FIFPro
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The Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels, usually known by the abbreviation FIFPro, is a worldwide representative organization for professional football players. At the moment there are 42 national players associations who are member of FIFPro.
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[edit] Brief history
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[edit] The Board
Current: FIFPro Board
President: Gordon Taylor (PFA, England)
General-Secretary: Theo van Seggelen (VVCS, Netherlands)
Vice-presidents: Philippe Piat (UNFP, France), Leonardo Grosso (AIC, Italy), Gerardo G. Movilla (AFE, Spain), Jorge Domínguez (FAA, Argentina)
Secretary to the FIFPro board: Frederique Winia (Netherlands)
[edit] Awards
In 2005, FIFPro launched its inaugural "World XI Player Awards", "World Player of the Year", and "Young Player of the Year" awards.
[edit] World XI
The World XI are chosen by the footballers themselves from a list of candidates for each position. The list is generated by the awards committee itself.
- John Terry is the only player to have been nominated in every FIFPro World XI team, while Zinedine Zidane had been nominated in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 teams before his retirement in 2006.
- Kaka and Ronaldinho have been nominated three times.
[edit] World Player of the Year
The player with the most votes in the World XI balloting is also named World Player of the Year.
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 |  Ronaldinho |
 Barcelona |
| 2005–06 | Ronaldinho |
Barcelona |
| 2006–07 | Kaká |
 Milan |
| 2007–08 |  Cristiano Ronaldo |
 Manchester United |
[edit] Young Player of the Year
Two players are chosen for this award; one by the awards committee, and the other by fans.
| Year | Player (Club) (by awards committee) |
Player (Club) (by fans - known as the Special Young Player of the Year) |
|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Wayne Rooney ( Manchester United) |
Cristiano Ronaldo ( Manchester United) |
| 2005–06 |  Lionel Messi ( Barcelona) |
Cristiano Ronaldo ( Manchester United) |
| 2006–07 | Lionel Messi ( Barcelona) |
Lionel Messi ( Barcelona) |
| 2007–08 | Lionel Messi ( Barcelona) |
Lionel Messi ( Barcelona) |
