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1997 FIFA World Player of the Year
Association football award
Association football award
The 1997 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo, who became the first player to win the award two consecutive seasons. The ceremony took place at the Disneyland Paris, on January 12, 1998. 121 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas and FIFA.
Results
| Rank | Player | Points | Club(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil Ronaldo | 480 | ESP Barcelona | |
| ITA Internazionale | ||||
| 2 | Brazil Roberto Carlos | 85 | ESP Real Madrid | |
| 3= | Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp | 62 | ENG Arsenal | |
| 3= | France Zinedine Zidane | 62 | ITA Juventus | |
| 5 | Spain Raúl | 51 | ESP Real Madrid | |
| 6 | Italy Alessandro Del Piero | 27 | ITA Juventus | |
| 7 | Croatia Davor Šuker | 20 | ESP Real Madrid | |
| 8= | Argentina Gabriel Batistuta | 16 | ITA Fiorentina | |
| 8= | England Alan Shearer | 16 | ENG Newcastle United | |
| 10= | Brazil Leonardo | 14 | France Paris Saint-Germain | |
| ITA Milan | ||||
| 10= | Denmark Peter Schmeichel | 14 | ENG Manchester United |
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