World Soccer (magazine)
| 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. World Soccer is a member of the 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.
Award winners
Players' All-time ranking
| Player | Wins | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ronaldo
|
3 |
| 2 |  Marco van Basten
|
2 |
| 2 |  Michel Platini
|
2 |
| 2 | Ruud Gullit
|
2 |
| 2 | Ronaldinho
|
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 |
By country
| Country | Wins | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
|
8 |
| 2 | Italy
|
5 |
| 3 | France
|
4 |
| 4 | Netherlands
|
4 |
| 5 | Argentina
|
1 |
| 6 | Germany
|
1 |
| 7 | Portugal
|
1 |
| 8 | Czech Republic
|
1 |
| 9 | England
|
1 |
Young Player of the Year
- 2007 -
Lionel Messi, Barcelona (34%) - 2006 - Lionel Messi, Barcelona (36%)
- 2005 -
Robinho, Santos (30%)
Referee of the Year
- 2006 - Horacio Elizondo (39%)
- 2005 -
Pierluigi Collina (31%)
World Team of the Year
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The 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century
(Published December 1999)
1
Pele
11 Lev Yashin
13 Ronaldo
14 Bobby Moore
15 Gerd Muller
18 Zico
20 Garrincha
21 Paolo Maldini
22 Kenny Dalglish
23 Gabriel Batistuta
24 Eric Cantona
25 Gheorghe Hagi
26 Romario
27 Jairzinho
28 Zinedine Zidane
29 Ruud Gullit
30 John Charles
31 Lothar Matthaus
32 Gordon Banks
33 Jurgen Klinsmann
34 Dennis Bergkamp
35 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
36 Gary Lineker
37 Giuseppe Meazza
38 Rivelino
39 Didi
40 Ian Rush
41 Peter Schmeichel
42 Paolo Rossi
43 George Weah
44 Didier Drogba
45 Just Fontaine
46 Duncan Edwards
47 Dino Zoff
48 Hristo Stoichkov
49 Michael Essien
50 Tom Finney
51 Rivaldo
52 Claudio Caniggia
53 Totao
54 Frank Rijkaard
55 Jose Luis Chilavert
56 Kevin Keegan
57 Paul Gascoigne
58 Roger Milla
59 Michael Laudrup
60 Andriy Shevchenko
61 David Ginola
62 Glenn Hoddle
63 Socrates
64 Roberto Carlos
65 Alan Shearer
66 Daniel Passarella
67 Davor Suker
68 Dixie Dean
69 Sandor Kocsis
70 Juan Alberto Schiaffino
71 Christian Vieri
72 Mario Kempes
73 Johan Neeskens
74 Luigi Riva
75 Jose Nasazzi
76 Gunter Netzer
77 Alessandro Del Piero
78 Carlos Valderrama
79 Ricardo Zamora
80 Enzo Francescoli
81 Edgar Davids
82 Francisco Gento
83 Jim Baxter
84 Falcao
85 Ryan Giggs
86 Sepp Maier
87 Zbigniew Boniek
88 Pat Jennings
89 Gyorgy Sarosi
90 Giacinto Facchetti
91 Alan Hansen
92 Raymond Kopa
93 Bryan Robson
94 Ladislav Kubala
95 Neville Southall
96 Gerson
97 Paulo Futre
98 Preben Elkjaer
99 Bebeto
100 Ronaldinho