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World Soccer
Image
Cover of the October 2024 issue
EditorStephen Fishlock
CategoriesFootball
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation331,000 (Jan–Dec 2013)[1]
Founded1960
CompanyKelsey Media
Based inFarnborough, Hampshire, UK
LanguageEnglish
Websiteworldsoccer.com
ISSN0043-9037

World Soccer is an English-language association football magazine, published by Kelsey Media. The magazine was established in 1960 and is the oldest continually published football magazine in the United Kingdom.[2][3] It specialises in the international football scene. Its regular contributing writers include Brian Glanville, Keir Radnedge, Sid Lowe, Tim Vickery, and Henry Winter. World Soccer is a member of the European Sports Media (ESM), an umbrella group of similar magazines printed in other languages. 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.[4][5]

History

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The magazine was first published in London in October 1960, by Echo Publications. The first edition featured an image of Titus Buberník and Svatopluk Pluskal on the front cover.[6] It was edited by Robert Bolle, with Graham Payne, editor of weekly sister publication Soccer Star, as features editor; Jack Rollin, who later edited The Football Yearbook for many years, as home editor; and Eric Batty as overseas editor.[7][8] Batty, who later edited the magazine, published an annual World XI from 1960 to 1992.[9] Brian Glanville had written a column for the magazine since April 1963.[10][11] In 1970, Soccer Star, which was first published on 20 September 1952 as Raich Carter's Soccer Star, was incorporated into World Soccer.[12] Keir Radnedge, who had been associate editor, took over from Philip Rising as editor in the late 1980s and was replaced by deputy editor Gavin Hamilton in January 1998 and became executive editor.[13] Radnedge continues to have a monthly column in the magazine.[14][15][16]

TI Media (formerly IPC Magazines, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) published the magazine until the May 2020 issue with Kelsey Media taking over the following issue after they acquired the title from Future plc (owner of competing title FourFourTwo), the corporate successor of TI Media.[17] Hamilton, who had worked for World Soccer for 26 years, stepped down as editor after publishing the 60th anniversary edition in June 2020.[18] Other regular contributors have included Paul Gardner, with a focus on football in the United States; David Conn; Jonathan Wilson; Mark Gleeson on African football; and Tim Vickery, Brian Homewood, and Eric Weil on South American football.

Award winners

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Lionel Messi is the record winner of World Soccer awards having won a total of nine: six Men's World Player of the Year awards and three (consecutive) Young Player of the Year awards. He has also been included in the Greatest XI of all time.

Men's World Player of the Year

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Year Player Club
1982 Image Paolo Rossi (ITA) (23%) Italy Juventus
1983 Image Zico (BRA) (28%) Italy Udinese Calcio
1984 Image Michel Platini (FRA) (54%) Italy Juventus
1985 Image Michel Platini (FRA) (21%) Italy Juventus
1986 Image Diego Maradona (ARG) (36%) Italy S.S.C. Napoli
1987 Image Ruud Gullit (NED) (39%) Italy A.C. Milan
1988 Image Marco van Basten (NED) (43%) Italy A.C. Milan
1989 Image Ruud Gullit (NED) (24%) Italy A.C. Milan
1990 Image Lothar Matthäus (GER) (22%) Italy Inter Milan
1991 Image Jean-Pierre Papin (FRA) (25%) France Olympique de Marseille
1992 Image Marco van Basten (NED) (19%) Italy A.C. Milan
1993 Image Roberto Baggio (ITA) (14%) Italy Juventus
1994 Image Paolo Maldini (ITA) (27%) Italy A.C. Milan
1995 Image Gianluca Vialli (ITA) (18%) Italy Juventus
1996 Image Ronaldo (BRA) (17%) Spain FC Barcelona
1997 Image Ronaldo (BRA) (27%) Spain FC Barcelona & Italy Inter Milan
1998 Image Zinedine Zidane (FRA) (23%) Italy Juventus
1999 Image Rivaldo (BRA) (42%) Spain FC Barcelona
2000 Image Luís Figo (POR) (26%) Spain FC Barcelona & Spain Real Madrid
2001 Image Michael Owen (ENG) (31%) England Liverpool F.C.
2002 Image Ronaldo (BRA) (26%) Italy Inter Milan & Spain Real Madrid
2003 Image Pavel Nedvěd (CZE) (36%) Italy Juventus
2004 Image Ronaldinho (BRA) (29%) Spain FC Barcelona
2005 Image Ronaldinho (BRA) (39%) Spain FC Barcelona
2006 Image Fabio Cannavaro (ITA) (40%) Italy Juventus & Spain Real Madrid
2007 Image Kaká (BRA) (52%) Italy A.C. Milan[19]
2008 Image Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) (48.4%) England Manchester United[20]
2009 Image Lionel Messi (ARG) (43.2%) Spain FC Barcelona[21]
2010 Image Xavi (ESP) (25.8%) Spain FC Barcelona[22]
2011 Image Lionel Messi (ARG) (60.2%) Spain FC Barcelona[23]
2012 Image Lionel Messi (ARG) (47.33%) Spain FC Barcelona[24]
2013 Image Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Spain Real Madrid[25]
2014 Image Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Spain Real Madrid[26]
2015 Image Lionel Messi (ARG) Spain FC Barcelona[27]
2016 Image Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Spain Real Madrid[28]
2017 Image Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)Spain Real Madrid[29]
2018 Image Luka Modrić (CRO) Spain Real Madrid[30]
2019 Image Lionel Messi (ARG) Spain FC Barcelona[31]
2020 Image Robert Lewandowski (POL) Germany Bayern Munich[32]
2021 Image Robert Lewandowski (POL) Germany Bayern Munich[33]
2022 Image Lionel Messi (ARG) France Paris Saint-Germain[34][35]
2023 Image Erling Haaland (NOR) England Manchester City[36]
2024 Image Rodri (ESP) England Manchester City[37][38]
2025 Image Ousmane Dembélé (FRA) France Paris Saint-Germain[39]

Young Player of the Year

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Year Player Club
2005 Image Robinho (BRA) (30%) Brazil Santos FC & Spain Real Madrid
2006 Image Lionel Messi (ARG) (36%) Spain FC Barcelona[40]
2007 Image Lionel Messi (ARG) (34%) Spain FC Barcelona[41]
2008 Image Lionel Messi (ARG) (44%) Spain FC Barcelona[20]
2009 Image Sergio Agüero (ARG) (45.1) Spain Atlético Madrid[21]
2010 Image Thomas Müller (GER) (45.8) Germany Bayern Munich[22]
2011 Image Neymar (BRA) (29.2%) Brazil Santos FC[23]

Men's World Manager of the Year

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Year Manager Team
1982 Image Enzo Bearzot (ITA) (49%) Italy Italy
1983 Image Sepp Piontek (GER) (29%) Denmark Denmark
1984 Image Michel Hidalgo (FRA) (30%) France France
1985 Image Terry Venables (ENG) (30%) Spain FC Barcelona
1986 Image Guy Thys (BEL) (15%) Belgium Belgium
1987 Image Johan Cruijff (NED) (25%) Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam
1988 Image Rinus Michels (NED) (48%) Netherlands Netherlands & Germany Bayer Leverkusen
1989 Image Arrigo Sacchi (ITA) (42%) Italy AC Milan
1990 Image Franz Beckenbauer (GER) (53%) Germany Germany
1991 Image Michel Platini (FRA) (42%) France France
1992 Image Richard Møller-Nielsen (DEN) (28%) Denmark Denmark
1993 Image Alex Ferguson (SCO) (21%) England Manchester United
1994 Image Carlos Alberto Parreira (BRA) (17%) Brazil Brazil
1995 Image Louis van Gaal (NED) (42%) Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam
1996 Image Berti Vogts (GER) (28%) Germany Germany
1997 Image Ottmar Hitzfeld (GER) (17%) Germany Borussia Dortmund
1998 Image Arsène Wenger (FRA) (28%) England Arsenal
1999 Image Alex Ferguson (SCO) (60%) England Manchester United
2000 Image Dino Zoff (ITA) (18%) Italy Italy
2001 Image Gérard Houllier (FRA) (28%) England Liverpool F.C.
2002 Image Guus Hiddink (NED) (28%) South Korea South Korea
2003 Image Carlo Ancelotti (ITA) (20%) Italy A.C. Milan
2004 Image José Mourinho (POR) (36%) Portugal FC Porto & England Chelsea
2005 Image José Mourinho (POR) (34.1%) England Chelsea[42]
2006 Image Marcello Lippi (ITA) (36%) Italy Italy
2007 Image Alex Ferguson (SCO) (26%) England Manchester United
2008 Image Alex Ferguson (SCO) (38%) England Manchester United
2009 Image Pep Guardiola (ESP) (62.1%) Spain FC Barcelona[21]
2010 Image José Mourinho (POR) (48.3%) Italy Inter Milan & Spain Real Madrid[22]
2011 Image Pep Guardiola (ESP) (33.1%) Spain FC Barcelona[23]
2012 Image Vicente del Bosque (ESP) (28.49%) Spain Spain[24]
2013 Image Jupp Heynckes (GER) Germany Bayern Munich[25]
2014 Image Joachim Löw (GER) Germany Germany[26]
2015 Image Luis Enrique (ESP) Spain FC Barcelona[27]
2016 Image Claudio Ranieri (ITA) England Leicester City[43]
2017 Image Zinedine Zidane (FRA) Spain Real Madrid[29]
2018 Image Didier Deschamps (FRA) France France[44]
2019 Image Jürgen Klopp (GER) England Liverpool F.C.[31]
2020 Image Hansi Flick (GER) Germany Bayern Munich[32]
2021 Image Roberto Mancini (ITA) Italy Italy[33]
2022 Image Lionel Scaloni (ARG) Argentina Argentina[35]
2023 Image Pep Guardiola (ESP) England Manchester City[45]
2024 Image Carlo Ancelotti (ITA) Spain Real Madrid[38]
2025 Image Luis Enrique (ESP) France Paris Saint-Germain[46]

All-time wins

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By manager
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No.ManagerWins
1Image Alex Ferguson (SCO)4
2Image José Mourinho (POR)3
Image Pep Guardiola (ESP)
3Image Carlo Ancelotti (ITA)2
Image Luis Enrique (ESP)
By country
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No. Country Wins
1 Image Germany 8
Image Italy
3 Image France 6
Image Spain
5 Image Netherlands 4
Image Scotland
7 Image Portugal 3
8 Image England 1
Image Belgium
Image Denmark
Image Brazil
Image Argentina

Men's World Team of the Year

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Year Club
1982Image Brazil
1983Image Hamburger SV (GER)
1984Image France
1985Image Everton (ENG)
1986Image Argentina
1987Image Porto (POR)
1988Image Netherlands
1989Image Milan (ITA)
1990Image West Germany
1991Image France
1992Image Denmark
1993Image Parma (ITA)
1994Image Milan (ITA)
1995Image Ajax (NED)
1996Image Nigeria
1997Image Borussia Dortmund (GER)
1998Image France
1999Image Manchester United (ENG)
2000Image France
2001Image Liverpool (ENG)
2002Image Brazil
2003Image Milan (ITA)
2004Image Greece
2005Image Liverpool (ENG)
2006Image Barcelona (ESP)
2007Image Iraq[47]
2008Image Spain[48]
2009Image Barcelona (ESP)[21]
2010Image Spain[22]
2011Image Barcelona (ESP)[23]
2012Image Spain47.4%
2013Image Bayern Munich (GER)[25]
2014Image Germany[26]
2015Image Barcelona (ESP)[27]
2016Image Leicester City (ENG)
2017Image Real Madrid (ESP)[29]
2018Image France[44]
2019Image Liverpool (ENG)[31]
2020Image Bayern Munich (GER)[32]
2021Image Italy[33]
2022Image Argentina[35]
2023Image Manchester City (ENG)[49]
2024Image Spain[38]
2025Image Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)[50]

By team

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# Team Wins
1 Image France 5
2 Image Barcelona (ESP) 4
Image Spain
4 Image Liverpool (ENG) 3
Image Milan (ITA)
6 Image Brazil 2
Image Germany
Image Bayern Munich (GER)
Image Argentina

Women's World Player of the Year

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Year Player Team
2020 Image Pernille Harder (DEN) Germany Wolfsburg England Chelsea[32][51]
2021 Image Alexia Putellas (SPA) Spain Barcelona[33][52]
2022 Image Beth Mead (ENG) England Arsenal[35]
2023 Image Aitana Bonmatí (ESP) Spain Barcelona[53]
2024 Image Aitana Bonmatí (ESP) Spain Barcelona[38]
2025 Image Mariona Caldentey (ESP) England Arsenal[54]

Women's World Manager of the Year

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Year Player Team
2020Image Jean-Luc Vasseur (FRA)Lyon[32]
2021Image Lluís Cortés (ESP)Barcelona[33]
2022Image Sarina Wiegman (NED)England[35]
2023Image Sarina Wiegman (NED)England[55]
2024Image Emma Hayes (ENG)Chelsea/USA[38]
2025Image Sarina Wiegman (NED)England[56]

Women's World Team of the Year

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Year Club
2020Image Lyon (FRA)[32]
2021Image Barcelona (ESP)[33]
2022Image England (ENG)[35]
2023Image Spain (ESP)[57]
2024Image Barcelona (ESP)[38]
2025Image England (ENG)[58]

Referee of the Year

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Source:[40][59][60]

Year Rank Referee Points
2005 1st Italy Pierluigi Collina 30.6%
2nd Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen 19.7%
3rd Germany Markus Merk 16.3%
2006 1st Argentina Horacio Elizondo 38.7%
2nd Mexico Benito Archundia 30.5%
3rd Slovakia Ľuboš Micheľ 8.5%

Greatest XI of All Time

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This list, published July 2013, is based on a voting poll of 74 experts from around the world: journalists; TV pundits; then-current and former players; and then-current and former managers.[61]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Image Lev Yashin (URS)

Image Cafu (BRA)
Image Franz Beckenbauer (GER)
Image Bobby Moore (ENG)
Image Paolo Maldini (ITA)

Image Alfredo Di Stéfano (ARG)
Image Zinedine Zidane (FRA)
Image Diego Maradona (ARG)
Image Johan Cruyff (NED)

Image Lionel Messi (ARG)
Image Pelé (BRA)

Goalkeepers

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Image
Lev Yashin
Pos. Name Votes % of votes
1Image Lev Yashin (URS)3141.89%
2Image Gordon Banks (ENG)68.11%
Image Dino Zoff (ITA)
4Image Gianluigi Buffon (ITA)56.76%
Image Peter Schmeichel (DEN)
6Image Iker Casillas (ESP)45.41%
7Image Sepp Maier (GER)34.05%
8Image Pat Jennings (NIR)22.70%
Image Oliver Kahn (GER)
Image Edwin van der Sar (NED)

Full backs

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Image
Paolo Maldini
Pos. Name Votes % of votes
1Image Paolo Maldini (ITA)4864.86%
2Image Cafu (BRA)2432.43%
3Image Carlos Alberto Torres (BRA)1824.32%
4Image Roberto Carlos (BRA)1317.57%
5Image Djalma Santos (BRA)1114.86%
6Image Giacinto Facchetti (ITA)79.46%
7Image Nílton Santos (BRA)68.11%
8Image Berti Vogts (GER)45.41%
9Image Lilian Thuram (FRA)34.05%
10Image Ruud Krol (NED)22.70%
Image Víctor Rodríguez Andrade (URU)
Image Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (GER)

Central defenders

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Image
Franz Beckenbauer
Pos. Name Votes % of votes
1Image Franz Beckenbauer (GER)6891.89%
2Image Bobby Moore (ENG)2331.08%
3Image Franco Baresi (ITA)2229.73%
4Image Daniel Passarella (ARG)45.41%
5Image Fabio Cannavaro (ITA)34.05%
Image John Charles (WAL)
Image Marcel Desailly (FRA)
Image Paul McGrath (IRE)
9Image Giuseppe Bergomi (ITA)22.70%

Midfielders

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Pos. Name Votes % of votes
1Image Diego Maradona (ARG)6486.49%
2Image Johan Cruyff (NED)5878.38%
3Image Zinedine Zidane (FRA)2837.84%
4Image Alfredo Di Stéfano (ARG)2432.43%
5Image Michel Platini (FRA)1824.32%
6Image Garrincha (BRA)1520.27%
7Image George Best (NIR)1216.22%
8Image Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)79.46%
9Image Bobby Charlton (ENG)56.76%
Image Lothar Matthäus (GER)
11Image Andrés Iniesta (ESP)45.41%
Image Xavi (ESP)
13Image Didi (BRA)34.05%
Image Sócrates (BRA)
15Image Roberto Baggio (ITA)22.70%
Image Toninho Cerezo (BRA)
Image Francisco Gento (ESP)
Image Ryan Giggs (WAL)
Image Stanley Matthews (ENG)
Image Johan Neeskens (NED)
Image Rivellino (BRA)
Image Zico (BRA)

Strikers

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Pos. Name Votes % of votes
1Image Pelé (BRA)5675.68%
2Image Lionel Messi (ARG)4662.16%
3Image Ferenc Puskas (HUN)1114.86%
4Image Ronaldo (BRA)912.16%
5Image Marco van Basten (NED)56.76%
6Image Gerd Müller (GER)45.41%
7Image Oleh Blokhin (URS)22.70%
Image Eusébio (POR)

Greatest Managers of All Time

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Image
Map of FIFA members by number of managers ranked by France Football (2019), World Soccer (2013) or ESPN (2013)
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Map of FIFA members by number of managers ranked by France Football (2019), World Soccer (2013) and ESPN (2013)

The list is based on the voting poll consisting of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world with each having been allotted 5 managerial picks.

(Published July 2013)[61][62]

Key

Managers in bold are ranked by World Soccer, France Football and ESPN[63][64][65]
  Managers ranked top 10 by World Soccer, France Football and ESPN[63][64][65][66]
Pos. Name Years Notable teams Votes % of votes
1Image Alex Ferguson (SCO)1974–2013Aberdeen, Scotland national team, Manchester United4966.22%
2Image Rinus Michels (NED)1960–1992AFC Ajax, Barcelona, Netherlands national team4662.16%
3Image José Mourinho (POR)2000–Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Tottenham, Roma2128.38%
4Image Helenio Herrera (ARG)1944–1970, 1973–1981Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan1925.68%
5Image Pep Guardiola (ESP)2007–Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City1824.32%
6Image Arrigo Sacchi (ITA)1985–1999, 2001Parma, Milan, Italy national team, Atlético Madrid1520.27%
7Image Valeriy Lobanovskyi (UKR)1969–2002Dnipro, Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union national team, Ukraine national team1418.92%
8Image Bob Paisley (ENG)1974–1983Liverpool1216.22%
9Image Herbert Chapman (ENG)1907–1918, 1921–1934Northampton Town, Leeds City, Huddersfield Town, Arsenal912.16%
Image Béla Guttmann (HUN)1933–1939, 1945–1951, 1953–1962, 1964–1967, 1973Milan, São Paulo, Porto, Benfica, Peñarol
Image Ernst Happel (AUT)1962–1992Feyenoord, Sevilla, Netherlands national team, Brugge, Hamburger SV
Image Mário Zagallo (BRA)1966–1991, 1994–2001Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team, Vasco da Gama
13Image Vittorio Pozzo (ITA)1912–1922, 1924–1926, 1929–1948Italy national team, Torino, Milan810.81%
Image Vicente del Bosque (ESP)1987–1990, 1994, 1996, 1999–2005, 2008–2016Real Madrid, Beşiktaş, Spain national team
Image Marcello Lippi (ITA)1982–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2019Napoli, Juventus, Inter Milan, Italy national team, Guangzhou Evergrande, China national team
Image Telê Santana (BRA)1969–1996Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team
17Image Brian Clough (ENG)1965–1993Derby County, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest79.46%
18Image Ottmar Hitzfeld (GER)1983–2004, 2007–2014Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Switzerland national team68.11%
19Image Sepp Herberger (GER)1930–1942, 1945–1946, 1950–1964Germany national team, Eintracht Frankfurt56.76%
Image Bill Shankly (SCO)1949–1974Carlisle United, Huddersfield Town, Liverpool
Image Giovanni Trapattoni (ITA)1974–2013Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Fiorentina, Italy national team
22Image César Luis Menotti (ARG)1970, 1972–1984, 1986–1994, 1996–1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007Argentina national team, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Boca Juniors, Independiente45.41%
23Image Enzo Bearzot (ITA)1964–1986Italy national team34.05%
Image Jimmy Hogan (ENG)1910–1912, 1914–1921, 1924, 1924–1927, 1931–1939MTK Budapest, Netherlands national team, Fulham, Aston Villa
Image Hennes Weisweiler (GER)1948–1983Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona, 1. FC Köln
Image Helmut Schön (GER)1952–1984Germany national team
Image Fabio Capello (ITA)1991–2015, 2017–2018Milan, Real Madrid, Roma, Juventus, England national team
28Image Franz Beckenbauer (GER)1984–1991, 1993–1994, 1996Germany national team, Bayern Munich, Marseille22.70%
Image Carlos Bilardo (ARG)1971, 1973–1993, 1996, 1998–2000, 2003–2004Estudiantes, Colombia national team, Argentina national team, Sevilla, Boca Juniors
Image Johan Cruyff (NED)1985–1996AFC Ajax, Barcelona
Image Vicente Feola (BRA)1937–1942, 1947–1950, 1955–1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1966São Paulo, Brazil national team, Boca Juniors
Image Alf Ramsey (ENG)1955–1974, 1977–1978Ipswich Town, England national team
Image Gusztáv Sebes (HUN)1940–1946, 1949–1957Hungary national team
Image Jock Stein (SCO)1960–1985Celtic Glasgow, Scotland national team, Leeds United
Image Luiz Felipe Scolari (BRA)1982–2019Brazil national team, Portugal national team, Grêmio, Palmeiras, Chelsea
36Image Luis Aragonés (ESP)1974–2009Atletico Madrid, Real Betis, Barcelona, Sevilla, Spain national team11.35%
Image Leo Beenhakker (NED)1965–AFC Ajax, Netherlands national team, Real Madrid, Feyenoord
Image Rafael Benítez (ESP)1993–Valencia, Liverpool, Internazionale, Chelsea, Napoli, Real Madrid, Newcastle United
Image Marcelo Bielsa (ARG)1990–Newell's Old Boys, América, Vélez Sarsfield, Argentina, Chile, Athletic Bilbao, Marseille, Leeds United
Image Bob Bradley (USA)1981–Chicago Fire, MetroStars, United States national team, Egypt national team, Los Angeles FC
Image Matt Busby (SCO)1945–1969, 1970–1971Manchester United
Image Jack Charlton (ENG)1973–1996Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Republic of Ireland national team
Image Kazimierz Górski (POL)1959–1985Legia Warsaw, Poland national team, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos
Image Jupp Heynckes (GER)1979–2018Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Benfica, Schalke
Image Gérard Houllier (FRA)1973–2011Paris Saint-Germain, France national team, Liverpool, Lyon
Image Tomislav Ivić (CRO)1967–2004Hajduk Split, Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia national team, Ajax, Anderlecht, Standard Liège, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Panathinaikos, Porto, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid, Marseille
Image Ștefan Kovács (ROM)1952–1987Steaua București, Ajax, France national team, Romania national team, Panathinaikos, Monaco
Image Udo Lattek (GER)1970–2000Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona
Image Hugo Meisl (AUT)1912–14, 1919–37Austria national team
Image Otto Rehhagel (GER)1972–2010, 2012Fortuna Düsseldorf, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Greece national team
Image Carlos Alberto Parreira (BRA)1968–2010Fluminense, Brazil national team, Valencia, Fenerbahçe, Corinthians, South Africa national team
Image Antoni Piechniczek (POL)1973–1990, 1993–1997Polish national team
Image Nereo Rocco (ITA)1947–1977Padova, Milan
Image Árpád Weisz (HUN)1926–1940Internazionale, Bologna
Image Arsène Wenger (FRA)1984–2018Monaco, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal
Image Walter Winterbottom (ENG)1946–1962England national team

Greatest Players of the 20th century

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In the December 1999 issue, a readers' poll listing the 100 greatest football players of the 20th century was published.[67]

# Player
1 Brazil Pelé
2 Argentina Diego Maradona
3 Netherlands Johan Cruyff
4 Germany Franz Beckenbauer
5 France Michel Platini
6 ArgentinaSpain Alfredo Di Stéfano
7 HungarySpain Ferenc Puskás
8 Northern Ireland George Best
9 Netherlands Marco van Basten
10 Portugal Eusébio
11 Soviet Union Lev Yashin
12 England Bobby Charlton
13 Brazil Ronaldo
14 England Bobby Moore
15 Germany Gerd Müller
16 Italy Roberto Baggio
17 England Stanley Matthews
18 Brazil Zico
19 Italy Franco Baresi
20 Brazil Garrincha
21 Italy Paolo Maldini
22 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
23 Argentina Gabriel Batistuta
24 France Eric Cantona
25 Romania Gheorghe Hagi
# Player
26 Brazil Romário
27 Brazil Jairzinho
28 France Zinedine Zidane
29 Netherlands Ruud Gullit
30 Wales John Charles
31 Germany Lothar Matthäus
32 England Gordon Banks
33 Germany Jürgen Klinsmann
34 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp
35 Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
36 England Gary Lineker
37 Italy Giuseppe Meazza
38 Brazil Rivellino
39 Brazil Didi
40 Wales Ian Rush
41 Denmark Peter Schmeichel
Italy Paolo Rossi
43 Liberia George Weah
44 England Michael Owen
45 France Just Fontaine
46 England Duncan Edwards
47 Italy Dino Zoff
48 Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov
49 England David Beckham
50 England Tom Finney
# Player
51 Brazil Rivaldo
52 Argentina Claudio Caniggia
53 Brazil Tostão
54 Netherlands Frank Rijkaard
55 Paraguay José Luis Chilavert
56 England Kevin Keegan
57 England Paul Gascoigne
58 Cameroon Roger Milla
59 Denmark Michael Laudrup
60 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko
61 France David Ginola
England Glenn Hoddle
Brazil Sócrates
64 Brazil Roberto Carlos
England Alan Shearer
66 Argentina Daniel Passarella
67 Croatia Davor Šuker
68 England Dixie Dean
Hungary Sándor Kocsis
Uruguay Juan Alberto Schiaffino
Italy Christian Vieri
72 Argentina Mario Kempes
Netherlands Johan Neeskens
Italy Luigi Riva
75 Uruguay José Nasazzi
Germany Günter Netzer
# Player
77 Italy Alessandro Del Piero
Colombia Carlos Valderrama
79 Spain Ricardo Zamora
80 Uruguay Enzo Francescoli
81 Netherlands Edgar Davids
Spain Francisco Gento
83 Scotland Jim Baxter
Brazil Falcão
Wales Ryan Giggs
Germany Sepp Maier
87 Poland Zbigniew Boniek
Northern Ireland Pat Jennings
Hungary György Sárosi
90 Italy Giacinto Facchetti
91 Scotland Alan Hansen
France Raymond Kopa
England Bryan Robson
East Germany Germany Matthias Sammer
95 HungarySpain Ladislao Kubala
Wales Neville Southall
97 Brazil Gérson
98 Portugal Paulo Futre
Denmark Preben Elkjær
100 Brazil Bebeto

World Player of the Decade 2000s

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In 2009, a World Player of the Decade was announced based on the reader's votes from 2000 to 2009 in the annual Player of the Year polls.[68]

World Player of the Decade 2000s
No. Player Points
1 Brazil Ronaldinho 781
2 Argentina Lionel Messi 759
3 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 708
4 France Thierry Henry 619
5 Brazil Kaká 567
6 Italy Fabio Cannavaro 401
7 Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd 394
8 England Michael Owen 330
9 Portugal Luís Figo 290
10 France Zinedine Zidane 270
11 Spain Raúl 261
12 Brazil Ronaldo 260
13 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko 230
14 Spain Andrés Iniesta 215
15 Germany Michael Ballack 180
16 Spain Xavi 163
17 Brazil Rivaldo 150
18 Spain Fernando Torres 149
19 Cameroon Samuel Eto'o 146
England Frank Lampard
No. Player Points
21 England Steven Gerrard 134
22 Portugal Deco 130
23 Italy Francesco Totti 107
24 Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy 99
25 Germany Oliver Kahn 90
26 Italy Paolo Maldini 82
27 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 79
28 Argentina Juan Román Riquelme 77
29 Brazil Adriano 73
30 Spain Iker Casillas 59
31 Russia Andrey Arshavin 54
32 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 53
33 Italy Gianluigi Buffon 49
34 Spain David Villa 46
35 Netherlands Roy Makaay 40
36 England David Beckham 37
37 England Wayne Rooney 36
38 Uruguay Diego Forlán 21
39 Argentina Gabriel Batistuta 20
Sweden Henrik Larsson

Eric Batty's World XI

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Since the first year of publication of World Soccer and over a 30-year period, overseas editor Eric Batty published his team selection of the best players over the season.

Eric Batty's World XI
Year Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

1960[69]

Image Gyula Grosics (HUN)

Image Orvar Bergmark (SWE)
Image José Santamaría (ESP)
Image Nílton Santos (BRA)

Image Martí Vergés (ESP)
Image Julinho (BRA)
Image Ante Žanetić (YUG)
Image Francisco Gento (ESP)

Image Pelé (BRA)
Image Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)
Image Ferenc Puskás (HUN)

1961[69]

Hungary Gyula Grosics

Sweden Orvar Bergmark
Image Germano (POR)
Brazil Nílton Santos

Image Danny Blanchflower (NIR)
Image Paul Bonga Bonga (DRC)
Spain Francisco Gento

Image László Kubala (ESP)
Brazil Pelé
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
Hungary Ferenc Puskás

1962[69]

Image Gernot Fraydl (AUT)

Image Djalma Santos (BRA)
Portugal Germano
Image Fahrudin Jusufi (YUG)

Image Zito (BRA)
Image Josef Masopust (TCH)
Spain Francisco Gento

Image Garrincha (BRA)
Brazil Pelé
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
Hungary Ferenc Puskás

1963[69]

Image Lev Yashin (URS)

Brazil Djalma Santos
Image Cesare Maldini (ITA)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fahrudin Jusufi

Image Mário Coluna (POR)
Image Raymond Kopa (FRA)
Image Jim Baxter (SCO)
Image Luis Suárez (ESP)

Brazil Pelé
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spain Ferenc Puskás

1964[69]

Soviet Union Lev Yashin

Image Tarcisio Burgnich (ITA)
Image Ján Popluhár (TCH)
Image Giacinto Facchetti (ITA)

Portugal Mário Coluna
Image José Augusto (POR)
Czechoslovakia Josef Masopust
Spain Luis Suárez

Brazil Pelé
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
Image Denis Law (SCO)

1965[69]

Image Costa Pereira (POR)

Brazil Djalma Santos
Portugal Germano
Italy Giacinto Facchetti
Image Orlando (BRA)

Portugal Mário Coluna
Portugal José Augusto
Spain Luis Suárez

Image Sandro Mazzola (ITA)
Image Eusébio (POR)
Brazil Pelé

1966[69]

Soviet Union Lev Yashin

Image Aleksandar Shalamanov (BUL)
Image Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)
Italy Giacinto Facchetti

Image Néstor Gonçalves (URU)
Image Dimitar Yakimov (BUL)
Portugal Mário Coluna
Image Mario Corso (ITA)

Brazil Pelé
Image Ferenc Bene (HUN)
Image János Farkas (HUN)

1967[69]

Soviet Union Lev Yashin

Portugal Mário Coluna
Czechoslovakia Ján Popluhár
Italy Giacinto Facchetti

West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
Image Kálmán Mészöly (HUN)
Bulgaria Dimitar Yakimov

Italy Sandro Mazzola
Hungary Ferenc Bene
Image Geoff Hurst (ENG)
Hungary János Farkas

1968[69]

Image Dino Zoff (ITA)

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fahrudin Jusufi
Czechoslovakia Ján Popluhár
Italy Giacinto Facchetti

West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
Image Martin Peters (ENG)
Image Bobby Moore (ENG)

Hungary Ferenc Bene
Italy Sandro Mazzola
England Geoff Hurst
Image Włodzimierz Lubański (POL)

1969[69]

Image Gordon Banks (ENG)

Image Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (FRG)
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
Italy Giacinto Facchetti

England Martin Peters
England Bobby Moore
Image Dragan Džajić (YUG)

Hungary Ferenc Bene
England Geoff Hurst
Image Gerd Müller (FRG)
Poland Włodzimierz Lubański

1970 did not publish

1971[70]

England Gordon Banks

Image Carlos Alberto (BRA)
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
England Bobby Moore
Image Berti Vogts (FRG)

Italy Sandro Mazzola
Image Gérson (BRA)
Image Rivellino (BRA)

Image Jairzinho (BRA)
West Germany Gerd Müller
Image Gigi Riva (ITA)

1972[70]

England Gordon Banks

Image Paul Breitner (FRG)
England Bobby Moore
Image Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (FRG)
Image Karol Dobiaš (TCH)

Image Günter Netzer (FRG)
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer

Poland Włodzimierz Lubański
West Germany Gerd Müller
Image Johan Cruyff (NED)
Brazil Jairzinho

1973[70]

Image Pat Jennings (NIR)

Image Dragoslav Stepanović (YUG)
England Bobby Moore
Image Barry Hulshoff (NED)
Image Petar Krivokuća (YUG)

Image Ladislav Kuna (TCH)
West Germany Günter Netzer
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Džajić
West Germany Gerd Müller
Poland Włodzimierz Lubański

1974[70]

Image David Harvey (SCO)

West Germany Paul Breitner
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
Image Luís Pereira (BRA)
Image Rolando García (CHI)

Image Jovan Aćimović (YUG)
Image Kazimierz Deyna (POL)
Italy Sandro Mazzola

Image Robert Gadocha (POL)
West Germany Gerd Müller
Image Grzegorz Lato (POL)

1975[70]

Italy Dino Zoff

Image Rainer Bonhof (FRG)
Image Colin Todd (ENG)
Image Humberto Coelho (POR)
West Germany Berti Vogts

West Germany Paul Breitner
West Germany Günter Netzer
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer

Image Jupp Heynckes (FRG)
Image Ralf Edström (SWE)
Poland Grzegorz Lato

1976[70]

Image Ivo Viktor (TCH)

West Germany Paul Breitner
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
Image Anton Ondruš (TCH)
England Colin Todd

Image Branko Oblak (YUG)
Image Viktor Kolotov (URS)
Image Antonín Panenka (TCH)

Image Oleg Blokhin (URS)
West Germany Gerd Müller
Image Ruud Geels (NED)

1977[70]

Image Sepp Maier (FRG)

Image Ruud Krol (NED)
Brazil Luís Pereira
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
West Germany Berti Vogts

Netherlands Johan Cruyff
West Germany Rainer Bonhof
Image Jan Peters (NED)

Image Rob Rensenbrink (NED)
West Germany Gerd Müller
Image Franco Causio (ITA)

1978[70]

Image Peter Shilton (ENG)

Image Alberto Tarantini (ARG)
Brazil Luís Pereira
Image David Watson (ENG)
Netherlands Ruud Krol

Image Teófilo Cubillas (PER)
Image Osvaldo Ardiles (ARG)

Netherlands Rob Rensenbrink
Image Roberto Bettega (ITA)
West Germany Gerd Müller
Italy Franco Causio

1979 did not publish
1980 did not publish
1981 did not publish
1982[71]

England Peter Shilton

Image Alain Giresse (FRA)
Image Jaime Duarte (PER)
Image Daniel Passarella (ARG)
Image Marius Trésor (FRA)

Image Sócrates (BRA)
Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
Image Michel Platini (FRA)
Image Falcão (BRA)

Image Paolo Rossi (ITA)
Image Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)

1983[71]

England Peter Shilton

France Alain Giresse
Argentina Daniel Passarella
France Marius Trésor
Peru Jaime Duarte

Brazil Sócrates
Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
Image Toninho Cerezo (BRA)
France Michel Platini
Brazil Falcão

West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

1984[71]

Image Rinat Dasayev (URS)

France Alain Giresse
Image Morten Olsen (DEN)
Image Maxime Bossis (FRA)

Image Allan Simonsen (DEN)
Brazil Sócrates
Image Jean Tigana (FRA)
France Michel Platini
Image Diego Maradona (ARG)

West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Image Bruno Conti (ITA)

1985[71]

England Peter Shilton

Denmark Morten Olsen
Image Antonio Maceda (ESP)

Image Ray Wilkins (ENG)
France Jean Tigana
France Alain Giresse
Image Carlos Manuel (POR)
France Michel Platini
Image Søren Lerby (DEN)
Image Khoren Oganesian (URS)

West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

1986[71]

Soviet Union Rinat Dasayev

Image Manuel Amoros (FRA)
Denmark Morten Olsen
Spain Antonio Maceda
France Maxime Bossis

Image Luis Fernández (FRA)
France Jean Tigana
Image Frank Arnesen (DEN)
France Alain Giresse
Image Míchel (ESP)

Image Gary Lineker (ENG)

1987[71]

Soviet Union Rinat Dasayev

France Manuel Amoros
Image Celso (BRA)
Image Glenn Hysén (SWE)
Image Giovanni Francini (ITA)

France Luis Fernández
France Jean Tigana
Argentina Diego Maradona
Spain Míchel

England Gary Lineker
Image Hugo Sánchez (MEX)

1988 did not publish
1989[71]

England Peter Shilton

Image Ronald Koeman (NED)
Image Franco Baresi (ITA)
Image Aron Winter (NED)
Image Luis Carlos Perea (COL)

Image Frank Rijkaard (NED)
Spain Míchel
Image Paulo Silas (BRA)
Image Rafael Martín Vázquez (ESP)

Image Ruud Gullit (NED)
Image Marco van Basten (NED)

1990[71]

England Peter Shilton

Image Stéphane Demol (BEL)
Italy Franco Baresi
Image Dunga (BRA)
Image Riccardo Ferri (ITA)

Brazil Paulo Silas
Image Jan Ceulemans (BEL)
Image Valdo (BRA)
Spain Rafael Martín Vázquez

Image Ian Rush (WAL)
Netherlands Marco van Basten

1991[71]

Image Neville Southall (WAL)

Italy Riccardo Ferri
Image Laurent Blanc (FRA)
Image Basile Boli (FRA)

Image Robert Prosinečki (YUG)
Brazil Valdo
Brazil Dunga
Spain Rafael Martín Vázquez
Image Dejan Savićević (YUG)

Wales Mark Hughes
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Pančev

1992[71]

Image Peter Schmeichel (DEN)

Netherlands Ronald Koeman
France Laurent Blanc
Image Mauro Silva (BRA)
Image Des Walker (ENG)

Netherlands Frank Rijkaard
Image Brian Laudrup (DEN)
Image Srečko Katanec (YUG)

Image Attilio Lombardo (ITA)
Netherlands Marco van Basten
Image Bebeto (BRA)

World Soccer World XI
2012[72]

Spain Iker Casillas

Spain Jordi Alba
Spain Sergio Ramos
Belgium Vincent Kompany
Germany Philipp Lahm

Spain Andrés Iniesta
Italy Andrea Pirlo
Spain Xavi

Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Colombia Radamel Falcao
Argentina Lionel Messi

By player

[edit]
Appearances Player First Last
11 Image Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)19661977
8 Image Gerd Müller (FRG)19691978
7 Image Pelé (BRA)19601966
6 Image Giacinto Facchetti (ITA)19641969
Image Peter Shilton (ENG)19781990
5 Image Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)19601965
Image Mário Coluna (POR)19631967
Image Sandro Mazzola (ITA)19651974
Image Bobby Moore (ENG)19681973
Image Alain Giresse (FRA)19821986
4 HungaryImage Ferenc Puskás (ESP)19601963
Image Lev Yashin (URS)19631967
Image Ferenc Bene (HUN)19661969
Image Włodzimierz Lubański (POL)19681973
Image Paul Breitner (FRG)19721976
Image Michel Platini (FRA)19821985
Image Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)19821985
Image Jean Tigana (FRA)19841987
3 Image Francisco Gento (ESP)19601962
Image Germano (POR)19611965
Image Djalma Santos (BRA)19621965
Image Fahrudin Jusufi (YUG)19621968
Image Luis Suárez (ESP)19631965
Image Ján Popluhár (TCH)19641968
Image Geoff Hurst (ENG)19671969
Image Gordon Banks (ENG)19691972
Image Berti Vogts (FRG)19711977
Image Günter Netzer (FRG)19721975
Image Luís Pereira (BRA)19741978
Image Osvaldo Ardiles (ARG)19781983
Image Sócrates (BRA)19821984
Image Morten Olsen (DEN)19841986
Image Rinat Dasayev (URS)19841987
Image Míchel (ESP)19861989
Image Rafael Martín Vázquez (ESP)19891991
Image Marco van Basten (NED)19891992

See also

[edit]

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