The Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels, usually known by the abbreviation FIFPro, is a worldwide representative organization for professional football players. At the moment there are 42 national players associations who are member of FIFPro.
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Brief history
On 15 December 1965, representatives of the French, Scottish, English, Italian, and Dutch players' associations met ...
The Board
Current: FIFPro Board
President: Gordon Taylor (PFA, England)
General-Secretary: Theo van Seggelen (VVCS, Netherlands)
Vice-presidents: Philippe Piat (UNFP, France), Leonardo Grosso (AIC, Italy), Gerardo G. Movilla (AFE, Spain), Jorge Domínguez (FAA, Argentina)
Secretary to the FIFPro board: Frederique Winia (Netherlands)
Awards
In 2005, FIFPro launched its inaugural "World XI Player Awards", "World Player of the Year", and "Young Player of the Year" awards.
World XI
The World XI are chosen by the footballers themselves from a list of candidates for each position. The list is generated by the awards committee itself.
John Terry is the only player to be nominated in the World XI in every year since is introduction in 2005, having appeared in the team in 5 consecutive years, it should also be noted that Zinidine Zidane was nominated for both years he was still a professional. Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, and Steven Gerrard have all been nominated 3 times.
World Player of the Year
The player with the most votes in the World XI balloting is also named World Player of the Year.
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 |  Ronaldinho |
 Barcelona |
| 2005–06 | Ronaldinho |
Barcelona |
| 2006–07 | Kaka |
 Milan |
| 2007–08 |  Cristiano Ronaldo |
 Manchester United |
| 2008-09 |  Lionel Messi |
Barcelona |
Young Player of the Year
Two players are chosen for this award; one by the awards committee, and the other by fans.
| Year | Player (Club) (by awards committee) |
Player (Club) (by fans - known as the Special Young Player of the Year) |
|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Wayne Rooney ( Manchester United) |
Cristiano Ronaldo ( Manchester United) |
| 2005–06 | Lionel Messi ( Barcelona) |
Cristiano Ronaldo ( Manchester United) |
| 2006–07 | Lionel Messi ( Barcelona) |
Lionel Messi ( Barcelona) |
| 2007–08 | Lionel Messi ( Barcelona) |
Lionel Messi ( Barcelona) |
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