The IFFHS World's Best Player is a football award given annually from 1988 to 1990, and since 2020, to the world's best player. The award is given by the

International Federation of Football History & Statistics The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) is an organisation that chronicles the history and records of association football. It was founded in 1984 by Alfredo Pöge in Leipzig. The IFFHS was based in Abu Dhabi for so ...

(IFFHS).

Men's winners

List of winners

''From

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until 2009, FIFA continued this distinction named "

FIFA World Player of the Year The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, between 1991 and 2015 at the FIFA World Player Gala. Coaches and captains of international teams and media representati ...

"; this award was later replaced by the

FIFA Ballon d'Or The FIFA Ballon d'Or ("Golden Ball") was an annual association football award presented to the world's best men's player from 2010 to 2015. Awarded jointly by FIFA and ''France Football'', the prize was a merger of the FIFA World Player of the Ye ...

in 2010, and

The Best FIFA Men's Player The Best FIFA Men's Player is an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, since 2016, to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. The award was formerly known ...

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Statistics

Continental winners

Bold indicates the World's Best Man Player winner.

The World's Best Man Player of the Century (1901–2000)

The Best Man Player of the Decade (2011–2020)

The Best European Player (1956–1990)

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On 24 April 1990, before the 1990 FIFA World Cup, IFFHS gave out an award for the best European player taking into consideration players who were voted in the shortlist of the

France Football ''France Football'' is a French weekly magazine containing football news from all over the world. It is considered to be one of the most reputable sports publications in Europe, mostly because of its photographic reports, in-depth and exclusi ...

's Ballon d'Or from 1956 until 1989.

Men Legends

Women's winners

List of winners

Statistics

Continental rankings

Bold indicates the World's Best Woman Player winner.

The World's Best Woman Player of the Century (1901–2000)

IFFHS gave out an award decided by votes which was conducted with the participation of journalists and former players (no further details given).

The Best Woman Player of the Decade (2011–2020)

Women Legends

References

{{IFFHS World's Best Player International Federation of Football History & Statistics Association football trophies and awards Association football player of the year awards

Men's winners

List of winners

Statistics

Continental winners

The World's Best Man Player of the Century (1901–2000)

The Best Man Player of the Decade (2011–2020)

The Best European Player (1956–1990)

Men Legends

Women's winners

List of winners

Statistics

Continental rankings

The World's Best Woman Player of the Century (1901–2000)

The Best Woman Player of the Decade (2011–2020)

Women Legends

See also

References