By the Uruguayan newspaper El País. Any player from a European club is
eligible, no matter their country of origin. Winner is called "Rey del futbol
de Europa" (Europe Football King).
Top 20
1. Luis FIGO 45 pts Portugal FC Barcelona (Spa) / Real Madrid (Spa)
2. Zinedine ZIDANE 40 " France Juventus (Ita)
3. Alessandro NESTA 30 " Italy Lazio (Ita)
4. Gabriel BATISTUTA 29 " Argentina Fiorentina (Ita) / AS Roma (Ita)
RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira 29 " Brazil FC Barcelona (Spa)
Andrii SHEVCHENKO 29 " Ukraine AC Milan (Ita)
7. ROBERTO CARLOS da Silva 26 " Brazil Real Madrid (Spa)
8. David BECKHAM 18 " England Manchester United (Eng)
9. Fabien BARTHEZ 17 " France Monaco (Fra) / Manchester United (Eng)
Lilian THURAM 17 " France Parma AC (Ita)
11. Jaap STAM 12 " Holland Manchester United (Eng)
Francesco TOLDO 12 " Italy Fiorentina (Ita)
12. Thierry HENRY 10 " France Arsenal (Eng)
13. Laurent BLANC 9 " France Inter Milan (Ita)
Edgar DAVIDS 9 " Holland Juventus (Ita)
Oliver KAHN 9 " Germany Bayern Munich (Ger)
16. Roy KEANE 8 " Eire Manchester United (Eng)
17. Fabio CANNAVARO 7 " Italy Parma AC (Ita)
Marcel DESAILLY 7 " France Chelsea (Eng)
Paolo MALDINI 7 " Italy AC Milan (Ita)
20. Gianluigi BUFFON 6 " Italy Parma AC (Ita)
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Last updated: 27 Jan 2002
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