2007 FIFA World Player of the Year
Brazilian midfielder Kaka won the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award, while another Brazilian Marta took home the women's award. The winners were announced at the FIFA World Player Gala held at the Zurich Opera House on December 17, 2007. [1]
Results
Men
Rank | Player | Points | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kaká | 1048 | Milan |
2 | Lionel Messi | 504 | Barcelona |
3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 426 | Manchester United |
4 | Didier Drogba | 209 | Chelsea |
5 | Ronaldinho | 109 | Barcelona |
6 | Steven Gerrard | 68 | Liverpool |
7 | Andrea Pirlo | 57 | Milan |
8 | Thierry Henry | 54 | Arsenal Barcelona |
9 | Fabio Cannavaro | 47 | Real Madrid |
10 | Gianluigi Buffon | 31 | Juventus |
11 | Franck Ribéry | 30 | Marseille Bayern Munich |
12 | Samuel Eto'o | 29 | Barcelona |
13 | Wayne Rooney | 22 | Manchester United |
14 | Miroslav Klose | 21 | Werder Bremen Bayern Munich |
15 | Michael Essien | 20 | Chelsea |
16 | Juan Román Riquelme | 19 | Boca Juniors Villarreal |
17 | Petr Čech | 18 | Chelsea |
17 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 18 | Real Madrid |
19 | Frank Lampard | 11 | Chelsea |
20 | Deco | 9 | Barcelona |
20 | Juninho | 9 | Lyon |
22 | Gennaro Gattuso | 8 | Milan |
23 | John Terry | 6 | Chelsea |
23 | Patrick Vieira | 6 | Internazionale |
25 | Rafael Márquez | 5 | Barcelona |
26 | Fernando Torres | 4 | Atlético Madrid Liverpool |
27 | Alessandro Nesta | 2 | Milan |
28 | Carlos Tévez | 1 | West Ham United Manchester United |
Women
Rank | Player | Points | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Marta | 988 | Umeå IK |
2 | Birgit Prinz | 507 | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
3 | Cristiane | 150 | VfL Wolfsburg |
4 | Kelly Smith | 110 | Arsenal L.F.C. |
5 | Abby Wambach | 92 | United States |
6 | Nadine Angerer | 83 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam |
7 | Kristine Lilly | 82 | United States |
8 | Daniela | 72 | Saad Esporte Clube |
9 | Renate Lingor | 62 | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
10 | Ariane Hingst | 41 | Djurgårdens IF Dam |
11 | Kerstin Stegemann | 34 | SG Wattenscheid 09 |
12 | Formiga | 32 | Saad Esporte Clube |
13 | Han Duan | 15 | Dalian Shide |
13 | Perpetua Nkwocha | 15 | Sunnanå SK |
15 | Li Jie | 14 | Beijing Chengjian |
15 | Ingvild Stensland | 14 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC |
17 | Ri Un Suk | 13 | April 25 Sports Group |
18 | Ragnhild Gulbrandsen | 12 | Asker S.K. |
19 | Rebecca Smith | 11 | Sunnanå SK |
20 | Adjoa Bayor | 8 | Ghatel Ladies |
21 | Lisa de Vanna | 7 | Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC |
21 | Bente Nordby | 7 | Djurgårdens IF |
23 | Christie George | 5 | Pelican Stars FC |
24 | Cathrine Paaske Sorensen | 3 | Brøndby IF |
25 | Christine Sinclair | 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps |