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{{Short description|English-language football magazine}}

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{{Infobox magazine

| title = World Soccer

| image_file = World Soccer October 2024 cover.webp

| image_caption = Cover of the October 2024 issue

| editor = Stephen Fishlock

| editor_title = Editor

| staff_writer =

| frequency = Monthly

| circulation = 331,000 (Jan–Dec 2013){{cite web |title=ABC Certificates and Reports: World Soccer |url=http://www.nrs.co.uk/downloads/feb-top-liner/general_magazines_201312.pdf |publisher=NRS Readership Estimates – General Magazines |access-date=15 February 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| category = Football

| company = Kelsey Media

| publisher =

| founded = 1960

| firstdate =

| based = Farnborough, Hampshire, UK

| language = English

| website = {{URL|worldsoccer.com}}

| issn = 0043-9037

}}

World Soccer is an English-language football magazine, published by Kelsey Media. The magazine was established in 1960 and is the oldest continually published football magazine in the United Kingdom.{{cite book |title=World Soccer The Dictionary of Football |publisher=Boxtree Ltd |date=1999 |pages=650 |isbn=0-7522-2434-4 |last1=Ballard |first1=John |last2=Suff |first2=Paul|title-link=World Soccer (magazine)}}{{cite web |author=Stewart Coggin |title=Top 5 Soccer Magazines |url=http://worldsoccer.about.com/od/soccercultur1/tp/magazines.htm |work=About Sports |access-date=25 July 2015 |archive-date=4 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404032737/https://www.contra.gr/podosfairo/oi-aggloi-podosfairistes-thetoyn-lathos-protypa-gia-to-gamo-sta-paidia.6868393.html |url-status=dead }} It specialises in the international football scene. Its regular contributing writers include Brian Glanville, Keir Radnedge, Sid Lowe, Tim Vickery, and Henry Winter. World Soccer is a member of the European Sports Media (ESM), an umbrella group of similar magazines printed in other languages. The members of this group elect a European "Team of the Month" and a European "Team of the Year".

Since 1982, World Soccer has also organised "Player of the Year", "Manager of the Year" and "Team of the Year" awards.{{cite web |date=15 December 2011 |title=World Soccer Awards: Previous Winners |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-previous-winners |access-date=11 January 2012 |work=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609152345/https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-previous-winners |archive-date=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title="World Soccer" Awards |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/wsoc-awards.html |access-date=8 September 2024 |work=RSSSF}}

History

The magazine was first published in London in October 1960, by Echo Publications. The first edition featured an image of Titus Buberník and Svatopluk Pluskal on the front cover.{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=October 1960 |page=3 |title=This Month's Front Cover}} It was edited by Robert Bolle, with Graham Payne, editor of weekly sister publication Soccer Star, as features editor; Jack Rollin, who later edited The Football Yearbook for many years, as home editor; and Eric Batty as overseas editor.{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=October 1960 |page=5 |title=The International Magazine}}{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |issue=60th Anniversary Issue 2020 |last=Hamilton |first=Gavin |page=4 |title=From the Editor}} Batty, who later edited the magazine, published an annual World XI from 1960 to 1992.{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/01/16/eric-battys-world-xis-football-in-a-smooth-and-cultured-groove/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=16 January 2013 |title=Eric Batty's World XIs – Football in a smooth and cultured groove |access-date=4 July 2020 |archive-date=5 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705091612/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/01/16/eric-battys-world-xis-football-in-a-smooth-and-cultured-groove/ |url-status=live }} Brian Glanville has written a column for the magazine since April 1963.{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |pages=10–11 |title=The World This Month |last=Glanville |first=Brian|author-link=Brian Glanville |date=October 2010}}{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |page=34 |title=1963 |date=October 2010}} In 1970, Soccer Star, which was first published on 20 September 1952 as Raich Carter's Soccer Star, was incorporated into World Soccer.{{Cite book |last=Garrick |first=Frank |title=Raich Carter The Biography |year=2003 |publisher=SportsBooks Limited |isbn=1-899807-18-7 |page=217}} Keir Radnedge, who had been associate editor, took over from Philip Rising as editor in the late 1980s and was replaced by deputy editor Gavin Hamilton in January 1998 and became executive editor.{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 1998 |page=3 |title=Contents}} Radnedge continues to have a monthly column in the magazine.{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=December 1982 |page=3 |title=More Glory for Italy's Cup heroes}}{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=May 1989 |last=Radnege |first=Keir |pages=2–3 |title=Hillsborough Horror}}{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=Summer 2020 |last=Radnege |first=Keir |pages=8–9 |title=Keir Radnege The Insider}}

TI Media (formerly IPC Magazines, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) published the magazine until the May 2020 issue with Kelsey Media taking over the following issue after they acquired the title from Future plc (owner of competing title FourFourTwo), the corporate successor of TI Media.{{Cite news|author=Freddy Mayhew|date=20 April 2020|title=Future completes £140m takeover of TI Media as coronavirus hits both businesses|url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/future-completes-140m-takeover-of-ti-media-as-coronavirus-hits-both-businesses/|access-date=24 March 2021|website=Press Gazette|language=en-gb|archive-date=22 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422210422/https://pressgazette.co.uk/future-completes-140m-takeover-of-ti-media-as-coronavirus-hits-both-businesses/|url-status=live}} Hamilton, who had worked for World Soccer for 26 years, stepped down as editor after publishing the 60th anniversary edition in June 2020.{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=Summer 2020 |last=Hamilton |first=Gavin |page=6 |title=From the Editor}}

Other regular contributors have included Paul Gardner, with a focus on football in the United States; David Conn; Jonathan Wilson; Mark Gleeson on African football; Tim Vickery, Brian Homewood and Eric Weil on South American football.

Award winners

File:Leo Messi (cropped).jpg is the record winner of World Soccer awards having won a total of nine: six men's world player of the year awards and three (consecutive) young player of the year awards. He has also been included in the greatest XI of all time.]]

=Men's World Player of the Year=

class="wikitable"
Year

!Player

!Club

1982

|{{flagathlete|Paolo Rossi|ITA}} (23%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Juventus

1983

|{{flagathlete|Zico|BRA|1968}} (28%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Udinese Calcio

1984

|{{flagathlete|Michel Platini|FRA}} (54%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Juventus

1985

|{{flagathlete|Michel Platini|FRA}} (21%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Juventus

1986

|{{flagathlete|Diego Maradona|ARG}} (36%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} S.S.C. Napoli

1987

|{{flagathlete|Ruud Gullit|NED}} (39%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} A.C. Milan

1988

|{{flagathlete|Marco van Basten|NED}} (43%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} A.C. Milan

1989

|{{flagathlete|Ruud Gullit|NED}} (24%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} A.C. Milan

1990

|{{flagathlete|Lothar Matthäus|GER}} (22%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Inter Milan

1991

|{{flagathlete|Jean-Pierre Papin|FRA}} (25%)

|{{fbicon|FRA}} Olympique de Marseille

1992

|{{flagathlete|Marco van Basten|NED}} (19%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} A.C. Milan

1993

|{{flagathlete|Roberto Baggio|ITA}} (14%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Juventus

1994

|{{flagathlete|Paolo Maldini|ITA}} (27%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} A.C. Milan

1995

|{{flagathlete|Gianluca Vialli|ITA}} (18%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Juventus

1996

|{{flagathlete|Ronaldo|BRA}} (17%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona

1997

|{{flagathlete|Ronaldo|BRA}} (27%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona & {{fbicon|ITA}} Inter Milan

1998

|{{flagathlete|Zinedine Zidane|FRA}} (23%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Juventus

1999

|{{flagathlete|Rivaldo|BRA}} (42%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona

2000

|{{flagathlete|Luís Figo|POR}} (26%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona & {{fbicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

2001

|{{flagathlete|Michael Owen|ENG}} (31%)

|{{fbicon|ENG}} Liverpool F.C.

2002

|{{flagathlete|Ronaldo|BRA}} (26%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Inter Milan & {{fbicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

2003

|{{flagathlete|Pavel Nedvěd|CZE}} (36%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Juventus

2004

|{{flagathlete|Ronaldinho|BRA}} (29%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona

2005

|{{flagathlete|Ronaldinho|BRA}} (39%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona

2006

|{{flagathlete|Fabio Cannavaro|ITA}} (40%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Juventus & {{fbicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

2007

|{{flagathlete|Kaká|BRA}} (52%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} A.C. Milan{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/archive.php |title=World Soccer Awards: Previous Winners |publisher=World Soccer |access-date=16 April 2011 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604164928/http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/archive.php |url-status=dead }}

2008

|{{flagathlete|Cristiano Ronaldo|POR}} (48.4%)

|{{fbicon|ENG}} Manchester United{{cite web |date=11 December 2008 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo wins World Soccer award |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/cristiano-ronaldo-wins-world-soccer-award |access-date=7 October 2011 |publisher=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527164408/https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/cristiano-ronaldo-wins-world-soccer-award |archive-date=27 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}

2009

|{{flagathlete|Lionel Messi|ARG}} (43.2%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona{{cite web |date=10 December 2009 |title=Messi voted World Soccer Player of the Year |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/messi-voted-world-soccer-player-of-the-year |access-date=7 October 2011 |publisher=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502084620/https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/messi-voted-world-soccer-player-of-the-year |archive-date=2 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}

2010

|{{flagathlete|Xavi|ESP}} (25.8%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/xavi-voted-world-soccer-player-of-the-year-304509 |title=Xavi voted World Soccer Player of the Year |publisher=World Soccer |date=16 December 2010 |access-date=23 April 2016 |archive-date=3 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503231424/https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/xavi-voted-world-soccer-player-of-the-year-304509 |url-status=live }}

2011

|{{flagathlete|Lionel Messi|ARG}} (60.2%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona{{Cite journal |date=15 December 2011 |title=Lionel Messi voted World Soccer's Player of the Year |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com:80/features/world-soccer-awards-2011-the-results |journal=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112060357/http://www.worldsoccer.com:80/features/world-soccer-awards-2011-the-results |archive-date=12 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}

2012

|{{flagathlete|Lionel Messi|ARG}} (47.33%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona{{Cite journal |date=14 December 2012 |title=Lionel Messi wins World Soccer Player of the Year award! |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/lionel-messi-wins-world-soccer-player-of-the-year-award |journal=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216050554/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/lionel-messi-wins-world-soccer-player-of-the-year-award |archive-date=16 December 2012 |url-status=dead}}

2013

|{{flagathlete|Cristiano Ronaldo|POR}}

|{{fbicon|ESP}} Real Madrid{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-2013-344119 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo is World Soccer's Player of the Year 2013 |work=World Soccer |date=12 December 2013 |access-date=12 December 2013 |archive-date=9 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109065252/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-2013-344119 |url-status=live }}

2014

|{{flagathlete|Cristiano Ronaldo|POR}}

|{{fbicon|ESP}} Real Madrid{{cite web |date=30 December 2014 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo voted World Soccer Player of the Year |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/cristiano-ronaldo-voted-world-soccer-player-year |access-date=30 December 2014 |work=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230143633/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/cristiano-ronaldo-voted-world-soccer-player-year |archive-date=30 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}

2015

|{{flagathlete|Lionel Messi|ARG}}

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-messi-leads-the-way-as-barcelona-sweep-the-board-366880 |title=World Soccer Awards: Messi leads the way as Barcelona sweep the board |work=World Soccer |date=30 December 2015 |access-date=31 December 2015 |archive-date=22 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722184908/https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-messi-leads-the-way-as-barcelona-sweep-the-board-366880 |url-status=live }}

2016

|{{flagathlete|Cristiano Ronaldo|POR}}

|{{fbicon|ESP}} Real Madrid{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-cristianop-ronaldo-named-player-year-391720 |title=World Soccer Awards 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo named Player of the Year |date=1 December 2016 |access-date=1 December 2016 |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230718/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-cristianop-ronaldo-named-player-year-391720 |url-status=live }}

2017

|{{flagathlete|Cristiano Ronaldo|POR}}

{{fbicon|ESP}} Real Madrid{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/ronaldo-leads-real-madrids-clean-sweep-of-world-soccer-awards-399190 |title=Ronaldo leads Real Madrid's clean sweep of World Soccer awards |date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |archive-date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303091750/https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/ronaldo-leads-real-madrids-clean-sweep-of-world-soccer-awards-399190 |url-status=live }}
2018

|{{flagathlete|Luka Modrić|CRO}}

|{{fbicon|ESP}} Real Madrid{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/luka-modric-named-player-year-world-soccer-awards-407872 |title=Luka Modric Named World Player of the Year in World Soccer Awards |date=28 December 2018 |access-date=28 December 2018 |archive-date=1 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101193956/https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/luka-modric-named-player-year-world-soccer-awards-407872 |url-status=live }}

2019

|{{flagathlete|Lionel Messi|ARG}}

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 2020 |page=1 |title=World Soccer: January 2020: Awards}}

2020

|{{flagathlete|Robert Lewandowski|POL}}

|{{fbicon|GER}} Bayern Munich{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=Winter 2020 |page=39 |title=2020 Winners}}

2021

|{{flagathlete|Robert Lewandowski|POL}}

|{{fbicon|GER}} Bayern Munich{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 2022 |page=53 |title=2021 Winners}}

2022

|{{flagathlete|Lionel Messi|ARG}}

|{{fbicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jamie |date=2023-01-17 |title=Out This Week: World Soccer February 2023 |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/latest-issue/magazine/out-now-world-soccer-february-2023-414633 |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=World Soccer |language=en |archive-date=18 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118215426/https://www.worldsoccer.com/latest-issue/magazine/out-now-world-soccer-february-2023-414633 |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=February 2023 |page=49 |title=2022 Winners}}

2023

|{{flagathlete|Erling Haaland|NOR}}

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jamie |date=2023-12-22 |title=Out now: World Soccer January 2024 |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/world-soccer-latest/out-now-world-soccer-january-2024-414882 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=World Soccer |language=en}}

2024

|{{flagathlete|Rodri|ESP}}

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jamie |date=2024-12-20 |title=Out now: World Soccer January 2025 |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/latest-issue/magazine/out-now-world-soccer-january-2025-415427 |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=World Soccer |language=en}}{{cite magazine|magazine=World Soccer|date=January 2025|page=31|title=2024 winners}}

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==All-time wins==

===By player===

class="wikitable sortable"
#

!Player

!Wins

style="background:#FFF69F"

|rowspan="1" |1

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Lionel Messi|ARG}}

|rowspan="1" |6

rowspan="1" |2

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Cristiano Ronaldo|POR}}

|rowspan="1" |5

rowspan="1" |3

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Ronaldo|BRA}}

|rowspan="1" |3

rowspan="5" |4

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Michel Platini|FRA}}

|rowspan="5" |2

style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Ruud Gullit|NED}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Marco van Basten|NED}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Ronaldinho|BRA}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Robert Lewandowski|POL}}
rowspan="19" |9

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Paolo Rossi|ITA}}

|rowspan="19" |1

style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Zico|BRA}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Diego Maradona|ARG}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Lothar Matthäus|GER}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Jean-Pierre Papin|FRA}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Roberto Baggio|ITA}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Paolo Maldini|ITA}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Gianluca Vialli|ITA}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Zinedine Zidane|FRA}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Rivaldo|BRA}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Luís Figo|POR}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Michael Owen|ENG}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Pavel Nedvěd|CZE}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Fabio Cannavaro|ITA}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Kaká|BRA}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Xavi|ESP}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Luka Modrić|CRO}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Erling Haaland|NOR}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Rodri|ESP}}

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===By country===

class="wikitable sortable"
#

!Country

!Wins

style="background:#FFF69F"

|1

|style="text-align:left"|{{BRA}}

|8

2

|style="text-align:left"|{{ARG}}

|7

3

|style="text-align:left"|{{POR}}

|6

rowspan="1" |4

|style="text-align:left"|{{ITA}}

|rowspan="1" |5

rowspan="2" |5

|style="text-align:left"|{{FRA}}

|rowspan="2" |4

style="text-align:left"|{{NED}}
rowspan="2" |7

|style="text-align:left"|{{POL}}

|rowspan="2" |2

style="text-align:left"|{{SPN}}
rowspan="5" |9

|style="text-align:left"|{{GER}}

|rowspan="5" |1

style="text-align:left"|{{CZE}}
style="text-align:left"|{{ENG}}
style="text-align:left"|{{CRO}}
style="text-align:left"|{{NOR}}

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===By league===

class="wikitable sortable"
#

!League

!Wins

style="background:#FFF69F"

| 1

{{flagathlete|La Liga|SPA}}20
2{{flagathlete|Serie A|ITA}}19
3{{flagathlete|Premier League|ENG}}4
rowspan="2"| 4{{flagathlete|Bundesliga|GER}}rowspan="2"| 2
{{flagathlete|Ligue 1|FRA}}

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=Young Player of the Year=

class="wikitable"
Year

!Player

!Club

2005

|{{flagathlete|Robinho|BRA}} (30%)

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Santos FC & {{fbicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

2006

|{{flagathlete|Lionel Messi|ARG}} (36%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona{{cite magazine |date=January 2007 |title=The Winners |magazine=World Soccer |pages=26–27}}

2007

|{{flagathlete|Lionel Messi|ARG}} (34%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |title=The Winners |pages=34–35 |date=January 2008}}

2008

|{{flagathlete|Lionel Messi|ARG}} (44%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona

2009

|{{flagathlete|Sergio Agüero|ARG}} (45.1)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} Atlético Madrid

2010

|{{flagathlete|Thomas Müller|GER}} (45.8)

|{{fbicon|GER}} Bayern Munich

2011

|{{flagathlete|Neymar|BRA}} (29.2%)

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Santos FC

=Men's World Manager of the Year=

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Manager

!Team

1982

|{{flagathlete|Enzo Bearzot|ITA}} (49%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Italy

1983

|{{flagathlete|Sepp Piontek|GER}} (29%)

|{{fbicon|DEN}} Denmark

1984

|{{flagathlete|Michel Hidalgo|FRA}} (30%)

|{{fbicon|FRA}} France

1985

|{{flagathlete|Terry Venables|ENG}} (30%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona

1986

|{{flagathlete|Guy Thys|BEL}} (15%)

|{{fbicon|BEL}} Belgium

1987

|{{flagathlete|Johan Cruijff|NED}} (25%)

|{{fbicon|NED}} Ajax Amsterdam

1988

|{{flagathlete|Rinus Michels|NED}} (48%)

|{{fbicon|NED}} Netherlands & {{fbicon|GER}} Bayer Leverkusen

1989

|{{flagathlete|Arrigo Sacchi|ITA}} (42%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} AC Milan

1990

|{{flagathlete|Franz Beckenbauer|GER}} (53%)

|{{fbicon|GER}} Germany

1991

|{{flagathlete|Michel Platini|FRA}} (42%)

|{{fbicon|FRA}} France

1992

|{{flagathlete|Richard Møller-Nielsen|DEN}} (28%)

|{{fbicon|DEN}} Denmark

1993

|{{flagathlete|Alex Ferguson|SCO}} (21%)

|{{fbicon|ENG}} Manchester United

1994

|{{flagathlete|Carlos Alberto Parreira|BRA}} (17%)

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Brazil

1995

|{{flagathlete|Louis van Gaal|NED}} (42%)

|{{fbicon|NED}} Ajax Amsterdam

1996

|{{flagathlete|Berti Vogts|GER}} (28%)

|{{fbicon|GER}} Germany

1997

|{{flagathlete|Ottmar Hitzfeld|GER}} (17%)

|{{fbicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund

1998

|{{flagathlete|Arsène Wenger|FRA}} (28%)

|{{fbicon|ENG}} Arsenal

1999

|{{flagathlete|Alex Ferguson|SCO}} (60%)

|{{fbicon|ENG}} Manchester United

2000

|{{flagathlete|Dino Zoff|ITA}} (18%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Italy

2001

|{{flagathlete|Gérard Houllier|FRA}} (28%)

|{{fbicon|ENG}} Liverpool F.C.

2002

|{{flagathlete|Guus Hiddink|NED}} (28%)

|{{fbicon|KOR}} South Korea

2003

|{{flagathlete|Carlo Ancelotti|ITA}} (20%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} A.C. Milan

2004

|{{flagathlete|José Mourinho|POR}} (36%)

|{{fbicon|POR}} FC Porto & {{fbicon|ENG}} Chelsea

2005

|{{flagathlete|José Mourinho|POR}} (34.1%)

|{{fbicon|ENG}} Chelsea{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |title=The Winners |pages=24–25 |date=January 2006}}

2006

|{{flagathlete|Marcello Lippi|ITA}} (36%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Italy

2007

|{{flagathlete|Alex Ferguson|SCO}} (26%)

|{{fbicon|ENG}} Manchester United

2008

|{{flagathlete|Alex Ferguson|SCO}} (38%)

|{{fbicon|ENG}} Manchester United

2009

|{{flagathlete|Pep Guardiola|ESP}} (62.1%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona

2010

|{{flagathlete|José Mourinho|POR}} (48.3%)

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Inter Milan & {{fbicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

2011

|{{flagathlete|Pep Guardiola|ESP}} (33.1%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona

2012

|{{flagathlete|Vicente del Bosque|ESP}} (28.49%)

|{{fbicon|ESP}} Spain

2013

|{{flagathlete|Jupp Heynckes|GER}}

|{{fbicon|GER}} Bayern Munich

2014

|{{flagathlete|Joachim Löw|GER}}

|{{fbicon|GER}} Germany

2015

|{{flagathlete|Luis Enrique|ESP}}

|{{fbicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona

2016

|{{flagathlete|Claudio Ranieri|ITA}}

|{{fbicon|ENG}} Leicester City{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-claudio-ranieri-scoops-accolade-for-best-manager-391728 |title=World Soccer Awards 2016: Claudio Ranieri scoops accolade for best manager |date=1 December 2016 |access-date=24 December 2016 |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305005458/https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-claudio-ranieri-scoops-accolade-for-best-manager-391728 |url-status=live }}

2017

|{{flagathlete|Zinedine Zidane|FRA}}

|{{fbocon|ESP}} Real Madrid

2018

|{{flagathlete|Didier Deschamps|FRA}}

|{{fbicon|FRA}} France{{cite news |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/france-and-didier-deschamps-win-world-soccer-awards-407878 |title=France and Didier Deschamps win World Soccer awards |date=28 December 2018 |access-date=3 January 2019 |archive-date=3 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103210318/https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/france-and-didier-deschamps-win-world-soccer-awards-407878 |url-status=live }}

2019

|{{flagathlete|Jürgen Klopp|GER}}

|{{fbicon|ENG}} Liverpool F.C.

2020

|{{flagathlete|Hansi Flick|GER}}

|{{fbicon|GER}} Bayern Munich

2021

|{{flagathlete|Roberto Mancini|ITA}}

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Italy

2022

|{{flagathlete|Lionel Scaloni|ARG}}

|{{fbicon|ARG}} Argentina

2023

|{{flagathlete|Pep Guardiola|ESP}}

|{{fbicon|ENG}} Manchester City{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 2024 |page=31 |title=World Soccer: January 2024: Men's World Manager of the Year 2023}}

2024

|{{flagathlete|Carlo Ancelotti|ITA}}

|{{fbocon|ESP}} Real Madrid

==All-time wins==

===By manager===

class="wikitable sortable"

! # !! Manager !! Wins

style="background:#FFF69F"

| 1

{{flagathlete|Alex Ferguson|SCO}}4
rowspan="2"| 2{{flagathlete|José Mourinho|POR}}rowspan="2"| 3
{{flagathlete|Pep Guardiola|ESP}}
3{{flagathlete|Carlo Ancelotti|ITA}}2

===By country===

class="wikitable sortable"
#

!Country

!Wins

style="background:#FFF69F"

| rowspan="2"|1

|style="text-align:left"|{{GER}}

| rowspan="2"|8

style="background:#FFF69F"

|style="text-align:left"|{{ITA}}

3

|style="text-align:left"|{{FRA}}

|6

4

|style="text-align:left"|{{ESP}}

|5

rowspan="2" |5

|style="text-align:left"|{{NED}}

|rowspan="2" |4

style="text-align:left"|{{SCO}}
rowspan="1" |7

|style="text-align:left"|{{POR}}

|rowspan="1" |3

rowspan="5" |8

|style="text-align:left"|{{ENG}}

|rowspan="5" |1

style="text-align:left"|{{BEL}}
style="text-align:left"|{{DEN}}
style="text-align:left"|{{BRA}}
style="text-align:left"|{{ARG}}

=Men's World Team of the Year=

style="vertical-align: top;"

|{{col-begin}}

{{Col-2}}

  • 1982 – {{fb|BRA|1968}} (30%)
  • 1983 – {{flagathlete|Hamburger SV|GER}} (29%)
  • 1984 – {{fb|FRA}} (45%)
  • 1985 – {{flagathlete|Everton|ENG}} (42%)
  • 1986 – {{fb|ARG}} (15%)
  • 1987 – {{flagathlete|Porto|POR}} (38%)
  • 1988 – {{fb|NED}} (43%)
  • 1989 – {{flagathlete|Milan|ITA}} (51%)
  • 1990 – {{fb|FRG}} (28%)
  • 1991 – {{fb|FRA}} (20%)
  • 1992 – {{fb|DEN}} (37%)
  • 1993 – {{flagathlete|Parma|ITA}} (24%)
  • 1994 – {{flagathlete|Milan|ITA}} (33%)
  • 1995 – {{flagathlete|Ajax|NED}} (50%)
  • 1996 – {{fb|NGA}} (31%)
  • 1997 – {{flagathlete|Borussia Dortmund|GER}} (20%)
  • 1998 – {{fb|FRA}} (35%)
  • 1999 – {{flagathlete|Manchester United|ENG}} (61%)
  • 2000 – {{fb|FRA}} (33%)
  • 2001 – {{flagathlete|Liverpool|ENG}} (26%)
  • 2002 – {{fb|BRA}} (24%)
  • 2003 – {{flagathlete|Milan|ITA}} (23%)
  • 2004 – {{fb|GRE}} (25%)
  • 2005 – {{flagathlete|Liverpool|ENG}} (27%)
  • 2006 – {{flagathlete|Barcelona|ESP}} (42%)
  • 2007 – {{fb|IRQ|2004}} (22%){{Cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/awards2008.php |title=2007 World Soccer Awards: Kaka wins World Player of the Year award |publisher=World Soccer |access-date=12 December 2008 |archive-date=5 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105041153/http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/awards2008.php}}
  • 2008 – {{fb|ESP}} (41%){{Cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/Cristiano_Ronaldo_wins_World_Soccer_award_news_273801.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo wins World Soccer award |publisher=World Soccer |date=11 December 2008 |access-date=12 December 2008 |archive-date=14 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214001324/http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/Cristiano_Ronaldo_wins_World_Soccer_award_news_273801.html |url-status=dead }}
  • 2009 – {{flagathlete|Barcelona|ESP}} (75.9%)
  • 2010 – {{fb|ESP}} (63.3%)
  • 2011 – {{flagathlete|Barcelona|ESP}} (44.2%)
  • 2012 – {{fb|ESP}} (47.4%)
  • 2013 – {{flagathlete|Bayern Munich|GER}}
  • 2014 – {{fb|GER}}
  • 2015 – {{flagathlete|Barcelona|ESP}}
  • 2016 – {{flagathlete|Leicester City|ENG}}
  • 2017 – {{flagathlete|Real Madrid|ESP}}
  • 2018 – {{fb|FRA}}
  • 2019 – {{flagathlete|Liverpool|ENG}}
  • 2020 – {{flagathlete|Bayern Munich|GER}}
  • 2021 – {{fb|ITA}}
  • 2022 – {{fb|ARG}}
  • 2023 – {{flagathlete|Manchester City|ENG}}{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 2024 |page=31 |title=World Soccer: January 2024: Men's World Team of the Year 2023}}
  • 2024 – {{fb|ESP}}

{{col-end}}

==By team==

class="wikitable sortable"
#

!Team

!Wins

style="background:#FFF69F"

|rowspan="1" |1

|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|FRA}}

|rowspan="1" |5

style="background:#FFF69F"
rowspan="2" |2

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Barcelona|ESP}}

|rowspan="2" |4

style="text-align:left"|{{fb|ESP}}
rowspan="2" |4

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Liverpool|ENG}}

|rowspan="2" |3

style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Milan|ITA}}
rowspan="4" |6

|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|BRA}}

|rowspan="4" |2

style="text-align:left"|{{fb|GER}}
style="text-align:left"|{{flagathlete|Bayern Munich|GER}}
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|ARG}}

=Women's World Player of the Year=

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Player

!Team

2020

|{{flagathlete| Pernille Harder|DEN}}

|{{fbaicon|GER}} Wolfsburg {{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea{{Cite web |last=Straw |first=Sam |date=2021-01-05 |title=2020 Awards: The Results |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/best-of-ws/2020-awards-the-results-410940 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=World Soccer |language=en |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526173023/https://www.worldsoccer.com/best-of-ws/2020-awards-the-results-410940 |url-status=live }}

2021

|{{flagathlete| Alexia Putellas|SPA}}

|{{fbaicon|SPA}} Barcelona{{Cite web |title="World Soccer" Football of the Year 2021 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/wsoc2021.html#men |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=www.rsssf.org |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321212834/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/wsoc2021.html#men |url-status=live }}

2022

|{{flagathlete| Beth Mead|ENG}}

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal

2023

|{{flagathlete| Aitana Bonmatí|ESP}}

|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 2024 |pages=28, 33 |title=World Soccer: January 2024: Women's World Player of the Year 2023}}

2024

|{{flagathlete|Aitana Bonmatí|ESP}}

|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

=Women's World Manager of the Year=

=Women's World Team of the Year=

  • 2020 – {{flagathlete|Lyon|FRA}}
  • 2021 – {{flagathlete|Barcelona|ESP}}
  • 2022 – {{flagathlete|England|ENG}}
  • 2023 – {{flagathlete|Spain|ESP}}{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=January 2024 |page=33|title=World Soccer: January 2024: Women's World Team of the Year 2023}}
  • 2024 – {{flagathlete|Barcelona|ESP}}

=Referee of the Year=

Source:{{Cite web |date=2008-10-15 |title=World Soccer |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/awards2005a.php |access-date=2023-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015053042/http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/awards2005a.php |archive-date=15 October 2008 }}{{Cite web |date=2008-12-06 |title=World Soccer |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/awards2006.php |access-date=2023-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206084343/http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/awards2006.php |archive-date=6 December 2008 }}

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Rank

!Referee

!Points

rowspan="3" |2005

|scope=col style="background-color:gold"|1st

|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Pierluigi Collina

|align="center"|30.6%

scope=col style="background-color:silver"|2nd

|{{Flagicon|DEN}} Kim Milton Nielsen

|align="center"|19.7%

scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966"|3rd

|{{Flagicon|GER}} Markus Merk

|align="center"|16.3%

colspan="4" |
rowspan="3" |2006

|scope=col style="background-color:gold"|1st

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Horacio Elizondo

|align="center"|38.7%

scope=col style="background-color:silver"|2nd

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Benito Archundia

|align="center"|30.5%

scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966"|3rd

|{{Flagicon|Slovakia}} Ľuboš Micheľ

|align="center"|8.5%

Greatest XI of All Time

The list is based on the voting poll consisted of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world.{{cite magazine |title=The Greatest Team Ever |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted |magazine=World Soccer |pages=41–54 |date=Summer 2013 |access-date=20 August 2013 |archive-date=1 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101233404/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted |url-status=dead }}

(Published July 2013)

class="wikitable sortable"
Goalkeeper

!Defenders

!Midfielders

!Forwards

style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top"|

{{flagathlete|Lev Yashin|URS}}

|style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top"|

{{flagathlete|Cafu|BRA}}
{{flagathlete|Franz Beckenbauer|GER}}
{{flagathlete|Bobby Moore|ENG}}
{{flagathlete|Paolo Maldini|ITA}}

|style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top"|

{{flagathlete|Alfredo Di Stéfano|ARG}}
{{flagathlete|Zinedine Zidane|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Diego Maradona|ARG}}
{{flagathlete|Johan Cruyff|NED}}

|style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top"|

{{flagathlete|Lionel Messi|ARG}}


{{flagathlete|Pelé|BRA}}

=Goalkeepers=

File:LevYashin.JPG

class="wikitable sortable"
Pos.

!Name

!Votes

!% of votes

1{{flagathlete|Lev Yashin|URS}}3141.89%
rowspan="2" | 2{{flagathlete|Gordon Banks|ENG}}rowspan="2" | 6rowspan="2" | 8.11%
{{flagathlete|Dino Zoff|ITA}}
rowspan="2" | 4{{flagathlete|Gianluigi Buffon|ITA}}rowspan="2" | 5rowspan="2" | 6.76%
{{flagathlete|Peter Schmeichel|DEN}}
6{{flagathlete|Iker Casillas|ESP}}45.41%
7{{flagathlete|Sepp Maier|GER}}34.05%
rowspan="3" | 8{{flagathlete|Pat Jennings|NIR}}rowspan="3" | 2rowspan="3" | 2.70%
{{flagathlete|Oliver Kahn|GER}}
{{flagathlete|Edwin van der Sar|NED}}

=Full backs=

File:Maldini2008.JPG

class="wikitable sortable"
Pos.

!Name

!Votes

!% of votes

1{{flagathlete|Paolo Maldini|ITA}}4864.86%
2{{flagathlete|Cafu|BRA}}2432.43%
3{{flagathlete|Carlos Alberto Torres|BRA}}1824.32%
4{{flagathlete|Roberto Carlos|BRA}}1317.57%
5{{flagathlete|Djalma Santos|BRA}}1114.86%
6{{flagathlete|Giacinto Facchetti|ITA}}79.46%
7{{flagathlete|Nílton Santos|BRA}}68.11%
8{{flagathlete|Berti Vogts|GER}}45.41%
9{{flagathlete|Lilian Thuram|FRA}}34.05%
rowspan="3" | 10{{flagathlete|Ruud Krol|NED}}rowspan="3" | 2rowspan="3" | 2.70%
{{flagathlete|Víctor Rodríguez Andrade|URU}}
{{flagathlete|Karl-Heinz Schnellinger|GER}}

=Central defenders=

File:Beckenbauer Close.jpg

class="wikitable sortable"
Pos.

!Name

!Votes

!% of votes

1{{flagathlete|Franz Beckenbauer|GER}}6891.89%
2{{flagathlete|Bobby Moore|ENG}}2331.08%
3{{flagathlete|Franco Baresi|ITA}}2229.73%
4{{flagathlete|Daniel Passarella|ARG}}45.41%
rowspan="4" | 5{{flagathlete|Fabio Cannavaro|ITA}}rowspan="4" | 3rowspan="4" | 4.05%
{{flagathlete|John Charles|WAL}}
{{flagathlete|Marcel Desailly|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Paul McGrath|IRE}}
9{{flagathlete|Giuseppe Bergomi|ITA}}22.70%

=Midfielders=

class="wikitable sortable"
Pos.

!Name

!Votes

!% of votes

1{{flagathlete|Diego Maradona|ARG}}6486.49%
2{{flagathlete|Johan Cruyff|NED}}5878.38%
3{{flagathlete|Zinedine Zidane|FRA}}2837.84%
4{{flagathlete|Alfredo Di Stéfano|ARG}}2432.43%
5{{flagathlete|Michel Platini|FRA}}1824.32%
6{{flagathlete|Garrincha|BRA}}1520.27%
7{{flagathlete|George Best|NIR}}1216.22%
8{{flagathlete|Cristiano Ronaldo|POR}}79.46%
rowspan="2" | 9{{flagathlete|Bobby Charlton|ENG}}rowspan="2" | 5rowspan="2" | 6.76%
{{flagathlete|Lothar Matthäus|GER}}
rowspan="2" | 11{{flagathlete|Andrés Iniesta|ESP}}rowspan="2" | 4rowspan="2" | 5.41%
{{flagathlete|Xavi|ESP}}
rowspan="2" | 13{{flagathlete|Didi|BRA}}rowspan="2" | 3rowspan="2" | 4.05%
{{flagathlete|Sócrates|BRA}}
rowspan="8" | 15{{flagathlete|Roberto Baggio|ITA}}rowspan="8" | 2rowspan="8" | 2.70%
{{flagathlete|Toninho Cerezo|BRA}}
{{flagathlete|Francisco Gento|ESP}}
{{flagathlete|Ryan Giggs|WAL}}
{{flagathlete|Stanley Matthews|ENG}}
{{flagathlete|Johan Neeskens|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Rivellino|BRA}}
{{flagathlete|Zico|BRA}}

=Strikers=

class="wikitable sortable"
Pos.

!Name

!Votes

!% of votes

1{{flagathlete|Pelé|BRA}}5675.68%
2{{flagathlete|Lionel Messi|ARG}}4662.16%
3{{flagathlete|Ferenc Puskas|HUN}}1114.86%
4{{flagathlete|Ronaldo|BRA}}912.16%
5{{flagathlete|Marco van Basten|NED}}56.76%
6{{flagathlete|Gerd Müller|GER}}45.41%
rowspan="2" | 7{{flagathlete|Oleh Blokhin|URS}}rowspan="2" | 2rowspan="2" | 2.70%
{{flagathlete|Eusébio|POR}}

Greatest Managers of All Time

File:Map of FIFA members by number of managers represented in All-Time rankings of France Football (2019), World Soccer (2013) or ESPN (2013).png (2019), World Soccer (2013) or ESPN (2013)]]

File:Map of FIFA members by number of managers represented in All-Time rankings of France Football (2019), World Soccer (2013) & ESPN (2013).png (2019), World Soccer (2013) and ESPN (2013)]]

File:SAF CL semi 2009 (cropped).jpg|Alex Ferguson

File:Koppen Nederlandse voetballers Rinus Michels, Bestanddeelnr 254-9536 2.jpg|Rinus Michels

File:1973–74 Inter Milan - Helenio Herrera (cropped).jpg|Helenio Herrera

File:Valeri Lobanovsky.jpg|Valeriy Lobanovskyi

The list is based on the voting poll consisting of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world with each having been allotted 5 managerial picks.

(Published July 2013){{cite web |title=The Greatest Manager of all time |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-manager-of-all-time-341473 |publisher=World Soccer |author=Jamie Rainbow |date=4 July 2013 |access-date=18 December 2015 |archive-date=24 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224135927/https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-manager-of-all-time-341473 |url-status=live }}

Key

:Managers in bold are ranked by World Soccer, France Football and ESPN{{cite web |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/magazine/?prov=W-HP-LBMU |title=Top 50 des coaches de l'histoire |publisher=France Football |date=19 March 2019 |access-date=19 March 2019 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331192808/https://www.francefootball.fr/magazine/?prov=W-HP-LBMU |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com.mx/news/400382-los--mejores-entrenadores-de-la-historia |title=Los 50 mejores entrenadores de la historia |publisher=FOX Sports |date=19 March 2019 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=29 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229113735/https://www.foxsports.com.mx/news/400382-los--mejores-entrenadores-de-la-historia |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/news/story/_/id/1517451/alex-ferguson|title=Greatest Managers, No. 1: Alex Ferguson|date=9 August 2013|website=ESPN.com|access-date=10 January 2020|archive-date=24 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024181806/https://www.espn.com/soccer/news/story/_/id/1517451/alex-ferguson|url-status=live}}

:{{legend|#fff68f|Managers ranked top 10 by World Soccer, France Football and ESPN{{cite web|url=https://fakty.ua/412785-valerij-lobanovskij-popal-v-kompaniyu-luchshih-trenerov-vseh-vremen-na-kakom-meste-legenda-dinamo|title=Валерій Лобановський потрапив до компанії найкращих тренерів усіх часів: на якому місці легенда "Динамо"|publisher=Fakty i Kommentarii|access-date=25 December 2022|language=uk|archive-date=25 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225212902/https://fakty.ua/412785-valerij-lobanovskij-popal-v-kompaniyu-luchshih-trenerov-vseh-vremen-na-kakom-meste-legenda-dinamo|url-status=live}}}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Pos.

!Name

!Years

!Notable teams

!Votes

!% of votes

style="background:#fff68f"

| 1

{{flagathlete|Alex Ferguson|SCO}}1974–2013Aberdeen, Scotland national team, Manchester United4966.22%
style="background:#fff68f"

| 2

{{flagathlete|Rinus Michels|NED}}1960–1992AFC Ajax, Barcelona, Netherlands national team4662.16%
3{{flagathlete|José Mourinho|POR}}2000–Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Tottenham, Roma2128.38%
style="background:#fff68f"

| 4

{{flagathlete|Helenio Herrera|ARG}}1944–1970, 1973–1981Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan1925.68%
5{{flagathlete|Pep Guardiola|ESP}}2007–Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City1824.32%
style="background:#fff68f"

| 6

{{flagathlete|Arrigo Sacchi|ITA}}1985–1999, 2001Parma, Milan, Italy national team, Atlético Madrid15|20.27%
style="background:#fff68f"

| 7

{{flagathlete|Valeriy Lobanovskyi|UKR}}1969–2002Dnipro, Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union national team, Ukraine national team1418.92%
8{{flagathlete|Bob Paisley|ENG}}1974–1983Liverpool1216.22%
rowspan="4"|9{{flagathlete|Herbert Chapman|ENG}}1907–1918, 1921–1934Northampton Town, Leeds City, Huddersfield Town, Arsenalstyle="text-align:left" rowspan="4"|9style="text-align:left" rowspan="4"|12.16%
{{flagathlete|Béla Guttmann|HUN}}1933–1939, 1945–1951, 1953–1962, 1964–1967, 1973Milan, São Paulo, Porto, Benfica, Peñarol
{{flagathlete|Ernst Happel|AUT}}1962–1992Feyenoord, Sevilla, Netherlands national team, Brugge, Hamburger SV
{{flagathlete|Mário Zagallo|BRA}}1966–1991, 1994–2001Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team, Vasco da Gama
rowspan="4"|13{{flagathlete|Vittorio Pozzo|ITA}}1912–1922, 1924–1926, 1929–1948Italy national team, Torino, Milanstyle="text-align:left" rowspan="4"|8style="text-align:left" rowspan="4"|10.81%
{{flagathlete|Vicente del Bosque|ESP}}1987–1990, 1994, 1996, 1999–2005, 2008–2016Real Madrid, Beşiktaş, Spain national team
{{flagathlete|Marcello Lippi|ITA}}1982–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2019Napoli, Juventus, Inter Milan, Italy national team, Guangzhou Evergrande, China national team
{{flagathlete|Telê Santana|BRA}}1969–1996Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team
17{{flagathlete|Brian Clough|ENG}}1965–1993Derby County, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest79.46%
18{{flagathlete|Ottmar Hitzfeld|GER}}1983–2004, 2007–2014Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Switzerland national team68.11%
rowspan="3"|19{{flagathlete|Sepp Herberger|GER}}1930–1942, 1945–1946, 1950–1964Germany national team, Eintracht Frankfurtstyle="text-align:left" rowspan="3"|5style="text-align:left" rowspan="3"|6.76%
{{flagathlete|Bill Shankly|SCO}}1949–1974Carlisle United, Huddersfield Town, Liverpool
{{flagathlete|Giovanni Trapattoni|ITA}}1974–2013Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Fiorentina, Italy national team
22{{flagathlete|César Luis Menotti|ARG}}1970, 1972–1984, 1986–1994, 1996–1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007Argentina national team, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Boca Juniors, Independiente45.41%
rowspan="5"|23{{flagathlete|Enzo Bearzot|ITA}}1964–1986Italy national teamstyle="text-align:left" rowspan="5"|3style="text-align:left" rowspan="5"|4.05%
{{flagathlete|Jimmy Hogan|ENG}}1910–1912, 1914–1921, 1924, 1924–1927, 1931–1939MTK Budapest, Netherlands national team, Fulham, Aston Villa
{{flagathlete|Hennes Weisweiler|GER}}1948–1983Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona, 1. FC Köln
{{flagathlete|Helmut Schön|GER}}1952–1984Germany national team
{{flagathlete|Fabio Capello|ITA}}1991–2015, 2017–2018Milan, Real Madrid, Roma, Juventus, England national team
rowspan="8"|28{{flagathlete|Franz Beckenbauer|GER}}1984–1991, 1993–1994, 1996Germany national team, Bayern Munich, Marseillestyle="text-align:left" rowspan="8"|2style="text-align:left" rowspan="8"|2.70%
{{flagathlete|Carlos Bilardo|ARG}}1971, 1973–1993, 1996, 1998–2000, 2003–2004Estudiantes, Colombia national team, Argentina national team, Sevilla, Boca Juniors
{{flagathlete|Johan Cruyff|NED}}1985–1996AFC Ajax, Barcelona
{{flagathlete|Vicente Feola|BRA}}1937–1942, 1947–1950, 1955–1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1966São Paulo, Brazil national team, Boca Juniors
{{flagathlete|Alf Ramsey|ENG}}1955–1974, 1977–1978Ipswich Town, England national team
{{flagathlete|Gusztáv Sebes|HUN}}1940–1946, 1949–1957Hungary national team
{{flagathlete|Jock Stein|SCO}}1960–1985Celtic Glasgow, Scotland national team, Leeds United
{{flagathlete|Luiz Felipe Scolari|BRA}}1982–2019Brazil national team, Portugal national team, Grêmio, Palmeiras, Chelsea
rowspan="21"|36{{flagathlete|Luis Aragonés|ESP}}1974–2009Atletico Madrid, Real Betis, Barcelona, Sevilla, Spain national teamstyle="text-align:left" rowspan="21"|1style="text-align:left" rowspan="21"|1.35%
{{flagathlete|Leo Beenhakker|NED}}1965–AFC Ajax, Netherlands national team, Real Madrid, Feyenoord
{{flagathlete|Rafael Benítez|ESP}}1993–Valencia, Liverpool, Internazionale, Chelsea, Napoli, Real Madrid, Newcastle United
{{flagathlete|Marcelo Bielsa|ARG}}1990–Newell's Old Boys, América, Vélez Sarsfield, Argentina, Chile, Athletic Bilbao, Marseille, Leeds United
{{flagathlete|Bob Bradley|USA}}1981–Chicago Fire, MetroStars, United States national team, Egypt national team, Los Angeles FC
{{flagathlete|Matt Busby|SCO}}1945–1969, 1970–1971Manchester United
{{flagathlete|Jack Charlton|ENG}}1973–1996Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Republic of Ireland national team
{{flagathlete|Kazimierz Górski|POL}}1959–1985Legia Warsaw, Poland national team, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos
{{flagathlete|Jupp Heynckes|GER}}1979–2018Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Benfica, Schalke
{{flagathlete|Gérard Houllier|FRA}}1973–2011Paris Saint-Germain, France national team, Liverpool, Lyon
{{flagathlete|Tomislav Ivić|CRO}}1967–2004Hajduk Split, Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia national team, Ajax, Anderlecht, Standard Liège, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Panathinaikos, Porto, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid, Marseille
{{flagathlete|Ștefan Kovács|ROM}}1952–1987Steaua București, Ajax, France national team, Romania national team, Panathinaikos, Monaco
{{flagathlete|Udo Lattek|GER}}1970–2000Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona
{{flagathlete|Hugo Meisl|AUT}}1912–14, 1919–37Austria national team
{{flagathlete|Otto Rehhagel|GER}}1972–2010, 2012Fortuna Düsseldorf, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Greece national team
{{flagathlete|Carlos Alberto Parreira|BRA}}1968–2010Fluminense, Brazil national team, Valencia, Fenerbahçe, Corinthians, South Africa national team
{{flagathlete|Antoni Piechniczek|POL}}1973–1990, 1993–1997Polish national team
{{flagathlete|Nereo Rocco|ITA}}1947–1977Padova, Milan
{{flagathlete|Árpád Weisz|HUN}}1926–1940Internazionale, Bologna
{{flagathlete|Arsène Wenger|FRA}}1984–2018Monaco, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal
{{flagathlete|Walter Winterbottom|ENG}}1946–1962England national team

Greatest Players of the 20th century

In the December 1999 issue, a readers' poll listing the 100 greatest football players of the 20th century was published.{{Cite magazine |title=Century of Soccer: Readers' Poll |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsWldSocPlyrsCent.html |date=December 1999 |magazine=World Soccer |publisher=England Football Online |access-date=11 January 2012 |pages=12–17 |archive-date=4 April 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210404034430/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsWldSocPlyrsCent.html |url-status=live }}

{{World Soccer 100 Greatest Players}}

World Player of the Decade 2000s

In 2009, a World Player of the Decade was announced based on the reader's votes from 2000 to 2009 in the annual Player of the Year polls.{{Cite web |date=2010-05-16 |title=World Soccer |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/index.php |access-date=2022-07-12 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516143714/http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/index.php |archive-date=16 May 2010 |url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable"

|+World Player of the Decade 2000s

|

{| class="wikitable"

!#

!Player

!Points

1

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ronaldinho

|781

2

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi

|759

3

|{{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo

|708

4

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Henry

|619

5

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Kaká

|567

6

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Cannavaro

|401

7

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Pavel Nedvěd

|394

8

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Owen

|330

9

|{{flagicon|POR}} Luís Figo

|290

10

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Zinedine Zidane

|270

11

|{{flagicon|SPA}} Raúl

|261

12

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ronaldo

|260

13

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Andriy Shevchenko

|230

14

|{{flagicon|SPA}} Andrés Iniesta

|215

15

|{{flagicon|GER}} Michael Ballack

|180

16

|{{flagicon|SPA}} Xavi

|163

17

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rivaldo

|150

18

|{{flagicon|SPA}} Fernando Torres

|149

rowspan="2" |19

|{{flagicon|CMR}} Samuel Eto'o

| rowspan="2" |146

{{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Lampard

|

class="wikitable"

!#

!Player

!Points

21

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Steven Gerrard

|134

22

|{{flagicon|POR}} Deco

|130

23

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Totti

|107

24

|{{flagicon|NED}} Ruud van Nistelrooy

|99

25

|{{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Kahn

|90

26

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Maldini

|82

27

|{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Didier Drogba

|79

28

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Román Riquelme

|77

29

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Adriano

|73

30

|{{flagicon|SPA}} Iker Casillas

|59

31

|{{Flagicon|Russia}} Andrey Arshavin

|54

32

|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Zlatan Ibrahimović

|53

33

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Buffon

|49

34

|{{flagicon|SPA}} David Villa

|46

35

|{{flagicon|NED}} Roy Makaay

|40

36

|{{flagicon|ENG}} David Beckham

|37

37

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Wayne Rooney

|36

38

|{{Flagicon|URU}} Diego Forlán

|21

rowspan="2" |39

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Batistuta

| rowspan="2" |20

{{Flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Larsson

|}

Eric Batty's World XI

Since the first year of publication of World Soccer and over a 30-year period, overseas editor Eric Batty published his team selection of the best players over the season.

class="wikitable" width="800"

! colspan="5" |Eric Batty's World XI

Year

!Goalkeeper

!Defenders

!Midfielders

!Forwards

style="vertical-align:top" |

1960{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/04/29/eric-battys-world-xis-the-sixties/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=29 April 2013 |title=Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622220354/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/04/29/eric-battys-world-xis-the-sixties/ |url-status=live }}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Gyula Grosics|HUN}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Orvar Bergmark|SWE}}

{{flagathlete|José Santamaría|ESP}}

{{flagathlete|Nílton Santos|BRA}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Martí Vergés|ESP}}

{{flagathlete|Julinho|BRA}}

{{flagathlete|Ante Žanetić|YUG}}

{{flagathlete|Francisco Gento|ESP}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Pelé|BRA}}

{{flagathlete|Alfredo Di Stéfano|ESP}}

{{flagathlete|Ferenc Puskás|HUN}}

style="vertical-align:top" |

1961

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|HUN}} Gyula Grosics

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|SWE}} Orvar Bergmark

{{flagathlete|Germano|POR}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Nílton Santos

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Danny Blanchflower|NIR}}

{{flagathlete|Paul Bonga Bonga|DRC|1960}}

{{flagicon|ESP}} Francisco Gento

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|László Kubala|ESP}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Pelé

{{flagicon|ESP}} Alfredo Di Stéfano

{{flagicon|HUN}} Ferenc Puskás

style="vertical-align:top" |

1962

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Gernot Fraydl|AUT}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Djalma Santos|BRA}}

{{flagicon|POR}} Germano

{{flagathlete|Fahrudin Jusufi|YUG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Zito|BRA}}

{{flagathlete|Josef Masopust|TCH}}

{{flagicon|ESP}} Francisco Gento

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Garrincha|BRA}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Pelé

{{flagicon|ESP}} Alfredo Di Stéfano

{{flagicon|HUN}} Ferenc Puskás

style="vertical-align:top" |

1963

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Lev Yashin|URS}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|BRA}} Djalma Santos

{{flagathlete|Cesare Maldini|ITA}}

{{flagicon|YUG}} Fahrudin Jusufi

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Mário Coluna|POR}}

{{flagathlete|Raymond Kopa|FRA}}

{{flagathlete|Jim Baxter|SCO}}

{{flagathlete|Luis Suárez|ESP}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|BRA}} Pelé

{{flagicon|ESP}} Alfredo Di Stéfano

{{flagicon|ESP}} Ferenc Puskás

style="vertical-align:top" |

1964

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|URS}} Lev Yashin

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Tarcisio Burgnich|ITA}}

{{flagathlete|Ján Popluhár|TCH}}

{{flagathlete|Giacinto Facchetti|ITA}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|POR}} Mário Coluna

{{flagathlete|José Augusto|POR}}

{{flagicon|TCH}} Josef Masopust

{{flagicon|ESP}} Luis Suárez

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|BRA}} Pelé

{{flagicon|ESP}} Alfredo Di Stéfano

{{flagathlete|Denis Law|SCO}}

style="vertical-align:top" |

1965

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Costa Pereira|POR}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|BRA}} Djalma Santos

{{flagicon|POR}} Germano

{{flagicon|ITA}} Giacinto Facchetti

{{flagathlete|Orlando|BRA}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|POR}} Mário Coluna

{{flagicon|POR}} José Augusto

{{flagicon|ESP}} Luis Suárez

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Sandro Mazzola|ITA}}

{{flagathlete|Eusébio|POR}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Pelé

style="vertical-align:top" |

1966

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|URS}} Lev Yashin

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Aleksandar Shalamanov|BUL}}

{{flagathlete|Franz Beckenbauer|FRG}}

{{flagicon|ITA}} Giacinto Facchetti

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Néstor Gonçalves|URU}}

{{flagathlete|Dimitar Yakimov|BUL}}

{{flagicon|POR}} Mário Coluna

{{flagathlete|Mario Corso|ITA}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|BRA}} Pelé

{{flagathlete|Ferenc Bene|HUN}}

{{flagathlete|János Farkas|HUN}}

style="vertical-align:top" |

1967

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|URS}} Lev Yashin

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|POR}} Mário Coluna

{{flagicon|TCH}} Ján Popluhár

{{flagicon|ITA}} Giacinto Facchetti

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer

{{flagathlete|Kálmán Mészöly|HUN}}

{{flagicon|BUL}} Dimitar Yakimov

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|ITA}} Sandro Mazzola

{{flagicon|HUN}} Ferenc Bene

{{flagathlete|Geoff Hurst|ENG}}

{{flagicon|HUN}} János Farkas

style="vertical-align:top" |

1968

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Dino Zoff|ITA}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|YUG}} Fahrudin Jusufi

{{flagicon|TCH}} Ján Popluhár

{{flagicon|ITA}} Giacinto Facchetti

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer

{{flagathlete|Martin Peters|ENG}}

{{flagathlete|Bobby Moore|ENG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|HUN}} Ferenc Bene

{{flagicon|ITA}} Sandro Mazzola

{{flagicon|ENG}} Geoff Hurst

{{flagathlete|Włodzimierz Lubański|POL}}

style="vertical-align:top" |

1969

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Gordon Banks|ENG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Karl-Heinz Schnellinger|FRG}}

{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer

{{flagicon|ITA}} Giacinto Facchetti

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Peters

{{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Moore

{{flagathlete|Dragan Džajić|YUG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|HUN}} Ferenc Bene

{{flagicon|ENG}} Geoff Hurst

{{flagathlete|Gerd Müller|FRG}}

{{flagicon|POL}} Włodzimierz Lubański

1970

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | did not publish

style="vertical-align:top" |

1971{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/11/07/eric-battys-world-xis-the-seventies/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=7 November 2013 |title=Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies |access-date=22 July 2020 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705040250/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/11/07/eric-battys-world-xis-the-seventies/ |url-status=live }}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|ENG}} Gordon Banks

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Carlos Alberto|BRA}}

{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer

{{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Moore

{{flagathlete|Berti Vogts|FRG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|ITA}} Sandro Mazzola

{{flagathlete|Gérson|BRA}}

{{flagathlete|Rivellino|BRA}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Jairzinho|BRA}}

{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Müller

{{flagathlete|Gigi Riva|ITA}}

1972

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|ENG}} Gordon Banks

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Paul Breitner|FRG}}

{{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Moore

{{flagathlete|Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck|FRG}}

{{flagathlete|Karol Dobiaš|TCH}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Günter Netzer|FRG}}

{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|POL}} Włodzimierz Lubański

{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Müller

{{flagathlete|Johan Cruyff|NED}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Jairzinho

1973

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Pat Jennings|NIR}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Dragoslav Stepanović|YUG}}

{{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Moore

{{flagathlete|Barry Hulshoff|NED}}

{{flagathlete|Petar Krivokuća|YUG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Ladislav Kuna|TCH}}

{{flagicon|FRG}} Günter Netzer

{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|YUG}} Dragan Džajić

{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Müller

{{flagicon|POL}} Włodzimierz Lubański

1974

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|David Harvey|SCO}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|FRG}} Paul Breitner

{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer

{{flagathlete|Luís Pereira|BRA}}

{{flagathlete|Rolando García|CHI}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Jovan Aćimović|YUG}}

{{flagathlete|Kazimierz Deyna|POL}}

{{flagicon|ITA}} Sandro Mazzola

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Robert Gadocha|POL}}

{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Müller

{{flagathlete|Grzegorz Lato|POL}}

1975

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|ITA}} Dino Zoff

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Rainer Bonhof|FRG}}

{{flagathlete|Colin Todd|ENG}}

{{flagathlete|Humberto Coelho|POR}}

{{flagicon|FRG}} Berti Vogts

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|FRG}} Paul Breitner

{{flagicon|FRG}} Günter Netzer

{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Jupp Heynckes|FRG}}

{{flagathlete|Ralf Edström|SWE}}

{{flagicon|POL}} Grzegorz Lato

1976

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Ivo Viktor|TCH}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|FRG}} Paul Breitner

{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer

{{flagathlete|Anton Ondruš|TCH}}

{{flagicon|ENG}} Colin Todd

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Branko Oblak|YUG}}

{{flagathlete|Viktor Kolotov|URS}}

{{flagathlete|Antonín Panenka|TCH}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Oleg Blokhin|URS}}

{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Müller

{{flagathlete|Ruud Geels|NED}}

1977

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Sepp Maier|FRG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Ruud Krol|NED}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Luís Pereira

{{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Beckenbauer

{{flagicon|FRG}} Berti Vogts

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|NED}} Johan Cruyff

{{flagicon|FRG}} Rainer Bonhof

{{flagathlete|Jan Peters|NED}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Rob Rensenbrink|NED}}

{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Müller

{{flagathlete|Franco Causio|ITA}}

1978

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Peter Shilton|ENG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Alberto Tarantini|ARG}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Luís Pereira

{{flagathlete|David Watson|ENG}}

{{flagicon|NED}} Ruud Krol

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Teófilo Cubillas|PER}}

{{flagathlete|Osvaldo Ardiles|ARG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|NED}} Rob Rensenbrink

{{flagathlete|Roberto Bettega|ITA}}

{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Müller

{{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Causio

1979

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | did not publish

1980

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | did not publish

1981

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | did not publish

1982{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2014/03/10/eric-battys-world-xis-the-eighties-and-nineties/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=10 March 2014 |title=Eric Batty's World XI's – The Eighties and Nineties |access-date=23 July 2020 |archive-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131120633/https://beyondthelastman.com/2014/03/10/eric-battys-world-xis-the-eighties-and-nineties/ |url-status=live }}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Shilton

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Alain Giresse|FRA}}

{{flagathlete|Jaime Duarte|PER}}

{{flagathlete|Daniel Passarella|ARG}}

{{flagathlete|Marius Trésor|FRA}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Sócrates|BRA}}

{{flagicon|ARG}} Osvaldo Ardiles

{{flagathlete|Michel Platini|FRA}}

{{flagathlete|Falcão|BRA}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Paolo Rossi|ITA}}

{{flagathlete|Karl-Heinz Rummenigge|FRG}}

1983

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Shilton

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Giresse

{{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Passarella

{{flagicon|FRA}} Marius Trésor

{{flagicon|PER}} Jaime Duarte

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|BRA}} Sócrates

{{flagicon|ARG}} Osvaldo Ardiles

{{flagathlete|Toninho Cerezo|BRA}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Platini

{{flagicon|BRA}} Falcão

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

1984

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Rinat Dasayev|URS}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Giresse

{{flagathlete|Morten Olsen|DEN}}

{{flagathlete|Maxime Bossis|FRA}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Allan Simonsen|DEN}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Sócrates

{{flagathlete|Jean Tigana|FRA}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Platini

{{flagathlete|Diego Maradona|ARG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

{{flagathlete|Bruno Conti|ITA}}

1985

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Shilton

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Olsen

{{flagathlete|Antonio Maceda|ESP}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Ray Wilkins|ENG}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Tigana

{{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Giresse

{{flagathlete|Carlos Manuel|POR}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Platini

{{flagathlete|Søren Lerby|DEN}}

{{flagathlete|Khoren Oganesian|URS}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

1986

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|URS}} Rinat Dasayev

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Manuel Amoros|FRA}}

{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Olsen

{{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio Maceda

{{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Bossis

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Luis Fernández|FRA}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Tigana

{{flagathlete|Frank Arnesen|DEN}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Giresse

{{flagathlete|Míchel|ESP}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Gary Lineker|ENG}}

1987

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|URS}} Rinat Dasayev

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|FRA}} Manuel Amoros

{{flagathlete|Celso|BRA}}

{{flagathlete|Glenn Hysén|SWE}}

{{flagathlete|Giovanni Francini|ITA}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|FRA}} Luis Fernández

{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Tigana

{{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Maradona

{{flagicon|ESP}} Míchel

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Lineker

{{flagathlete|Hugo Sánchez|MEX}}

1988

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | did not publish

1989

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Shilton

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Ronald Koeman|NED}}

{{flagathlete|Franco Baresi|ITA}}

{{flagathlete|Aron Winter|NED}}

{{flagathlete|Luis Carlos Perea|COL}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Frank Rijkaard|NED}}

{{flagicon|ESP}} Míchel

{{flagathlete|Paulo Silas|BRA}}

{{flagathlete|Rafael Martín Vázquez|ESP}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Ruud Gullit|NED}}

{{flagathlete|Marco van Basten|NED}}

1990

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Shilton

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Stéphane Demol|BEL}}

{{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Baresi

{{flagathlete|Dunga|BRA}}

{{flagathlete|Riccardo Ferri|ITA}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Silas

{{flagathlete|Jan Ceulemans|BEL}}

{{flagathlete|Valdo|BRA}}

{{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Martín Vázquez

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Ian Rush|WAL}}

{{flagicon|NED}} Marco van Basten

1991

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Neville Southall|WAL}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Ferri

{{flagathlete|Laurent Blanc|FRA}}

{{flagathlete|Basile Boli|FRA}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Robert Prosinečki|YUG}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Valdo

{{flagicon|BRA}} Dunga

{{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Martín Vázquez

{{flagathlete|Dejan Savićević|YUG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Hughes

{{flagicon|YUG}} Darko Pančev

1992

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Peter Schmeichel|DEN}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|NED}} Ronald Koeman

{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Blanc

{{flagathlete|Mauro Silva|BRA}}

{{flagathlete|Des Walker|ENG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagicon|NED}} Frank Rijkaard

{{flagathlete|Brian Laudrup|DEN}}

{{flagathlete|Srečko Katanec|YUG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{flagathlete|Attilio Lombardo|ITA}}

{{flagicon|NED}} Marco van Basten

{{flagathlete|Bebeto|BRA}}

colspan="5" |World Soccer World XI
2012{{Cite web |date=2012-12-17 |title=World Soccer's World XI 2012 {{!}} World Soccer |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccers-world-xi-2012 |access-date=2022-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217050918/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccers-world-xi-2012 |archive-date=17 December 2012 }}

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{{flagicon|SPA}} Iker Casillas

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{{flagicon|SPA}} Jordi Alba

{{flagicon|SPA}} Sergio Ramos

{{flagicon|BEL}} Vincent Kompany

{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Lahm

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{{flagicon|SPA}} Andrés Iniesta

{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Pirlo

{{flagicon|SPA}} Xavi

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{{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo

{{flagicon|COL}} Radamel Falcao

{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi

=By player=

class="wikitable" width="500" style="text-align:center"
Appearances

! Player

! First

! Last

rowspan="1" |11

| style="text-align:left" |{{flagathlete|Franz Beckenbauer|FRG}}

19661977
rowspan="1" | 8

| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Gerd Müller|FRG}}

19691978
rowspan="1" | 7

| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Pelé|BRA}}

19601966
rowspan="2" | 6

| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Giacinto Facchetti|ITA}}

19641969
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Peter Shilton|ENG}}19781990
rowspan="5" | 5

| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Alfredo Di Stéfano|ESP}}

19601965
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Mário Coluna|POR}}19631967
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Sandro Mazzola|ITA}}19651974
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Bobby Moore|ENG}}19681973
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Alain Giresse|FRA}}19821986
rowspan="8" | 4

| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|HUN}}{{flagathlete|Ferenc Puskás|ESP}}

19601963
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Lev Yashin|URS}}19631967
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Ferenc Bene|HUN}}19661969
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Włodzimierz Lubański|POL}}19681973
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Paul Breitner|FRG}}19721976
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Michel Platini|FRA}}19821985
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Karl-Heinz Rummenigge|FRG}}19821985
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Jean Tigana|FRA}}19841987
rowspan="18" | 3

| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Francisco Gento|ESP}}

19601962
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Germano|POR}}19611965
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Djalma Santos|BRA}}19621965
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Fahrudin Jusufi|YUG}}19621968
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Luis Suárez|ESP}}19631965
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Ján Popluhár|TCH}}19641968
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Geoff Hurst|ENG}}19671969
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Gordon Banks|ENG}}19691972
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Berti Vogts|FRG}}19711977
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Günter Netzer|FRG}}19721975
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Luís Pereira|BRA}}19741978
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Osvaldo Ardiles|ARG}}19781983
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Sócrates|BRA}}19821984
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Morten Olsen|DEN}}19841986
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Rinat Dasayev|URS}}19841987
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Míchel|ESP}}19861989
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Rafael Martín Vázquez|ESP}}19891991
style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|Marco van Basten|NED}}19891992

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.worldsoccer.com/ The online edition of World Soccer Magazine]

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