2006 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year prize was awarded to Italian Fabio Cannavaro for the first time. He finished ahead of the retired Midfielder Zinedine Zidane, who won the Golden Ball at the World Cup and the winner of the last FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho in the final round of voting.[1]
The female FIFA soccer player of the year was Marta.[2]
Results
Men
| Rank | Player | Points | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fabio Cannavaro | 498 | Juventus
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| 2 |  Zinedine Zidane | 454 |  Real Madrid |
| 3 |  Ronaldinho | 380 | Barcelona |
| 4 | Thierry Henry | 317 |  Arsenal |
| 5 |  Samuel Eto'o | 300 | Barcelona |
| 6 |  Didier Drogba | 150 | Chelsea |
| 7 | Kaká | 139 | Milan |
| 8 | Gianluigi Buffon | 118 | Juventus |
| 9 | Andrea Pirlo | 86 | Milan |
| 10 |  Cristiano Ronaldo | 69 | Manchester United |
These following players were nominated for the award
Women
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marta |  Umeå IK | 475 |
| 2 |  Kristine Lilly | 388 | |
| 3 |  Renate Lingor | FFC Frankfurt | 305 |
| 4 | Abby Wambach | 182 | |
| 5 | Kelly Smith | Arsenal L.F.C. | 157 |
| 6 | Silke Rottenberg | FCR Duisburg FFC Frankfurt | 154 |
| 7 |  Han Duan | 116 | |
| 8 | Ma Xiaoxu | 99 | |
| 9 | Malin Moström | Umeå IK | 87 |
| 10 | Lotta Schelin | Göteborg FC | 82 |
References
- FIFA.com. "FIFA Ballon d'Or - FIFA World Player GALA 2006 - FIFA Ballon d'Or - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- FIFA.com. "Marta blends speed and technique". Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- "FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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