World Soccer (magazine)

*World Soccer*
Editor	Stephen Fishlock
Categories	Sport
Frequency	Monthly
Circulation	331,000 (Jan–Dec 2013)
Publisher	Kelsey Media
Year founded	1960
Based in	Farnborough, Hampshire, UK
Language	English
Website	worldsoccer.com

World Soccer is an English-language football magazine published by Kelsey Media. The magazine was established in 1960 and is the oldest continually published football magazine in the United Kingdom.^[2]^[3] It specialises in the international football scene. Its regular contributing writers include Brian Glanville, Keir Radnedge, Sid Lowe and Tim Vickery. World Soccer is a member of the European Sports Magazines (ESM), an umbrella group of similar magazines printed in other languages. The members of this group elect a European "Team of the Month" and a European "Team of the Year".

Since 1982, World Soccer has also organised "Player of the Year", "Manager of the Year" and "Team of the Year" awards.^[4]

History[edit]

The magazine was first published in London in October 1960 by Echo Publications. The first edition featured an image of Titus Buberník and Svatopluk Pluskal on the front cover.^[5] It was edited by Robert Bolle, with Graham Payne, editor of weekly sister publication Soccer Star, as features editor; Jack Rollin, who later edited The Football Yearbook for many years, as home editor; and Eric Batty as overseas editor.^[6]^[7] Batty, who later edited the magazine, published an annual World XI from 1960 to 1992.^[8] Brian Glanville has written a column for the magazine since April 1963.^[9]^[10] In 1970, Soccer Star, which was first published on 20 September 1952 as Raich Carter's Soccer Star, was incorporated into World Soccer.^[11] Keir Radnedge, who had been associate editor, took over from Philip Rising as editor in the late 1980s and was replaced by deputy editor Gavin Hamilton in January 1998 and became executive editor.^[12] Radnedge continues to have a monthly column in the magazine.^[13]^[14]^[15]

TI Media (formerly IPC Magazines, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) published the magazine until the May 2020 issue with Kelsey Media taking over the following issue after acquired the title from Future plc, the successor of TI Media.^[16] Hamilton, who had worked for World Soccer for 26 years, stepped down as editor after publishing the 60th anniversary edition in June 2020.^[17]

Other regular contributors have included Paul Gardner, with a focus on football in the United States; David Conn; Jonathan Wilson; Mark Gleeson on African football; Tim Vickery, Brian Homewood and Eric Weil on South American football.

Award winners[edit]

Lionel Messi is the record winner of World Soccer awards having won a total of eight: five men's world player of the year awards and three (consecutive) young player of the year awards. He has also been included in the greatest XI of all time.

Men's World Player of the Year[edit]

1982 – Paolo Rossi (ITA), Juventus (23%)
1983 – Zico (BRA), Udinese (28%)
1984 – Michel Platini (FRA), Juventus (54%)
1985 – Michel Platini (FRA), Juventus (21%)
1986 – Diego Maradona (ARG), Napoli (36%)
1987 – Ruud Gullit (NED), Milan (39%)
1988 – Marco van Basten (NED), Milan (43%)
1989 – Ruud Gullit (NED), Milan (24%)
1990 – Lothar Matthäus (GER), Inter Milan (22%)
1991 – Jean-Pierre Papin (FRA), Marseille (25%)
1992 – Marco van Basten (NED), Milan (19%)
1993 – Roberto Baggio (ITA), Juventus (14%)
1994 – Paolo Maldini (ITA), Milan (27%)
1995 – Gianluca Vialli (ITA), Juventus (18%)
1996 – Ronaldo (BRA), Barcelona (17%)
1997 – Ronaldo (BRA), Barcelona & Inter Milan (27%)
1998 – Zinedine Zidane (FRA), Juventus (23%)
1999 – Rivaldo (BRA), Barcelona (42%)
2000 – Luís Figo (POR), Barcelona & Real Madrid (26%)
2001 – Michael Owen (ENG), Liverpool (31%)
2002 – Ronaldo (BRA), Inter Milan & Real Madrid (26%)
2003 – Pavel Nedvěd (CZE), Juventus (36%)
2004 – Ronaldinho (BRA), Barcelona (29%)
2005 – Ronaldinho (BRA), Barcelona (39%)
2006 – Fabio Cannavaro (ITA), Juventus & Real Madrid (40%)
2007 – Kaká (BRA), Milan (52%)^[18]
2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Manchester United (48.4%)^[19]
2009 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona (43.2%)^[20]
2010 – Xavi (ESP), Barcelona (25.8%)^[21]
2011 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona (60.2%)^[22]
2012 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona (47.33%)^[23]
2013 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Real Madrid^[24]
2014 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Real Madrid^[25]
2015 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona^[26]
2016 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Real Madrid^[27]
2017 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Real Madrid^[28]
2018 – Luka Modrić (CRO), Real Madrid^[29]
2019 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona^[30]
2020 – Robert Lewandowski (POL), Bayern Munich^[31]

All-time wins[edit]

By player[edit]

#	Player	Wins
1	Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)	5
1	Lionel Messi (ARG)	5
3	Ronaldo (BRA)	3
4	Michel Platini (FRA)	2
	Ruud Gullit (NED)
	Marco van Basten (NED)
	Ronaldinho (BRA)
8	Paolo Rossi (ITA)	1
	Zico (BRA)
	Diego Maradona (ARG)
	Lothar Matthäus (GER)
	Jean-Pierre Papin (FRA)
	Roberto Baggio (ITA)
	Paolo Maldini (ITA)
	Gianluca Vialli (ITA)
	Zinedine Zidane (FRA)
	Rivaldo (BRA)
	Luís Figo (POR)
	Michael Owen (ENG)
	Pavel Nedvěd (CZE)
	Fabio Cannavaro (ITA)
	Kaká (BRA)
	Xavi (ESP)
	Luka Modrić (CRO)
	Robert Lewandowski (POL)

By country[edit]

#	Country	Wins
1	Brazil	8
2	Portugal	6
2	Argentina	6
4	Italy	5
5	France	4
5	Netherlands	4
7	Germany	1
	Czech Republic
	England
	Spain
	Croatia
	Poland

Young Player of the Year[edit]

2005 – Robinho (BRA), Santos & Real Madrid (30%)
2006 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona (36%)^[32]
2007 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona (34%)^[33]
2008 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona (44%)^[19]
2009 – Sergio Agüero (ARG), Atlético Madrid (45.1%)^[20]
2010 – Thomas Müller (GER), Bayern Munich (45.8%)^[21]
2011 – Neymar (BRA), Santos (29.2%)^[22]

Men's World Manager of the Year[edit]

1982 – Enzo Bearzot (ITA), Italy (49%)
1983 – Sepp Piontek (GER), Denmark (29%)
1984 – Michel Hidalgo (FRA), France (30%)
1985 – Terry Venables (ENG), Barcelona (30%)
1986 – Guy Thys (BEL), Belgium (15%)
1987 – Johan Cruijff (NED), Ajax (25%)
1988 – Rinus Michels (NED), Netherlands & Bayer Leverkusen (48%)
1989 – Arrigo Sacchi (ITA), Milan (42%)
1990 – Franz Beckenbauer (GER), West Germany (53%)
1991 – Michel Platini (FRA), France (42%)
1992 – Richard Møller-Nielsen (DEN), Denmark (28%)
1993 – Alex Ferguson (SCO), Manchester United (21%)
1994 – Carlos Alberto Parreira (BRA), Brazil (17%)
1995 – Louis van Gaal (NED), Ajax (42%)
1996 – Berti Vogts (GER), Germany (28%)
1997 – Ottmar Hitzfeld (GER), Borussia Dortmund (17%)
1998 – Arsène Wenger (FRA), Arsenal (28%)
1999 – Alex Ferguson (SCO), Manchester United (60%)
2000 – Dino Zoff (ITA), Italy (18%)

2001 – Gérard Houllier (FRA), Liverpool (28%)
2002 – Guus Hiddink (NED), South Korea (28%)
2003 – Carlo Ancelotti (ITA), Milan (20%)
2004 – José Mourinho (POR), Porto & Chelsea (36%)
2005 – José Mourinho (POR), Chelsea (34.1%)^[34]
2006 – Marcello Lippi (ITA), Italy (36%)
2007 – Sir Alex Ferguson (SCO), Manchester United (26%)
2008 – Sir Alex Ferguson (SCO), Manchester United (38%)^[19]
2009 – Pep Guardiola (ESP), Barcelona (62.1%)^[20]
2010 – José Mourinho (POR), Inter Milan & Real Madrid (48.3%)^[21]
2011 – Pep Guardiola (ESP), Barcelona (33.1%)^[22]
2012 – Vicente del Bosque (ESP), Spain (28.49%)^[23]
2013 – Jupp Heynckes (GER), Bayern Munich^[24]
2014 – Joachim Löw (GER), Germany^[25]
2015 – Luis Enrique (ESP), Barcelona^[26]
2016 – Claudio Ranieri (ITA), Leicester City^[35]
2017 – Zinedine Zidane (FRA), Real Madrid^[28]
2018 – Didier Deschamps (FRA), France^[36]
2019 – Jürgen Klopp (GER), Liverpool^[30]
2020 – Hans-Dieter Flick (GER), Bayern Munich^[31]

All-time wins[edit]

By manager[edit]

#	Manager	Wins
1	Sir Alex Ferguson (SCO)	4
2	José Mourinho (POR)	3
3	Pep Guardiola (ESP)	2

By country[edit]

#	Country	Wins
1	West Germany/ Germany	8
2	Italy	6
2	France	6
4	Netherlands	4
	Scotland
	Spain
7	Portugal	3
8	England	1
	Belgium
	Denmark
	Brazil

Men's World Team of the Year[edit]

1982 – Brazil (30%)
1983 – Hamburger SV (GER) (29%)
1984 – France (45%)
1985 – Everton (ENG) (42%)
1986 – Argentina (15%)
1987 – Porto (POR) (38%)
1988 – Netherlands (43%)
1989 – Milan (ITA) (51%)
1990 – West Germany (28%)
1991 – France (20%)
1992 – Denmark (37%)
1993 – Parma (ITA) (24%)
1994 – Milan (ITA) (33%)
1995 – Ajax (NED) (50%)
1996 – Nigeria (31%)
1997 – Borussia Dortmund (GER) (20%)
1998 – France (35%)
1999 – Manchester United (ENG) (61%)
2000 – France (33%)

2001 – Liverpool (ENG) (26%)
2002 – Brazil (24%)
2003 – Milan (ITA) (23%)
2004 – Greece (25%)
2005 – Liverpool (ENG) (27%)
2006 – Barcelona (ESP) (42%)
2007 – Iraq (22%)^[37]
2008 – Spain (ESP) (41%)^[38]
2009 – Barcelona (ESP) (75.9%)^[20]
2010 – Spain (ESP) (63.3%)^[21]
2011 – Barcelona (ESP) (44.2%)^[22]
2012 – Spain (ESP) (47.4%)
2013 – Bayern Munich (GER)^[24]
2014 – Germany^[25]
2015 – Barcelona (ESP)^[26]
2016 – Leicester City (ENG)
2017 – Real Madrid (ESP)^[28]
2018 – France^[36]
2019 – Liverpool (ENG)^[30]
2020 – Bayern Munich (GER)^[31]

By team[edit]

#	Team	Wins
1	France	5
2	Barcelona (ESP)	4
3	Liverpool (ENG)	3
	Milan (ITA)
	Spain (ESP)
6	Brazil	2
6	Bayern Munich (GER)	2

Women's World Player of the Year[edit]

2020 – Pernille Harder (DEN), Wolfsburg and Chelsea^[31]

Women's World Manager of the Year[edit]

2020 – Jean-Luc Vasseur (FRA), Lyon^[31]

Women's World Team of the Year[edit]

2020 – Lyon (FRA)^[31]

Referee of the Year[edit]

2005 – Pierluigi Collina (ITA) (31%)^[32]
2006 – Horacio Elizondo (ARG) (39%)^[32]

Greatest XI of All Time[edit]

The list is based on the voting poll consisted of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world.^[39]

(Published July 2013)^[39]

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Lev Yashin (URS)	Cafu (BRA) Franz Beckenbauer (GER) Bobby Moore (ENG) Paolo Maldini (ITA)	Alfredo Di Stéfano (ARG) Zinedine Zidane (FRA) Diego Maradona (ARG) Johan Cruyff (NED)	Lionel Messi (ARG) Pelé (BRA)

Goalkeepers[edit]

Lev Yashin

Pos.	Name	Votes	% of Votes
1	Lev Yashin (URS)	31	41.89%
2	Gordon Banks (ENG)	6	8.11%
2	Dino Zoff (ITA)	6	8.11%
4	Gianluigi Buffon (ITA)	5	6.76%
4	Peter Schmeichel (DEN)	5	6.76%
6	Iker Casillas (ESP)	4	5.41%
7	Sepp Maier (GER)	3	4.05%
8	Pat Jennings (NIR)	2	2.70%
	Oliver Kahn (GER)
	Edwin van der Sar (NED)

Full backs[edit]

Paolo Maldini

Pos.	Name	Votes	% of Votes
1	Paolo Maldini (ITA)	48	64.86%
2	Cafu (BRA)	24	32.43%
3	Carlos Alberto Torres (BRA)	18	24.32%
4	Roberto Carlos (BRA)	13	17.57%
5	Djalma Santos (BRA)	11	14.86%
6	Giacinto Facchetti (ITA)	7	9.46%
7	Nílton Santos (BRA)	6	8.11%
8	Berti Vogts (GER)	4	5.41%
9	Lilian Thuram (FRA)	3	4.05%
10	Ruud Krol (NED)	2	2.70%
	Víctor Rodríguez Andrade (URU)
	Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (GER)

Central defenders[edit]

Franz Beckenbauer

Pos.	Name	Votes	% of Votes
1	Franz Beckenbauer (GER)	68	91.89%
2	Bobby Moore (ENG)	23	31.08%
3	Franco Baresi (ITA)	22	29.73%
4	Daniel Passarella (ARG)	4	5.41%
5	Fabio Cannavaro (ITA)	3	4.05%
	John Charles (WAL)
	Marcel Desailly (FRA)
	Paul McGrath (IRE)
9	Giuseppe Bergomi (ITA)	2	2.70%

Midfielders[edit]

Pos.	Name	Votes	% of Votes
1	Diego Maradona (ARG)	64	86.49%
2	Johann Cruyff (NED)	58	78.38%
3	Zinedine Zidane (FRA)	28	37.84%
4	Alfredo Di Stéfano (ARG)	24	32.43%
5	Michel Platini (FRA)	18	24.32%
6	Garrincha (BRA)	15	20.27%
7	George Best (NIR)	12	16.22%
8	Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)	7	9.46%
9	Bobby Charlton (ENG)	5	6.76%
9	Lothar Matthäus (GER)	5	6.76%
11	Andres Iniesta (ESP)	4	5.41%
11	Xavi (ESP)	4	5.41%
13	Didi (BRA)	3	4.05%
13	Sócrates (BRA)	3	4.05%
15	Roberto Baggio (ITA)	2	2.70%
	Toninho Cerezo (BRA)
	Francisco Gento (ESP)
	Ryan Giggs (WAL)
	Stanley Matthews (ENG)
	Johan Neeskens (NED)
	Rivelino (BRA)
	Zico (BRA)

Strikers[edit]

Pos.	Name	Votes	% of Votes
1	Pelé (BRA)	56	75.68%
2	Lionel Messi (ARG)	46	62.16%
3	Ferenc Puskas (HUN)	11	14.86%
4	Ronaldo (BRA)	9	12.16%
5	Marco van Basten (NED)	5	6.76%
6	Gerd Müller (GER)	4	5.41%
7	Oleh Blokhin (URS)	2	2.70%
7	Eusébio (POR)	2	2.70%

Greatest Managers of All Time[edit]

Map of FIFA members by number of managers ranked by France Football (2019), World Soccer (2013) or ESPN (2013)

Map of FIFA members by number of managers ranked by France Football (2019), World Soccer (2013) and ESPN (2013)

The list is based on the voting poll consisting of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world with each having been allotted 5 managerial picks.

(Published July 2013)^[39]^[40]

Key

Managers in bold are ranked by World Soccer, France Football and ESPN^[41]^[42]^[43]

Managers ranked top 10 by World Soccer, France Football and ESPN^[41]^[42]^[43]

Pos.	Name	Years	Notable teams	Votes	% of Votes
1	Sir Alex Ferguson (SCO)	1974–2013	Aberdeen, Scotland national team, Manchester United	49	66.22%
2	Rinus Michels (NED)	1960–1992	AFC Ajax, Barcelona, Netherlands national team	46	62.16%
3	José Mourinho (POR)	2000–	Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Tottenham	21	28.38%
4	Helenio Herrera (ARG)	1944–1970, 1973–1981	Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan	19	25.68%
5	Pep Guardiola (ESP)	2007–	Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City	18	24.32%
6	Arrigo Sacchi (ITA)	1985–1999, 2001	Parma, Milan, Italy national team, Atlético Madrid	15	20.27%
7	Valeriy Lobanovskyi (UKR)	1969–2002	Dnipro, Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union national team, Ukraine national team	14	18.92%
8	Bob Paisley (ENG)	1974–1983	Liverpool	12	16.22%
9	Herbert Chapman (ENG)	1907–1918, 1921–1934	Northampton Town, Leeds City, Huddersfield Town, Arsenal	9	12.16%
	Béla Guttmann (HUN)	1933–1939, 1945–1951, 1953–1962, 1964–1967, 1973	Milan, São Paulo, Porto, Benfica, Peñarol
	Ernst Happel (AUT)	1962–1992	Feyenoord, Sevilla, Netherlands national team, Hamburger SV
	Mário Zagallo (BRA)	1966–1991, 1994–2001	Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team, Vasco da Gama
13	Vittorio Pozzo (ITA)	1912–1922, 1924–1926, 1929–1948	Italy national team, Torino, Milan	8	10.81%
	Vicente del Bosque (ESP)	1987–1990, 1994, 1996, 1999–2005, 2008–2016	Real Madrid, Beşiktaş, Spain national team
	Marcello Lippi (ITA)	1982–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2019	Napoli, Juventus, Inter Milan, Italy national team, Guangzhou Evergrande, China national team
	Telê Santana (BRA)	1969–1996	Atlético Mineiro, São Paulo, Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team
17	Brian Clough (ENG)	1965–1993	Derby County, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest	7	9.46%
18	Ottmar Hitzfeld (GER)	1983–2004, 2007–2014	Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Switzerland national team	6	8.11%
19	Sepp Herberger (GER)	1930–1942, 1945–1946, 1950–1964	Germany national team, Eintracht Frankfurt	5	6.76%
	Bill Shankly (SCO)	1949–1974	Huddersfield Town, Liverpool
	Giovanni Trapattoni (ITA)	1974–2013	Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Fiorentina, Italy national team
22	César Luis Menotti (ARG)	1970, 1972–1984, 1986–1994, 1996–1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007	Argentina national team, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Boca Juniors, Independiente	4	5.41%
23	Enzo Bearzot (ITA)	1964–1986	Italy national team	3	4.05%
	Jimmy Hogan (ENG)	1910–1912, 1914–1921, 1924, 1924–1927, 1931–1939	MTK Budapest, Netherlands national team, Fulham, Aston Villa
	Hennes Weisweiler (GER)	1948–1983	Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona, 1. FC Köln
	Helmut Schön (GER)	1952–1984	Germany national team
	Fabio Capello (ITA)	1991–2015, 2017–2018	Milan, Real Madrid, Roma, Juventus, England national team
28	Franz Beckenbauer (GER)	1984–1991, 1993–1994, 1996	Germany national team, Bayern Munich, Marseille	2	2.70%
	Carlos Bilardo (ARG)	1971, 1973–1993, 1996, 1998–2000, 2003–2004	Estudiantes, Colombia national team, Argentina national team, Sevilla, Boca Juniors
	Johan Cruyff (NED)	1985–1996	AFC Ajax, Barcelona
	Vicente Feola (BRA)	1937–1942, 1947–1950, 1955–1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1966	São Paulo, Brazil national team, Boca Juniors
	Alf Ramsey (ENG)	1955–1974, 1977–1978	Ipswich Town, England national team
	Gusztáv Sebes (HUN)	1940–1946, 1949–1957	Hungary national team
	Jock Stein (SCO)	1960–1985	Celtic Glasgow, Scotland national team, Leeds United
	Luiz Felipe Scolari (BRA)	1982–2019	Brazil national team, Portugal national team, Grêmio, Palmeiras, Chelsea
36	Luis Aragonés (ESP)	1974-2009	Atletico Madrid, Real Betis, Barcelona, Sevilla, Spain national team	1	1.35%
	Leo Beenhakker (NED)	1965–	AFC Ajax, Netherlands national team, Real Madrid, Feyenoord
	Rafael Benítez (ESP)	1993–	Valencia, Liverpool, Internazionale, Chelsea, Napoli, Real Madrid, Newcastle United
	Marcelo Bielsa (ARG)	1990–	Newell's Old Boys, América, Vélez Sarsfield, Argentina, Chile, Athletic Bilbao, Marseille, Leeds United
	Bob Bradley (USA)	1981–	Chicago Fire, MetroStars, United States national team, Egypt national team, Los Angeles FC
	Matt Busby (SCO)	1945–1969, 1970-1971	Manchester United
	Jack Charlton (ENG)	1973–1996	Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Republic of Ireland national team
	Kazimierz Górski (POL)	1959–1985	Legia Warsaw, Poland national team, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos
	Jupp Heynckes (GER)	1979–2018	Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Benfica, Schalke
	Gérard Houllier (FRA)	1973–2011	Paris Saint-Germain, France national team, Liverpool, Lyon
	Tomislav Ivić (CRO)	1967-2004	Hajduk Split, Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia national team, Ajax, Anderlecht, Standard Liège, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Panathinaikos, Porto, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid, Marseille
	Ștefan Kovács (ROM)	1952-1987	Steaua București, Ajax, France national team, Romania national team, Panathinaikos, Monaco
	Udo Lattek (GER)	1970-2000	Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona
	Hugo Meisl (AUT)	1912-14, 1919-37	Austria national team
	Otto Rehhagel (GER)	1972-2010, 2012	Fortuna Düsseldorf, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Greece national team
	Carlos Alberto Parreira (BRA)	1968-2010	Fluminense, Brazil national team, Valencia, Fenerbahçe, Corinthians, South Africa national team
	Antoni Piechniczek (POL)	1973-1990, 1993-1997	Polish national team
	Nereo Rocco (ITA)	1947-1977	Padova, Milan
	Árpád Weisz (HUN)	1926-1940	Internazionale, Bologna
	Arsène Wenger (FRA)	1984-2018	Monaco, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal
	Walter Winterbottom (ENG)	1946-1962	England national team

The Greatest Players of the 20th century[edit]

In the December 1999 issue, a readers' poll listing the 100 greatest football players of the 20th century was published.^[44]

#	Player
1	Pelé
2	Diego Maradona
3	Johan Cruyff
4	Franz Beckenbauer
5	Michel Platini
6	Alfredo Di Stéfano
7	Ferenc Puskás
8	George Best
9	Marco van Basten
10	Eusébio
11	Lev Yashin
12	Bobby Charlton
13	Ronaldo
14	Bobby Moore
15	Gerd Müller
16	Roberto Baggio
17	Stanley Matthews
18	Zico
19	Franco Baresi
20	Garrincha
21	Paolo Maldini
22	Kenny Dalglish
23	Gabriel Batistuta
24	Eric Cantona
25	Gheorghe Hagi

#	Player
26	Romário
27	Jairzinho
28	Zinedine Zidane
29	Ruud Gullit
30	John Charles
31	Lothar Matthäus
32	Gordon Banks
33	Jürgen Klinsmann
34	Dennis Bergkamp
35	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
36	Gary Lineker
37	Giuseppe Meazza
38	Rivelino
39	Didi
40	Ian Rush
41	Peter Schmeichel
41	Paolo Rossi
43	George Weah
44	Michael Owen
45	Just Fontaine
46	Duncan Edwards
47	Dino Zoff
48	Hristo Stoichkov
49	David Beckham
50	Tom Finney

#	Player
51	Rivaldo
52	Claudio Caniggia
53	Tostão
54	Frank Rijkaard
55	José Luis Chilavert
56	Kevin Keegan
57	Paul Gascoigne
58	Roger Milla
59	Michael Laudrup
60	Andriy Shevchenko
61	David Ginola
	Glenn Hoddle
	Sócrates
64	Roberto Carlos
64	Alan Shearer
66	Daniel Passarella
67	Davor Šuker
68	Dixie Dean
	Sándor Kocsis
	Juan Alberto Schiaffino
	Christian Vieri
72	Mario Kempes
	Johan Neeskens
	Luigi Riva
=75	José Nasazzi

#	Player
=75	Günter Netzer
77	Alessandro Del Piero
77	Carlos Valderrama
79	Ricardo Zamora
80	Enzo Francescoli
81	Edgar Davids
81	Francisco Gento
83	Jim Baxter
	Falcão
	Ryan Giggs
	Sepp Maier
87	Zbigniew Boniek
	Pat Jennings
	György Sárosi
90	Giacinto Facchetti
91	Alan Hansen
	Raymond Kopa
	Bryan Robson
	Matthias Sammer
95	Ladislao Kubala
95	Neville Southall
97	Gérson
98	Paulo Futre
98	Preben Elkjær
100	Bebeto

Eric Batty's World XI[edit]

Season	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
1960^[45]	Gyula Grosics (HUN)	Orvar Bergmark (SWE) José Santamaría (ESP) Nílton Santos (BRA)	Martí Vergés (ESP) Julinho (BRA) Ante Žanetić (YUG) Francisco Gento (ESP)	Pelé (BRA) Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP) Ferenc Puskás (HUN)
1961^[45]	Gyula Grosics	Orvar Bergmark Germano (POR) Nílton Santos	Danny Blanchflower (NIR) Paul Bonga Bonga (DRC) Francisco Gento	László Kubala (ESP) Pelé Alfredo Di Stéfano Ferenc Puskás
1962^[45]	Gernot Fraydl (AUT)	Djalma Santos (BRA) Germano Fahrudin Jusufi (YUG)	Zito (BRA) Josef Masopust (TCH) Francisco Gento	Garrincha (BRA) Pelé Alfredo Di Stéfano Ferenc Puskás
1963^[45]	Lev Yashin (URS)	Djalma Santos Cesare Maldini (ITA) Fahrudin Jusufi	Mário Coluna (POR) Raymond Kopa (FRA) Jim Baxter (SCO) Luis Suárez (ESP)	Pelé Alfredo Di Stéfano Ferenc Puskás
1964^[45]	Lev Yashin	Tarcisio Burgnich (ITA) Ján Popluhár (TCH) Giacinto Facchetti (ITA)	Mário Coluna José Augusto (POR) Josef Masopust Luis Suárez	Pelé Alfredo Di Stéfano Denis Law (SCO)
1965^[45]	Costa Pereira (POR)	Djalma Santos Germano Giacinto Facchetti Orlando (BRA)	Mário Coluna José Augusto Luis Suárez	Sandro Mazzola (ITA) Eusébio (POR) Pelé
1966^[45]	Lev Yashin	Aleksandar Shalamanov (BUL) Franz Beckenbauer (FRG) Giacinto Facchetti	Néstor Gonçalves (URU) Dimitar Yakimov (BUL) Mário Coluna Mario Corso (ITA)	Pelé Ferenc Bene (HUN) János Farkas (HUN)
1967^[45]	Lev Yashin	Mário Coluna Ján Popluhár Giacinto Facchetti	Franz Beckenbauer Kálmán Mészöly (HUN) Dimitar Yakimov	Sandro Mazzola Ferenc Bene Geoff Hurst (ENG) János Farkas
1968^[45]	Dino Zoff (ITA)	Fahrudin Jusufi Ján Popluhár Giacinto Facchetti	Franz Beckenbauer Martin Peters (ENG) Bobby Moore (ENG)	Ferenc Bene Sandro Mazzola Geoff Hurst Włodzimierz Lubański (POL)
1969^[45]	Gordon Banks (ENG)	Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (FRG) Franz Beckenbauer Giacinto Facchetti	Martin Peters Bobby Moore Dragan Džajić (YUG)	Ferenc Bene Geoff Hurst Gerd Müller (FRG) Włodzimierz Lubański
1970	Did not publish
1971^[46]	Gordon Banks	Carlos Alberto (BRA) Franz Beckenbauer Bobby Moore Berti Vogts (FRG)	Sandro Mazzola Gérson (BRA) Rivellino (BRA)	Jairzinho (BRA) Gerd Müller Luigi Riva (ITA)
1972^[46]	Gordon Banks	Paul Breitner (FRG) Bobby Moore Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (FRG) Karol Dobiaš (TCH)	Günter Netzer (FRG) Franz Beckenbauer	Włodzimierz Lubański Gerd Müller Johan Cruyff (NED) Jairzinho
1973^[46]	Pat Jennings (NIR)	Dragoslav Stepanović (YUG) Bobby Moore Barry Hulshoff (NED) Petar Krivokuća (YUG)	Ladislav Kuna (TCH) Günter Netzer Franz Beckenbauer	Dragan Džajić Gerd Müller Włodzimierz Lubański
1974^[46]	David Harvey (SCO)	Paul Breitner Franz Beckenbauer Luís Pereira (BRA) Rolando García (CHI)	Jovan Aćimović (YUG) Kazimierz Deyna (POL) Sandro Mazzola	Robert Gadocha (POL) Gerd Müller Grzegorz Lato (POL)
1975^[46]	Dino Zoff	Rainer Bonhof (FRG) Colin Todd (ENG) Humberto Coelho (POR) Berti Vogts	Paul Breitner Günter Netzer Franz Beckenbauer	Jupp Heynckes (FRG) Ralf Edström (SWE) Grzegorz Lato
1976^[46]	Ivo Viktor (TCH)	Paul Breitner Franz Beckenbauer Anton Ondruš (TCH) Colin Todd	Branko Oblak (YUG) Viktor Kolotov (URS) Antonín Panenka (TCH)	Oleg Blokhin (URS) Gerd Müller Ruud Geels (NED)
1977^[46]	Sepp Maier (FRG)	Ruud Krol (NED) Luís Pereira Franz Beckenbauer Berti Vogts	Johan Cruyff Rainer Bonhof Jan Peters (NED)	Rob Rensenbrink (NED) Gerd Müller Franco Causio (ITA)
1978^[46]	Peter Shilton (ENG)	Alberto Tarantini (ARG) Luís Pereira David Watson (ENG) Ruud Krol	Teófilo Cubillas (PER) Osvaldo Ardiles (ARG)	Rob Rensenbrink Roberto Bettega (ITA) Gerd Müller Franco Causio
1979	Did not publish
1980	Did not publish
1981	Did not publish
1982^[47]	Peter Shilton	Alain Giresse (FRA) Jaime Duarte (PER) Daniel Passarella (ARG) Marius Trésor (FRA)	Sócrates (BRA) Osvaldo Ardiles Michel Platini (FRA) Falcão (BRA)	Paolo Rossi (ITA) Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)
1983^[47]	Peter Shilton	Alain Giresse Daniel Passarella Marius Trésor Jaime Duarte	Sócrates Osvaldo Ardiles Toninho Cerezo (BRA) Michel Platini Falcão	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
1984^[47]	Rinat Dasayev (URS)	Alain Giresse Morten Olsen (DEN) Maxime Bossis (FRA)	Allan Simonsen (DEN) Sócrates Jean Tigana (FRA) Michel Platini Diego Maradona (ARG)	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Bruno Conti (ITA)
1985^[47]	Peter Shilton	Morten Olsen Antonio Maceda (ESP)	Ray Wilkins (ENG) Jean Tigana Alain Giresse Carlos Manuel (POR) Michel Platini Søren Lerby (DEN) Khoren Oganesian (URS)	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
1986^[47]	Rinat Dasayev	Manuel Amoros (FRA) Morten Olsen Antonio Maceda Maxime Bossis	Luis Fernández (FRA) Jean Tigana Frank Arnesen (DEN) Alain Giresse Míchel (ESP)	Gary Lineker (ENG)
1987^[47]	Rinat Dasayev	Manuel Amoros Celso (BRA) Glenn Hysén (SWE) Giovanni Francini (ITA)	Luis Fernández Jean Tigana Diego Maradona Míchel	Gary Lineker Hugo Sánchez (MEX)
1988	Did not publish
1989^[47]	Peter Shilton	Ronald Koeman (NED) Franco Baresi (ITA) Aron Winter (NED) Luis Carlos Perea (COL)	Frank Rijkaard (NED) Míchel Paulo Silas (BRA) Rafael Martín Vázquez (ESP)	Ruud Gullit (NED) Marco van Basten (NED)
1990^[47]	Peter Shilton	Stéphane Demol (BEL) Franco Baresi Dunga (BRA) Riccardo Ferri (ITA)	Paulo Silas Jan Ceulemans (BEL) Valdo (BRA) Rafael Martín Vázquez	Ian Rush (WAL) Marco van Basten
1991^[47]	Neville Southall (WAL)	Riccardo Ferri Laurent Blanc (FRA) Basile Boli (FRA)	Robert Prosinečki (YUG) Valdo Dunga Rafael Martín Vázquez Dejan Savićević (YUG)	Mark Hughes Darko Pančev
1992^[47]	Peter Schmeichel (DEN)	Ronald Koeman Laurent Blanc Mauro Silva (BRA) Des Walker (ENG)	Frank Rijkaard Brian Laudrup (DEN) Srečko Katanec (YUG)	Attilio Lombardo (ITA) Marco van Basten Bebeto (BRA)

By player[edit]

Appearances	Player	First	Last
11	Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)	1966	1977
8	Gerd Müller (FRG)	1969	1978
7	Pele (BRA)	1960	1966
6	Giacinto Facchetti (ITA)	1964	1969
6	Peter Shilton (ENG)	1978	1990
5	Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)	1960	1965
	Mário Coluna (POR)	1963	1967
	Sandro Mazzola (ITA)	1965	1974
	Bobby Moore (ENG)	1968	1973
	Alain Giresse (FRA)	1982	1986
4	Ferenc Puskás (ESP)	1960	1963
	Lev Yashin (URS)	1963	1967
	Ferenc Bene (HUN)	1966	1969
	Włodzimierz Lubański (POL)	1968	1973
	Paul Breitner (FRG)	1972	1976
	Michel Platini (FRA)	1982	1985
	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)	1982	1985
	Jean Tigana (FRA)	1984	1987
3	Francisco Gento (ESP)	1960	1962
	Germano (POR)	1961	1965
	Djalma Santos (BRA)	1962	1965
	Fahrudin Jusufi (YUG)	1962	1968
	Luis Suárez (ESP)	1963	1965
	Ján Popluhár (TCH)	1964	1968
	Geoff Hurst (ENG)	1967	1969
	Gordon Banks (ENG)	1969	1972
	Berti Vogts (FRG)	1971	1977
	Günter Netzer (FRG)	1972	1975
	Luís Pereira (BRA)	1974	1978
	Osvaldo Ardiles (ARG)	1978	1983
	Sócrates (BRA)	1982	1984
	Morten Olsen (DEN)	1984	1986
	Rinat Dasayev (URS)	1984	1987
	Míchel (ESP)	1986	1989
	Rafael Martín Vázquez (ESP)	1989	1991
	Marco van Basten (NED)	1989	1992

References[edit]

^ "ABC Certificates and Reports: World Soccer" (PDF). NRS Readership Estimates - General Magazines. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
^ Ballard, John; Suff, Paul (1999). World Soccer The Dictionary of Football. Boxtree Ltd. p. 650. ISBN 0-7522-2434-4.
^ Stewart Coggin. "Top 5 Soccer Magazines". About Sports. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ "World Soccer Awards: Previous Winners". World Soccer. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
^ "This Month's Front Cover". World Soccer. October 1960. p. 3.
^ "The International Magazine". World Soccer. October 1960. p. 5.
^ Hamilton, Gavin. "From the Editor". World Soccer. No. 60th Anniversary Issue 2020. p. 4.
^ "Eric Batty's World XIs - Football in a smooth and cultured groove". Beyond The Last Man. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ Glanville, Brian (October 2010). "The World This Month". World Soccer. pp. 10–11.
^ "1963". World Soccer. October 2010. p. 34.
^ Garrick, Frank (2003). Raich Carter The Biography. SportsBooks Limited. p. 217. ISBN 1-899807-18-7.
^ "Contents". World Soccer. January 1998. p. 3.
^ "More Glory for Italy's Cup heroes". World Soccer. December 1982. p. 3.
^ Radnege, Keir (May 1989). "Hillsborough Horror". World Soccer. pp. 2–3.
^ Radnege, Keir (Summer 2020). "Keir Radnege The Insider". World Soccer. pp. 8–9.
^ Twitter, Freddy Mayhew (20 April 2020). "Future completes £140m takeover of TI Media as coronavirus hits both businesses". Press Gazette. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ Hamilton, Gavin (Summer 2020). "From the Editor". World Soccer. p. 6.
^ "World Soccer Awards: Previous Winners". World Soccer. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cristiano Ronaldo wins World Soccer award". World Soccer. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Messi voted World Soccer Player of the Year". World Soccer. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Xavi voted World Soccer Player of the Year". World Soccer. 16 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Lionel Messi voted World Soccer's Player of the Year". World Soccer. 15 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Lionel Messi wins World Soccer Player of the Year award!". World Soccer. 14 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cristiano Ronaldo is World Soccer's Player of the Year 2013". World Soccer. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[1] "ABC Certificates and Reports: World Soccer" (PDF). NRS Readership Estimates - General Magazines. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

[2] Ballard, John; Suff, Paul (1999). World Soccer The Dictionary of Football. Boxtree Ltd. p. 650. ISBN 0-7522-2434-4.

[3] Stewart Coggin. "Top 5 Soccer Magazines". About Sports. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[PrevWinners-4] "World Soccer Awards: Previous Winners". World Soccer. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.

[5] "This Month's Front Cover". World Soccer. October 1960. p. 3.

[6] "The International Magazine". World Soccer. October 1960. p. 5.

[60th-7] Hamilton, Gavin. "From the Editor". World Soccer. No. 60th Anniversary Issue 2020. p. 4.

[8] "Eric Batty's World XIs - Football in a smooth and cultured groove". Beyond The Last Man. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[9] Glanville, Brian (October 2010). "The World This Month". World Soccer. pp. 10–11.

[10] "1963". World Soccer. October 2010. p. 34.

[Raich_Carter's_Soccer_Stars-11] Garrick, Frank (2003). Raich Carter The Biography. SportsBooks Limited. p. 217. ISBN 1-899807-18-7.

[12] "Contents". World Soccer. January 1998. p. 3.

[13] "More Glory for Italy's Cup heroes". World Soccer. December 1982. p. 3.

[14] Radnege, Keir (May 1989). "Hillsborough Horror". World Soccer. pp. 2–3.

[15] Radnege, Keir (Summer 2020). "Keir Radnege The Insider". World Soccer. pp. 8–9.

[16] Twitter, Freddy Mayhew (20 April 2020). "Future completes £140m takeover of TI Media as coronavirus hits both businesses". Press Gazette. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[17] Hamilton, Gavin (Summer 2020). "From the Editor". World Soccer. p. 6.

[18] "World Soccer Awards: Previous Winners". World Soccer. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

[WS2008-19] "Cristiano Ronaldo wins World Soccer award". World Soccer. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2011.

[WS2009-20] "Messi voted World Soccer Player of the Year". World Soccer. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2011.

[WS2010-21] "Xavi voted World Soccer Player of the Year". World Soccer. 16 December 2010.

[WS2011-22] "Lionel Messi voted World Soccer's Player of the Year". World Soccer. 15 December 2011.

[WS2012-23] "Lionel Messi wins World Soccer Player of the Year award!". World Soccer. 14 December 2012.

[WS2013-24] "Cristiano Ronaldo is World Soccer's Player of the Year 2013". World Soccer. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

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