian Thuram 14 Italy Parma

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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