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World Soccer (magazine)

English-language football magazine

English-language football magazine

FieldValue
titleWorld Soccer
image_fileWorld Soccer October 2024 cover.webp
image_captionCover of the October 2024 issue
editorStephen Fishlock
editor_titleEditor
frequencyMonthly
circulation331,000 (Jan–Dec 2013)
categoryFootball
companyKelsey Media
founded1960
basedFarnborough, Hampshire, UK
languageEnglish
website
issn0043-9037

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. 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.

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. 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. Batty, who later edited the magazine, published an annual World XI from 1960 to 1992. Brian Glanville had written a column for the magazine since April 1963. In 1970, Soccer Star, which was first published on 20 September 1952 as Raich Carter's Soccer Star, was incorporated into World Soccer. 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. Radnedge continues to have a monthly column in the magazine.

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. Hamilton, who had worked for World Soccer for 26 years, stepped down as editor after publishing the 60th anniversary edition in June 2020. 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; and Tim Vickery, Brian Homewood, and Eric Weil on South American football.

Award winners

Men's World Player of the Year

YearPlayerClub
1982Paolo Rossi (23%)Juventus
1983Zico (28%)Udinese Calcio
1984Michel Platini (54%)Juventus
1985Michel Platini (21%)Juventus
1986Diego Maradona (36%)S.S.C. Napoli
1987Ruud Gullit (39%)A.C. Milan
1988Marco van Basten (43%)A.C. Milan
1989Ruud Gullit (24%)A.C. Milan
1990Lothar Matthäus (22%)Inter Milan
1991Jean-Pierre Papin (25%)Olympique de Marseille
1992Marco van Basten (19%)A.C. Milan
1993Roberto Baggio (14%)Juventus
1994Paolo Maldini (27%)A.C. Milan
1995Gianluca Vialli (18%)Juventus
1996Ronaldo (17%)FC Barcelona
1997Ronaldo (27%)FC Barcelona & Inter Milan
1998Zinedine Zidane (23%)Juventus
1999Rivaldo (42%)FC Barcelona
2000Luís Figo (26%)FC Barcelona & Real Madrid
2001Michael Owen (31%)Liverpool F.C.
2002Ronaldo (26%)Inter Milan & Real Madrid
2003Pavel Nedvěd (36%)Juventus
2004Ronaldinho (29%)FC Barcelona
2005Ronaldinho (39%)FC Barcelona
2006Fabio Cannavaro (40%)Juventus & Real Madrid
2007Kaká (52%)A.C. Milan
2008Cristiano Ronaldo (48.4%)Manchester United
2009Lionel Messi (43.2%)FC Barcelona
2010Xavi (25.8%)FC Barcelona
2011Lionel Messi (60.2%)FC Barcelona
2012Lionel Messi (47.33%)FC Barcelona
2013Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid
2014Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid
2015Lionel MessiFC Barcelona
2016Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid
2017Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid
2018Luka ModrićReal Madrid
2019Lionel MessiFC Barcelona
2020Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich
2021Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich
2022Lionel MessiParis Saint-Germain
2023Erling HaalandManchester City
2024RodriManchester City
2025Ousmane DembéléParis Saint-Germain

All-time wins

By player
#PlayerWins
1Lionel Messi6
2Cristiano Ronaldo5
3Ronaldo3
4Michel Platini2
Ruud Gullit
Marco van Basten
Ronaldinho
Robert Lewandowski
9Paolo Rossi1
Zico
Diego Maradona
Lothar Matthäus
Jean-Pierre Papin
Roberto Baggio
Paolo Maldini
Gianluca Vialli
Zinedine Zidane
Rivaldo
Luís Figo
Michael Owen
Pavel Nedvěd
Fabio Cannavaro
Kaká
Xavi
Luka Modrić
Erling Haaland
Rodri
Ousmane Dembélé
By country
#CountryWins
18
27
36
45
64
72
91
By league
#LeagueWins
1La Liga20
2Serie A19
3Premier League4
4Ligue 13
5Bundesliga2

Young Player of the Year

YearPlayerClub
2005Robinho (30%)Santos FC & Real Madrid
2006Lionel Messi (36%)FC Barcelona
2007Lionel Messi (34%)FC Barcelona
2008Lionel Messi (44%)FC Barcelona
2009Sergio Agüero (45.1)Atlético Madrid
2010Thomas Müller (45.8)Bayern Munich
2011Neymar (29.2%)Santos FC

Men's World Manager of the Year

YearManagerTeam
1982Enzo Bearzot (49%)Italy
1983Sepp Piontek (29%)Denmark
1984Michel Hidalgo (30%)France
1985Terry Venables (30%)FC Barcelona
1986Guy Thys (15%)Belgium
1987Johan Cruijff (25%)Ajax Amsterdam
1988Rinus Michels (48%)Netherlands & Bayer Leverkusen
1989Arrigo Sacchi (42%)AC Milan
1990Franz Beckenbauer (53%)Germany
1991Michel Platini (42%)France
1992Richard Møller-Nielsen (28%)Denmark
1993Alex Ferguson (21%)Manchester United
1994Carlos Alberto Parreira (17%)Brazil
1995Louis van Gaal (42%)Ajax Amsterdam
1996Berti Vogts (28%)Germany
1997Ottmar Hitzfeld (17%)Borussia Dortmund
1998Arsène Wenger (28%)Arsenal
1999Alex Ferguson (60%)Manchester United
2000Dino Zoff (18%)Italy
2001Gérard Houllier (28%)Liverpool F.C.
2002Guus Hiddink (28%)South Korea
2003Carlo Ancelotti (20%)A.C. Milan
2004José Mourinho (36%)FC Porto & Chelsea
2005José Mourinho (34.1%)Chelsea
2006Marcello Lippi (36%)Italy
2007Alex Ferguson (26%)Manchester United
2008Alex Ferguson (38%)Manchester United
2009Pep Guardiola (62.1%)FC Barcelona
2010José Mourinho (48.3%)Inter Milan & Real Madrid
2011Pep Guardiola (33.1%)FC Barcelona
2012Vicente del Bosque (28.49%)Spain
2013Jupp HeynckesBayern Munich
2014Joachim LöwGermany
2015Luis EnriqueFC Barcelona
2016Claudio RanieriLeicester City
2017Zinedine ZidaneReal Madrid
2018Didier DeschampsFrance
2019Jürgen KloppLiverpool F.C.
2020Hansi FlickBayern Munich
2021Roberto ManciniItaly
2022Lionel ScaloniArgentina
2023Pep GuardiolaManchester City
2024Carlo AncelottiReal Madrid
2025Luis EnriqueParis Saint-Germain

All-time wins

By manager
No.ManagerWins
1Alex Ferguson4
2José Mourinho3
Pep Guardiola
3Carlo Ancelotti2
Luis Enrique
By country
No.CountryWins
18
36
54
73
81

Men's World Team of the Year

By team

#TeamWins
15
2Barcelona4
4Liverpool3
Milan
62
Bayern Munich

Women's World Player of the Year

YearPlayerTeam
2020Pernille HarderWolfsburg Chelsea
2021Alexia PutellasBarcelona
2022Beth MeadArsenal
2023Aitana BonmatíBarcelona
2024Aitana BonmatíBarcelona
2025Mariona CaldenteyArsenal

Women's World Manager of the Year

  • 2020 – Jean-Luc Vasseur, Lyon
  • 2021 – Lluís Cortés, Barcelona
  • 2022 – Sarina Wiegman, England
  • 2023 – Sarina Wiegman, England
  • 2024 – Emma Hayes, Chelsea/USA
  • 2025 – Sarina Wiegman, England

Women's World Team of the Year

  • 2020 – Lyon
  • 2021 – Barcelona
  • 2022 – England
  • 2023 – Spain
  • 2024 – Barcelona
  • 2025 – England

Referee of the Year

Source:

YearRankRefereePoints
20051stITA Pierluigi Collina30.6%
2ndDEN Kim Milton Nielsen19.7%
3rdGER Markus Merk16.3%
20061stARG Horacio Elizondo38.7%
2ndMEX Benito Archundia30.5%
3rdSlovakia Ľuboš Micheľ8.5%

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.

(Published July 2013)

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Goalkeepers

Lev Yashin
Pos.NameVotes% of votes
1Lev Yashin3141.89%
2Gordon Banks68.11%
Dino Zoff
4Gianluigi Buffon56.76%
Peter Schmeichel
6Iker Casillas45.41%
7Sepp Maier34.05%
8Pat Jennings22.70%
Oliver Kahn
Edwin van der Sar

Full backs

Paolo Maldini
Pos.NameVotes% of votes
1Paolo Maldini4864.86%
2Cafu2432.43%
3Carlos Alberto Torres1824.32%
4Roberto Carlos1317.57%
5Djalma Santos1114.86%
6Giacinto Facchetti79.46%
7Nílton Santos68.11%
8Berti Vogts45.41%
9Lilian Thuram34.05%
10Ruud Krol22.70%
Víctor Rodríguez Andrade
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger

Central defenders

Franz Beckenbauer
Pos.NameVotes% of votes
1Franz Beckenbauer6891.89%
2Bobby Moore2331.08%
3Franco Baresi2229.73%
4Daniel Passarella45.41%
5Fabio Cannavaro34.05%
John Charles
Marcel Desailly
Paul McGrath
9Giuseppe Bergomi22.70%

Midfielders

Pos.NameVotes% of votes
1Diego Maradona6486.49%
2Johan Cruyff5878.38%
3Zinedine Zidane2837.84%
4Alfredo Di Stéfano2432.43%
5Michel Platini1824.32%
6Garrincha1520.27%
7George Best1216.22%
8Cristiano Ronaldo79.46%
9Bobby Charlton56.76%
Lothar Matthäus
11Andrés Iniesta45.41%
Xavi
13Didi34.05%
Sócrates
15Roberto Baggio22.70%
Toninho Cerezo
Francisco Gento
Ryan Giggs
Stanley Matthews
Johan Neeskens
Rivellino
Zico

Strikers

Pos.NameVotes% of votes
1Pelé5675.68%
2Lionel Messi4662.16%
3Ferenc Puskas1114.86%
4Ronaldo912.16%
5Marco van Basten56.76%
6Gerd Müller45.41%
7Oleh Blokhin22.70%
Eusébio

Greatest Managers of All Time

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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)

Key :Managers in bold are ranked by World Soccer, France Football and ESPN :

Pos.NameYearsNotable teamsVotes% of votes
1Alex Ferguson1974–2013Aberdeen, Scotland national team, Manchester United4966.22%
2Rinus Michels1960–1992AFC Ajax, Barcelona, Netherlands national team4662.16%
3José Mourinho2000–Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Tottenham, Roma2128.38%
4Helenio Herrera1944–1970, 1973–1981Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan1925.68%
5Pep Guardiola2007–Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City1824.32%
6Arrigo Sacchi1985–1999, 2001Parma, Milan, Italy national team, Atlético Madrid1520.27%
7Valeriy Lobanovskyi1969–2002Dnipro, Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union national team, Ukraine national team1418.92%
8Bob Paisley1974–1983Liverpool1216.22%
9Herbert Chapman1907–1918, 1921–1934Northampton Town, Leeds City, Huddersfield Town, Arsenal912.16%
Béla Guttmann1933–1939, 1945–1951, 1953–1962, 1964–1967, 1973Milan, São Paulo, Porto, Benfica, Peñarol
Ernst Happel1962–1992Feyenoord, Sevilla, Netherlands national team, Brugge, Hamburger SV
Mário Zagallo1966–1991, 1994–2001Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team, Vasco da Gama
13Vittorio Pozzo1912–1922, 1924–1926, 1929–1948Italy national team, Torino, Milan810.81%
Vicente del Bosque1987–1990, 1994, 1996, 1999–2005, 2008–2016Real Madrid, Beşiktaş, Spain national team
Marcello Lippi1982–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2019Napoli, Juventus, Inter Milan, Italy national team, Guangzhou Evergrande, China national team
Telê Santana1969–1996Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team
17Brian Clough1965–1993Derby County, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest79.46%
18Ottmar Hitzfeld1983–2004, 2007–2014Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Switzerland national team68.11%
19Sepp Herberger1930–1942, 1945–1946, 1950–1964Germany national team, Eintracht Frankfurt56.76%
Bill Shankly1949–1974Carlisle United, Huddersfield Town, Liverpool
Giovanni Trapattoni1974–2013Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Fiorentina, Italy national team
22César Luis Menotti1970, 1972–1984, 1986–1994, 1996–1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007Argentina national team, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Boca Juniors, Independiente45.41%
23Enzo Bearzot1964–1986Italy national team34.05%
Jimmy Hogan1910–1912, 1914–1921, 1924, 1924–1927, 1931–1939MTK Budapest, Netherlands national team, Fulham, Aston Villa
Hennes Weisweiler1948–1983Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona, 1. FC Köln
Helmut Schön1952–1984Germany national team
Fabio Capello1991–2015, 2017–2018Milan, Real Madrid, Roma, Juventus, England national team
28Franz Beckenbauer1984–1991, 1993–1994, 1996Germany national team, Bayern Munich, Marseille22.70%
Carlos Bilardo1971, 1973–1993, 1996, 1998–2000, 2003–2004Estudiantes, Colombia national team, Argentina national team, Sevilla, Boca Juniors
Johan Cruyff1985–1996AFC Ajax, Barcelona
Vicente Feola1937–1942, 1947–1950, 1955–1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1966São Paulo, Brazil national team, Boca Juniors
Alf Ramsey1955–1974, 1977–1978Ipswich Town, England national team
Gusztáv Sebes1940–1946, 1949–1957Hungary national team
Jock Stein1960–1985Celtic Glasgow, Scotland national team, Leeds United
Luiz Felipe Scolari1982–2019Brazil national team, Portugal national team, Grêmio, Palmeiras, Chelsea
36Luis Aragonés1974–2009Atletico Madrid, Real Betis, Barcelona, Sevilla, Spain national team11.35%
Leo Beenhakker1965–AFC Ajax, Netherlands national team, Real Madrid, Feyenoord
Rafael Benítez1993–Valencia, Liverpool, Internazionale, Chelsea, Napoli, Real Madrid, Newcastle United
Marcelo Bielsa1990–Newell's Old Boys, América, Vélez Sarsfield, Argentina, Chile, Athletic Bilbao, Marseille, Leeds United
Bob Bradley1981–Chicago Fire, MetroStars, United States national team, Egypt national team, Los Angeles FC
Matt Busby1945–1969, 1970–1971Manchester United
Jack Charlton1973–1996Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Republic of Ireland national team
Kazimierz Górski1959–1985Legia Warsaw, Poland national team, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos
Jupp Heynckes1979–2018Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Benfica, Schalke
Gérard Houllier1973–2011Paris Saint-Germain, France national team, Liverpool, Lyon
Tomislav Ivić1967–2004Hajduk Split, Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia national team, Ajax, Anderlecht, Standard Liège, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Panathinaikos, Porto, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid, Marseille
Ștefan Kovács1952–1987Steaua București, Ajax, France national team, Romania national team, Panathinaikos, Monaco
Udo Lattek1970–2000Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona
Hugo Meisl1912–14, 1919–37Austria national team
Otto Rehhagel1972–2010, 2012Fortuna Düsseldorf, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Greece national team
Carlos Alberto Parreira1968–2010Fluminense, Brazil national team, Valencia, Fenerbahçe, Corinthians, South Africa national team
Antoni Piechniczek1973–1990, 1993–1997Polish national team
Nereo Rocco1947–1977Padova, Milan
Árpád Weisz1926–1940Internazionale, Bologna
Arsène Wenger1984–2018Monaco, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal
Walter Winterbottom1946–1962England 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.

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.

No.PlayerPoints
1BRA Ronaldinho781
2ARG Lionel Messi759
3POR Cristiano Ronaldo708
4FRA Thierry Henry619
5BRA Kaká567
6ITA Fabio Cannavaro401
7CZE Pavel Nedvěd394
8ENG Michael Owen330
9POR Luís Figo290
10FRA Zinedine Zidane270
11SPA Raúl261
12BRA Ronaldo260
13UKR Andriy Shevchenko230
14SPA Andrés Iniesta215
15GER Michael Ballack180
16SPA Xavi163
17BRA Rivaldo150
18SPA Fernando Torres149
19CMR Samuel Eto'o146
ENG Frank Lampard

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No.PlayerPoints
21ENG Steven Gerrard134
22POR Deco130
23ITA Francesco Totti107
24NED Ruud van Nistelrooy99
25GER Oliver Kahn90
26ITA Paolo Maldini82
27Ivory Coast Didier Drogba79
28ARG Juan Román Riquelme77
29BRA Adriano73
30SPA Iker Casillas59
31Russia Andrey Arshavin54
32SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović53
33ITA Gianluigi Buffon49
34SPA David Villa46
35NED Roy Makaay40
36ENG David Beckham37
37ENG Wayne Rooney36
38URU Diego Forlán21
39ARG Gabriel Batistuta20
SWE Henrik Larsson

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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.

Eric Batty's World XIYearGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsWorld Soccer World XI
1970did not publish
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979did not publish
1980did not publish
1981did not publish
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1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988did not publish
1989
1990
1991
1992
2012

By player

AppearancesPlayerFirstLast
11Franz Beckenbauer19661977
8Gerd Müller19691978
7Pelé19601966
6Giacinto Facchetti19641969
Peter Shilton19781990
5Alfredo Di Stéfano19601965
Mário Coluna19631967
Sandro Mazzola19651974
Bobby Moore19681973
Alain Giresse19821986
4HUNFerenc Puskás19601963
Lev Yashin19631967
Ferenc Bene19661969
Włodzimierz Lubański19681973
Paul Breitner19721976
Michel Platini19821985
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge19821985
Jean Tigana19841987
3Francisco Gento19601962
Germano19611965
Djalma Santos19621965
Fahrudin Jusufi19621968
Luis Suárez19631965
Ján Popluhár19641968
Geoff Hurst19671969
Gordon Banks19691972
Berti Vogts19711977
Günter Netzer19721975
Luís Pereira19741978
Osvaldo Ardiles19781983
Sócrates19821984
Morten Olsen19841986
Rinat Dasayev19841987
Míchel19861989
Rafael Martín Vázquez19891991
Marco van Basten19891992

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