"World Soccer" Football of the Year 2002

Every year the English magazine World Soccer has its readers select winners for its World Footballer of the Year award. The election is open to any player worldwide.

Top 10 

 1. RONALDO Nazario de Lima               26 %     Brazil         Inter Milan (Ita) / Real Madrid (Spa)
 2. Michael BALLACK                       18 %     Germany        Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) / Bayern Munich (Ger)
 3. ROBERTO CARLOS Da Silva                8 %     Brazil         Real Madrid (Spa)
 4. Zinedine ZIDANE                        6 %     France         Real Madrid (Spa)
 5. Oliver KAHN                            5 %     Germany        Bayern Munich (Ger)
 6. RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira           4 %     Brazil         FC Barcelona (Spa) / AC Milan (Ita)
 7. RAÚL Gonzáles Blanco                   3 %     Spain          Real Madrid (Spa)
 8. Thierry HENRY                          3 %     France         Arsenal (Eng)
 9. Michael OWEN                           2 %     England        Liverpool FC (Eng)
10. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira "RONALDINHO"  2 %     Brazil         Paris Saint-Germain (Fra) 

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Last updated: 19 Dec 2002

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