World Soccer (magazine)

World Soccer

Editor	Gavin Hamilton
Categories	Sport
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	IPC Media
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Website	www.WorldSoccer.com

World Soccer is an English language football magazine published by IPC Media. It specialises in the international football scene. Its regular contributing writers include Brian Glanville, Sid Lowe and Tim Vickery. World Soccer is a member of the European Sports Magazines (ESM), an umbrella group of similar magazines printed in other languages. Other members include A Bola, Don Balón, Kicker, La Gazzetta dello Sport and Sport Express. 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. In 2005 awards for the best "Young Player of the Year" and "Referee of the Year" were also introduced. In the December 1999 issue of World Soccer, a readers' poll listing the 100 greatest football players of the 20th century was published.

The magazine marked its 50th anniversary in 2010 with a series of articles looking back on the past 50 years in international soccer.

Writers/Correspondents

• Paul Gardner
• Brian Glanville
• Mark Gleeson
• Sid Lowe
• James Piotr Montague
• Tim Vickery
• Jonathan Wilson

Award winners

World Player of the Year 2011 – Lionel Messi, Barcelona (60.2%) 2010 – Xavi Hernandez, Barcelona (25.8%) 2009 – Lionel Messi, Barcelona (43.2%) 2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United (48%) 2007 – Kaká, Milan (52%) 2006 – Fabio Cannavaro, Real Madrid (40%) 2005 – Ronaldinho, Barcelona (39%) 2004 – Ronaldinho, Barcelona (29%) 2003 – Pavel Nedvěd, Juventus (36%) 2002 – Ronaldo, Real Madrid (26%) 2001 – Michael Owen, Liverpool (31%) 2000 – Luís Figo, Real Madrid (26%) 1999 – Rivaldo, Barcelona (42%) 1998 – Zinédine Zidane, Juventus (23%) 1997 – Ronaldo, Internazionale (27%) 1996 – Ronaldo, Barcelona (17%) 1995 – Gianluca Vialli, Juventus (18%) 1994 – Paolo Maldini, Milan (27%) 1993 – Roberto Baggio, Juventus (14%) 1992 – Marco van Basten, Milan (19%) 1991 – Jean-Pierre Papin, Marseille (25%) 1990 – Lothar Matthäus, Internazionale (22%) 1989 – Ruud Gullit, Milan (24%) 1988 – Marco van Basten, Milan (43%) 1987 – Ruud Gullit, Milan (39%) 1986 – Diego Maradona, Napoli (36%) 1985 – Michel Platini, Juventus (21%) 1984 – Michel Platini, Juventus (54%) 1983 – Zico, Udinese (28%) 1982 – Paolo Rossi, Juventus (23%)

World Manager of the Year 2011 – Pep Guardiola, Barcelona (33.1%) 2010 – José Mourinho, Internazionale & Real Madrid (48.3%) 2009 – Pep Guardiola, Barcelona (62.1%) 2008 – Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United (38%) 2007 – Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United (56%) 2006 – Marcello Lippi, Italy (36%) 2005 – José Mourinho, Chelsea (34%) 2004 – José Mourinho, Porto & Chelsea (36%) 2003 – Carlo Ancelotti, Milan (20%) 2002 – Guus Hiddink, South Korea & PSV (28%) 2001 – Gérard Houllier, Liverpool (28%) 2000 – Dino Zoff, Italy (18%) 1999 – Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United (60%) 1998 – Arsène Wenger, Arsenal (28%) 1997 – Ottmar Hitzfeld, Borussia Dortmund (17%) 1996 – Berti Vogts, Germany (28%) 1995 – Louis van Gaal, Ajax (42%) 1994 – Carlos Alberto Parreira, Brazil (17%) 1993 – Alex Ferguson, Manchester United (21%) 1992 – Richard Møller-Nielsen, Denmark (28%) 1991 – Michel Platini, France (42%) 1990 – Franz Beckenbauer, West Germany & Marseille (53%) 1989 – Arrigo Sacchi, Milan (42%) 1988 – Rinus Michels, Netherlands & Bayer Leverkusen (48%) 1987 – Johan Cruijff, Ajax (25%) 1986 – Guy Thys, Belgium (15%) 1985 – Terry Venables, Barcelona (30%) 1984 – Michel Hidalgo, France (30%) 1983 – Sepp Piontek, Denmark (29%) 1982 – Enzo Bearzot, Italy (49%)

Players' All-time ranking Player Wins 1 Ronaldo 3 2 Michel Platini 2 2 Ruud Gullit 2 2 Marco van Basten 2 2 Ronaldinho 2 2 Lionel Messi 2 6 Paolo Rossi 1 6 Zico 1 6 Diego Maradona 1 6 Lothar Matthäus 1 6 Jean-Pierre Papin 1 6 Roberto Baggio 1 6 Paolo Maldini 1 6 Gianluca Vialli 1 6 Zinedine Zidane 1 6 Rivaldo 1 6 Luís Figo 1 6 Michael Owen 1 6 Pavel Nedvěd 1 6 Fabio Cannavaro 1 6 Kaká 1 6 Cristiano Ronaldo 1 6 Xavi 1

By country Country Wins 1 Brazil 8 2 Italy 5 3 France 4 4 Netherlands 4 5 Argentina 3 6 Portugal 2 7 Germany 1 8 Czech Republic 1 9 England 1 10 Spain 1

Young Player of the Year

• 2011 – Neymar, Santos & Brazil (29.2%)
• 2010 – Thomas Müller, Bayern Munich & Germany (45.8)
• 2009 – Sergio Agüero, Atlético Madrid & Argentina (45.1%)
• 2008 – Lionel Messi, Barcelona & Argentina (44%)
• 2007 – Lionel Messi, Barcelona (34%)
• 2006 – Lionel Messi, Barcelona (36%)
• 2005 – Robinho, Santos (30%)
• 2001 – Thierry Henry, Arsenal

Referee of the Year

• 2006 – Horacio Elizondo (39%)
• 2005 – Pierluigi Collina (31%)

World Team of the Year

• 2011 – Barcelona (44.2%)
• 2010 – Spain (63.3%)
• 2009 – Barcelona (75.9%)
• 2008 – Spain (41%)
• 2007 – Milan (22%)
• 2006 – Barcelona (42%)
• 2005 – Liverpool (27%)
• 2004 – Greece (25%)
• 2003 – Milan (23%)
• 2002 – Brazil (24%)
• 2001 – Liverpool (26%)
• 2000 – France (33%)
• 1999 – Manchester United (61%)
• 1998 – France (35%)
• 1997 – Borussia Dortmund (20%)
• 1996 – Nigeria (31%)
• 1995 – Ajax (50%)
• 1994 – Milan (33%)
• 1993 – Parma (24%)
• 1992 – Denmark (37%)
• 1991 – France (20%)
• 1990 – West Germany (28%)
• 1989 – Milan (51%)
• 1988 – Netherlands (43%)
• 1987 – Porto (38%)
• 1986 – Argentina (15%)
• 1985 – Everton (42%)
• 1984 – France (45%)
• 1983 – Hamburg (29%)
• 1982 – Brazil (30%)

The Greatest Players of the 20th Century

(Published December 1999)

# Player 1 Pelé 2 Diego Maradona 3 Johan Cruyff 4 Franz Beckenbauer 5 Michel Platini 6 Alfredo Di Stéfano 7 Ferenc Puskás 8 George Best 9 Marco van Basten 10 Eusébio 11 Lev Yashin 12 Bobby Charlton 13 Ronaldo 14 Bobby Moore 15 Gerd Müller 16 Roberto Baggio 17 Stanley Matthews 18 Zico 19 Franco Baresi 20 Garrincha 21 Paolo Maldini 22 Kenny Dalglish 23 Gabriel Batistuta 24 Eric Cantona 25 Gheorghe Hagi

# Player 26 Romário 27 Jairzinho 28 Zinedine Zidane 29 Ruud Gullit 30 John Charles 31 Lothar Matthäus 32 Gordon Banks 33 Jürgen Klinsmann 34 Dennis Bergkamp 35 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 36 Gary Lineker 37 Giuseppe Meazza 38 Rivelino 39 Didi 40 Ian Rush 41 Peter Schmeichel Paolo Rossi 43 George Weah 44 Michael Owen 45 Just Fontaine 46 Duncan Edwards 47 Dino Zoff 48 Hristo Stoichkov 49 David Beckham 50 Tom Finney

# Player 51 Rivaldo 52 Claudio Caniggia 53 Tostão 54 Frank Rijkaard 55 José Luis Chilavert 56 Kevin Keegan 57 Paul Gascoigne 58 Roger Milla 59 Michael Laudrup 60 Andriy Shevchenko 61 David Ginola Glenn Hoddle Sócrates 64 Roberto Carlos Alan Shearer 66 Daniel Passarella 67 Davor Šuker 68 Dixie Dean Sándor Kocsis Juan Alberto Schiaffino Christian Vieri 72 Mario Kempes Johan Neeskens Luigi Riva =75 José Nasazzi

# Player =75 Günter Netzer 77 Alessandro Del Piero Carlos Valderrama 79 Ricardo Zamora 80 Enzo Francescoli 81 Edgar Davids Francisco Gento 83 Jim Baxter Falcão Ryan Giggs Sepp Maier 87 Zbigniew Boniek Pat Jennings György Sárosi 90 Giacinto Facchetti 91 Alan Hansen Raymond Kopa Bryan Robson Matthias Sammer 95 Ladislao Kubala Neville Southall 97 Gérson 98 Paulo Futre Preben Elkjær 100 Bebeto

External links

• The online edition of World Soccer Magazine