- Albania
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
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- CSSR
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- Denmark
- England
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
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- Ghana
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- Iceland
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- Japan
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- Latvia
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- Luxembourg
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- Malta
- Mexico
- Moldova
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- Netherlands
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- Singapore
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- South Africa
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- Wales
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Player of the year .:. FIFA
| Year | Player |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 2007 | Kaká |
| 2006 | Fabio Cannavaro |
| 2005 | Ronaldinho |
| 2004 | Ronaldinho |
| 2003 | Zinedine Zidane |
| 2002 | Ronaldo |
| 2001 | Luís Figo |
| 2000 | Zinedine Zidane |
| 1999 | Rivaldo |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane |
| 1997 | Ronaldo |
| 1996 | Ronaldo |
| 1995 | George Weah |
| 1994 | Romário |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio |
| 1992 | Marco van Basten |
| 1991 | Lothar Matthäus |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthäus |
