The 2001

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 ...

award was won by

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by the slim margin of 12 points. David Beckham was again in the second place. The gala was hosted at the TV Production Centre in Zurich, on December 17, 2001. 130 national team coaches, based on the current

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were chosen to vote. For the first time the Women's award was given out, won by

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Results

Men

Women

References

External links

FIFA World Player 2001
(pdf) {{FIFA Women's Player of the Year

FIFA World Player of the Year Women's association football trophies and awards 2001 in women's association football