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2006 FIFA World Player of the Year
Association football award
Association football award
The 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year prize was awarded to the Italian Fabio Cannavaro for the first time. He finished ahead of retired midfielder Zinédine Zidane, who won the Golden Ball at the World Cup and the winner of the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho in the final round of voting. There were 165 coaches and 165 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 330 votes.
The Women FIFA World Player of the Year was Marta, who won it for the first time. On the women's side, 147 coaches and 149 captains were selected for the voting process, totaling 296 votes.
Results
Men {{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=http://www.fifa.com/documents/fifa/events/FWPG06_results_by_player_men.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102023741/http://www.fifa.com/documents/fifa/events/FWPG06_results_by_player_men.xls |archive-date=2007-01-02 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=www.fifa.com}}{{Cite web |last=FIFA |title=FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association |url=http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,123555,00.html?articleid=123555 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103225502/http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,123555,00.html?articleid=123555 |archive-date=2007-01-03 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=www.fifa.com}}{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=http://www.fifa.com/documents/fifa/events/FWPG06_Shortlist_Men_30_final_E.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061129023429/http://www.fifa.com/documents/fifa/events/FWPG06_Shortlist_Men_30_final_E.pdf |archive-date=2006-11-29 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=www.fifa.com}}
| Rank | Player | Points | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA Fabio Cannavaro | 498 | ESP Real Madrid |
| ITA Juventus | |||
| 2 | FRA Zinedine Zidane | 454 | ESP Real Madrid |
| 3 | BRA Ronaldinho | 380 | ESP Barcelona |
| 4 | FRA Thierry Henry | 317 | ENG Arsenal |
| 5 | Cameroon Samuel Eto'o | 300 | ESP Barcelona |
| 6 | Ivory Coast Didier Drogba | 150 | ENG Chelsea |
| 7 | BRA Kaká | 139 | ITA Milan |
| 8 | ITA Gianluigi Buffon | 118 | ITA Juventus |
| 9 | ITA Andrea Pirlo | 86 | Italy Milan |
| 10 | POR Cristiano Ronaldo | 69 | ENG Manchester United |
| 11 | GER Michael Ballack | 53 | ENG Chelsea |
| GER Bayern Munich | |||
| 12 | ENG Steven Gerrard | 48 | ENG Liverpool |
| 13 | GER Miroslav Klose | 46 | GER Werder Bremen |
| 14 | ENG Frank Lampard | 31 | ENG Chelsea |
| 15 | POR Deco | 25 | ESP Barcelona |
| 16 | POR Luís Figo | 20 | ITA Internazionale |
| 17 | ARG Juan Román Riquelme | 16 | ESP Villarreal |
| FRA Franck Ribéry | 16 | FRA Marseille | |
| ENG Wayne Rooney | 16 | ENG Manchester United | |
| 20 | ITA Gennaro Gattuso | 15 | ITA Milan |
| 21 | UKR Andriy Shevchenko | 14 | ENG Chelsea |
| ITA Milan | |||
| 22 | FRA Patrick Vieira | 13 | ITA Internazionale |
| ITA Juventus | |||
| GHA Michael Essien | 13 | ENG Chelsea | |
| 24 | CZE Petr Čech | 11 | ENG Chelsea |
| 25 | ITA Alessandro Nesta | 9 | ITA Milan |
| 26 | FRA Lilian Thuram | 8 | ESP Barcelona |
| ITA Juventus | |||
| 27 | GER Jens Lehmann | 6 | ENG Arsenal |
| 28 | GER Philipp Lahm | 3 | GER Bayern Munich |
| 29 | BRA Adriano | 2 | ITA Internazionale |
| 30 | CZE Tomáš Rosický | 0 | ENG Arsenal |
Women
| Rank | Player | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRA Marta | SWE Umeå IK | 475 |
| 2 | USA Kristine Lilly | 388 | |
| 3 | GER Renate Lingor | GER FFC Frankfurt | 305 |
| 4 | USA Abby Wambach | 182 | |
| 5 | ENG Kelly Smith | ENG Arsenal L.F.C. | 157 |
| 6 | GER Silke Rottenberg | GER FCR Duisburg | |
| GER FFC Frankfurt | 154 | ||
| 7 | CHN Han Duan | 116 | |
| 8 | CHN Ma Xiaoxu | CHN Dalian Shide | 99 |
| 9 | SWE Malin Moström | SWE Umeå IK | 87 |
| 10 | SWE Lotta Schelin | SWE Göteborg FC | 82 |
| 11 | NGR Cynthia Uwak | Finland FC United | 81 |
| 12 | PRK Ri Kum-Suk | PRK 4.25 SC | 64 |
| 13 | NOR Ingvild Stensland | NOR Kolbotn | 54 |
| 14 | FRA Laura Georges | 48 | |
| 15 | CAN Christine Sinclair | CAN Vancouver Whitecaps | 39 |
| 16 | MEX Mónica Ocampo | USA F.C. Indiana | 34 |
| 17 | FRA Sandrine Soubeyrand | FRA FCF Juvisy | 31 |
| 18 | FIN Laura Kalmari | SWE Djurgårdens IF | 24 |
| 19 | AUS Cheryl Salisbury | 12 | |
| 20 | DEN Cathrine Paaske Sørensen | DEN Brøndby IF | 11 |
References
References
- (2013-12-16). "Cannavaro discusses highs and lows - Michael Cockerill - Football Australia 2013".
- "FIFA Awards".
- "Wayback Machine".
- FIFA. "FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association".
- "Wayback Machine".
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