1998 FIFA World Player of the Year
{{Short description|Association football award}}
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.
|{{Flagicon|France}} Zinedine Zidane |518 |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Juventus | |||
| 2.
|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Ronaldo |164 |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Internazionale | |||
| 3.
|{{Flagicon|Croatia}} Davor Šuker |108 |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid | |||
| 4.
|{{Flagicon|England}} Michael Owen |43 |{{Flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool | |||
| 5.
|{{Flagicon|Argentina}} Gabriel Batistuta |40 |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina | |||
| 6.
|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Rivaldo |37 |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona | |||
| 7.
|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Dennis Bergkamp |33 |{{Flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal | |||
| 8.
|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Edgar Davids |26 |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Juventus | |||
| 9.
|{{Flagicon|France}} Marcel Desailly |23 | |||
| 10.
|{{Flagicon|France}} Lilian Thuram |14 |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Parma |
References
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See also
{{FIFA World Player of the Year}}
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