2000 FIFA World Player of the Year

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The 2000 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane for the second time following France's 2000 European Championship win. The gala was hosted at the Television Studio in Rome, on December 11, 2000. 150 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas, FIFA and the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.

Results

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Country	Points
1	Zinedine Zidane	Juventus	France	370
2	Luís Figo	Barcelona Real Madrid	Portugal	329
3	Rivaldo	Barcelona	Brazil	263
4	Gabriel Batistuta	Fiorentina Roma	Argentina	57
5	Andriy Shevchenko	Milan	Ukraine	48
6	David Beckham	Manchester United	England	41
7	Thierry Henry	Arsenal	France	35
8	Alessandro Nesta	Lazio	Italy	23
9	Patrick Kluivert	Barcelona	Netherlands	22
10=	Francesco Totti	Roma	Italy	14
10=	Raúl	Real Madrid	Spain	14

References

1. ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

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