1999 FIFA World Player of the Year

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The 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Rivaldo with 543 points. David Beckham took second place, the highest ever position for an English footballer.

Results

	Player	Pts
1	Rivaldo	543 Barcelona
2	David Beckham	194 Manchester United
3	Gabriel Batistuta	79 Fiorentina
4	Zinedine Zidane	68 Juventus
5	Christian Vieri	39 Internazionale
6	Luís Figo	35 Barcelona
7	Andriy Shevchenko	34 Milan
8	Raúl	31 Real Madrid
9	Andy Cole	24 Manchester United
10	Dwight Yorke	19 Manchester United

See also

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