Jump to content

World Soccer (magazine)

Checked
Page protected with pending changes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from World Soccer Players of Century)

World Soccer
Cover of the October 2024 issue
EditorStephen Fishlock
CategoriesFootball
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation331,000 (Jan–Dec 2013)[1]
Founded1960
CompanyKelsey Media
Based inFarnborough, Hampshire, UK
LanguageEnglish
Websiteworldsoccer.com
ISSN0043-9037

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, Tim Vickery, and Henry Winter. World Soccer is a member of the European Sports Media (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][5]

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.[6] 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.[7][8] Batty, who later edited the magazine, published an annual World XI from 1960 to 1992.[9] Brian Glanville has written a column for the magazine since April 1963.[10][11] In 1970, Soccer Star, which was first published on 20 September 1952 as Raich Carter's Soccer Star, was incorporated into World Soccer.[12] 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.[13] Radnedge continues to have a monthly column in the magazine.[14][15][16]

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 they acquired the title from Future plc (owner of competing title FourFourTwo), the corporate successor of TI Media.[17] Hamilton, who had worked for World Soccer for 26 years, stepped down as editor after publishing the 60th anniversary edition in June 2020.[18]

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 nine: six 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]
Year Player Club
1982  Paolo Rossi (ITA) (23%) Italy Juventus
1983  Zico (BRA) (28%) Italy Udinese Calcio
1984  Michel Platini (FRA) (54%) Italy Juventus
1985  Michel Platini (FRA) (21%) Italy Juventus
1986  Diego Maradona (ARG) (36%) Italy S.S.C. Napoli
1987  Ruud Gullit (NED) (39%) Italy A.C. Milan
1988  Marco van Basten (NED) (43%) Italy A.C. Milan
1989  Ruud Gullit (NED) (24%) Italy A.C. Milan
1990  Lothar Matthäus (GER) (22%) Italy Inter Milan
1991  Jean-Pierre Papin (FRA) (25%) France Olympique de Marseille
1992  Marco van Basten (NED) (19%) Italy A.C. Milan
1993  Roberto Baggio (ITA) (14%) Italy Juventus
1994  Paolo Maldini (ITA) (27%) Italy A.C. Milan
1995  Gianluca Vialli (ITA) (18%) Italy Juventus
1996  Ronaldo (BRA) (17%) Spain FC Barcelona
1997  Ronaldo (BRA) (27%) Spain FC Barcelona & Italy Inter Milan
1998  Zinedine Zidane (FRA) (23%) Italy Juventus
1999  Rivaldo (BRA) (42%) Spain FC Barcelona
2000  Luís Figo (POR) (26%) Spain FC Barcelona & Spain Real Madrid
2001  Michael Owen (ENG) (31%) England Liverpool F.C.
2002  Ronaldo (BRA) (26%) Italy Inter Milan & Spain Real Madrid
2003  Pavel Nedvěd (CZE) (36%) Italy Juventus
2004  Ronaldinho (BRA) (29%) Spain FC Barcelona
2005  Ronaldinho (BRA) (39%) Spain FC Barcelona
2006  Fabio Cannavaro (ITA) (40%) Italy Juventus & Spain Real Madrid
2007  Kaká (BRA) (52%) Italy A.C. Milan[19]
2008  Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) (48.4%) England Manchester United[20]
2009  Lionel Messi (ARG) (43.2%) Spain FC Barcelona[21]
2010  Xavi (ESP) (25.8%) Spain FC Barcelona[22]
2011  Lionel Messi (ARG) (60.2%) Spain FC Barcelona[23]
2012  Lionel Messi (ARG) (47.33%) Spain FC Barcelona[24]
2013  Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Spain Real Madrid[25]
2014  Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Spain Real Madrid[26]
2015  Lionel Messi (ARG) Spain FC Barcelona[27]
2016  Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Spain Real Madrid[28]
2017  Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Spain Real Madrid[29]
2018  Luka Modrić (CRO) Spain Real Madrid[30]
2019  Lionel Messi (ARG) Spain FC Barcelona[31]
2020  Robert Lewandowski (POL) Germany Bayern Munich[32]
2021  Robert Lewandowski (POL) Germany Bayern Munich[33]
2022  Lionel Messi (ARG) France Paris Saint-Germain[34][35]
2023  Erling Haaland (NOR) England Manchester City[36]
2024 Rodri England Manchester City[37]

Young Player of the Year

[edit]
Year Player Club
2005  Robinho (BRA) (30%) Brazil Santos FC & Spain Real Madrid
2006  Lionel Messi (ARG) (36%) Spain FC Barcelona[38]
2007  Lionel Messi (ARG) (34%) Spain FC Barcelona[39]
2008  Lionel Messi (ARG) (44%) Spain FC Barcelona[20]
2009  Sergio Agüero (ARG) (45.1) Spain Atlético Madrid[21]
2010  Thomas Müller (GER) (45.8) Germany Bayern Munich[22]
2011  Neymar (BRA) (29.2%) Brazil Santos FC[23]

Men's World Manager of the Year

[edit]
Year Manager Team
1982  Enzo Bearzot (ITA) (49%) Italy Italy
1983  Sepp Piontek (GER) (29%) Denmark Denmark
1984  Michel Hidalgo (FRA) (30%) France France
1985  Terry Venables (ENG) (30%) Spain FC Barcelona
1986  Guy Thys (BEL) (15%) Belgium Belgium
1987  Johan Cruijff (NED) (25%) Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam
1988  Rinus Michels (NED) (48%) Netherlands Netherlands & Germany Bayer Leverkusen
1989  Arrigo Sacchi (ITA) (42%) Italy AC Milan
1990  Franz Beckenbauer (GER) (53%) Germany Germany
1991  Michel Platini (FRA) (42%) France France
1992  Richard Møller-Nielsen (DEN) (28%) Denmark Denmark
1993  Alex Ferguson (SCO) (21%) England Manchester United
1994  Carlos Alberto Parreira (BRA) (17%) Brazil Brazil
1995  Louis van Gaal (NED) (42%) Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam
1996  Berti Vogts (GER) (28%) Germany Germany
1997  Ottmar Hitzfeld (GER) (17%) Germany Borussia Dortmund
1998  Arsène Wenger (FRA) (28%) England Arsenal
1999  Alex Ferguson (SCO) (60%) England Manchester United
2000  Dino Zoff (ITA) (18%) Italy Italy
2001  Gérard Houllier (FRA) (28%) England Liverpool F.C.
2002  Guus Hiddink (NED) (28%) South Korea South Korea
2003  Carlo Ancelotti (ITA) (20%) Italy A.C. Milan
2004  José Mourinho (POR) (36%) Portugal FC Porto & England Chelsea
2005  José Mourinho (POR) (34.1%) England Chelsea[40]
2006  Marcello Lippi (ITA) (36%) Italy Italy
2007  Alex Ferguson (SCO) (26%) England Manchester United
2008  Alex Ferguson (SCO) (38%) England Manchester United
2009  Pep Guardiola (ESP) (62.1%) Spain FC Barcelona[21]
2010  José Mourinho (POR) (48.3%) Italy Inter Milan & Spain Real Madrid[22]
2011  Pep Guardiola (ESP) (33.1%) Spain FC Barcelona[23]
2012  Vicente del Bosque (ESP) (28.49%) Spain Spain[24]
2013  Jupp Heynckes (GER) Germany Bayern Munich[25]
2014  Joachim Löw (GER) Germany Germany[26]
2015  Luis Enrique (ESP) Spain FC Barcelona[27]
2016  Claudio Ranieri (ITA) England Leicester City[41]
2017  Zinedine Zidane (FRA) Spain Real Madrid[29]
2018  Didier Deschamps (FRA) France France[42]
2019  Jürgen Klopp (GER) England Liverpool F.C.[31]
2020  Hansi Flick (GER) Germany Bayern Munich[32]
2021  Roberto Mancini (ITA) Italy Italy[33]
2022  Lionel Scaloni (ARG) Argentina Argentina[35]
2023  Pep Guardiola (ESP) England Manchester City[43]

All-time wins

[edit]
By manager
[edit]
# Manager Wins
1  Alex Ferguson (SCO) 4
2  José Mourinho (POR) 3
 Pep Guardiola (ESP)
By country
[edit]
# Country Wins
1  Germany 8
2  Italy 7
3  France 6
4  Spain 5
5  Netherlands 4
 Scotland
7  Portugal 3
8  England 1
 Belgium
 Denmark
 Brazil
 Argentina

Men's World Team of the Year

[edit]

By team

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

Women's World Player of the Year

[edit]

Source:[32][33][35][47][48][49]

Year Rank Player Team Points
2020 1st Denmark Pernille Harder Germany WolfsburgEngland Chelsea 11
2nd Netherlands Vivianne Miedema England Arsenal 6
3rd France Wendie Renard France Lyon 5
2021 1st Spain Alexia Putellas Spain Barcelona 89
2nd Spain Jennifer Hermoso Spain Barcelona 55
3rd Netherlands Vivianne Miedema England Arsenal 52
2022 1st England Beth Mead England Arsenal —
2023 1st Spain Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona 178
2nd Australia Sam Kerr England Chelsea 94
3rd England Mary Earps England Manchester United 42

Women's World Manager of the Year

[edit]

Women's World Team of the Year

[edit]

Referee of the Year

[edit]

Source:[38][52][53]

Year Rank Referee Points
2005 1st Italy Pierluigi Collina 30.6%
2nd Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen 19.7%
3rd Germany Markus Merk 16.3%
2006 1st Argentina Horacio Elizondo 38.7%
2nd Mexico Benito Archundia 30.5%
3rd Slovakia Ľuboš Micheľ 8.5%

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.[54]

(Published July 2013)[54]

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%
 Dino Zoff (ITA)
4  Gianluigi Buffon (ITA) 5 6.76%
 Peter Schmeichel (DEN)
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  Johan 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%
 Lothar Matthäus (GER)
11  Andrés Iniesta (ESP) 4 5.41%
 Xavi (ESP)
13  Didi (BRA) 3 4.05%
 Sócrates (BRA)
15  Roberto Baggio (ITA) 2 2.70%
 Toninho Cerezo (BRA)
 Francisco Gento (ESP)
 Ryan Giggs (WAL)
 Stanley Matthews (ENG)
 Johan Neeskens (NED)
 Rivellino (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%
 Eusébio (POR)

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)[54][55]

Key

Managers in bold are ranked by World Soccer, France Football and ESPN[56][57][58]
  Managers ranked top 10 by World Soccer, France Football and ESPN[56][57][58][59]
Pos. Name Years Notable teams Votes % of votes
1  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, Roma 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, Brugge, 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, Palmeiras, 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 Carlisle United, 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

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.[60]

World Player of the Decade 2000s

[edit]

In 2009, a World Player of the Decade was announced based on the reader's votes from 2000 to 2009 in the annual Player of the Year polls.[61]

World Player of the Decade 2000s
# Player Points
1 Brazil Ronaldinho 781
2 Argentina Lionel Messi 759
3 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 708
4 France Thierry Henry 619
5 Brazil Kaká 567
6 Italy Fabio Cannavaro 401
7 Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd 394
8 England Michael Owen 330
9 Portugal Luís Figo 290
10 France Zinedine Zidane 270
11 Spain Raúl 261
12 Brazil Ronaldo 260
13 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko 230
14 Spain Andrés Iniesta 215
15 Germany Michael Ballack 180
16 Spain Xavi 163
17 Brazil Rivaldo 150
18 Spain Fernando Torres 149
19 Cameroon Samuel Eto'o 146
England Frank Lampard
# Player Points
21 England Steven Gerrard 134
22 Portugal Deco 130
23 Italy Francesco Totti 107
24 Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy 99
25 Germany Oliver Kahn 90
26 Italy Paolo Maldini 82
27 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 79
28 Argentina Juan Román Riquelme 77
29 Brazil Adriano 73
30 Spain Iker Casillas 59
31 Russia Andrey Arshavin 54
32 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 53
33 Italy Gianluigi Buffon 49
34 Spain David Villa 46
35 Netherlands Roy Makaay 40
36 England David Beckham 37
37 England Wayne Rooney 36
38 Uruguay Diego Forlán 21
39 Argentina Gabriel Batistuta 20
Sweden Henrik Larsson

Eric Batty's World XI

[edit]

Since the first year of publication of World Soccer and over a 30-year period, overseas editor Eric Batty published his team selection of the best players over the season.

Eric Batty's World XI
Year Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

1960[62]

 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[62]

Hungary Gyula Grosics

Sweden Orvar Bergmark
 Germano (POR)
Brazil Nílton Santos

 Danny Blanchflower (NIR)
 Paul Bonga Bonga (DRC)
Spain Francisco Gento

 László Kubala (ESP)
Brazil Pelé
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
Hungary Ferenc Puskás

1962[62]

 Gernot Fraydl (AUT)

 Djalma Santos (BRA)
Portugal Germano
 Fahrudin Jusufi (YUG)

 Zito (BRA)
 Josef Masopust (TCH)
Spain Francisco Gento

 Garrincha (BRA)
Brazil Pelé
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
Hungary Ferenc Puskás

1963[62]

 Lev Yashin (URS)

Brazil Djalma Santos
 Cesare Maldini (ITA)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fahrudin Jusufi

 Mário Coluna (POR)
 Raymond Kopa (FRA)
 Jim Baxter (SCO)
 Luis Suárez (ESP)

Brazil Pelé
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spain Ferenc Puskás

1964[62]

Soviet Union Lev Yashin

 Tarcisio Burgnich (ITA)
 Ján Popluhár (TCH)
 Giacinto Facchetti (ITA)

Portugal Mário Coluna
 José Augusto (POR)
Czechoslovakia Josef Masopust
Spain Luis Suárez

Brazil Pelé
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
 Denis Law (SCO)

1965[62]

 Costa Pereira (POR)

Brazil Djalma Santos
Portugal Germano
Italy Giacinto Facchetti
 Orlando (BRA)

Portugal Mário Coluna
Portugal José Augusto
Spain Luis Suárez

 Sandro Mazzola (ITA)
 Eusébio (POR)
Brazil Pelé

1966[62]

Soviet Union Lev Yashin

 Aleksandar Shalamanov (BUL)
 Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)
Italy Giacinto Facchetti

 Néstor Gonçalves (URU)
 Dimitar Yakimov (BUL)
Portugal Mário Coluna
 Mario Corso (ITA)

Brazil Pelé
 Ferenc Bene (HUN)
 János Farkas (HUN)

1967[62]

Soviet Union Lev Yashin

Portugal Mário Coluna
Czechoslovakia Ján Popluhár
Italy Giacinto Facchetti

West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
 Kálmán Mészöly (HUN)
Bulgaria Dimitar Yakimov

Italy Sandro Mazzola
Hungary Ferenc Bene
 Geoff Hurst (ENG)
Hungary János Farkas

1968[62]

 Dino Zoff (ITA)

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fahrudin Jusufi
Czechoslovakia Ján Popluhár
Italy Giacinto Facchetti

West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
 Martin Peters (ENG)
 Bobby Moore (ENG)

Hungary Ferenc Bene
Italy Sandro Mazzola
England Geoff Hurst
 Włodzimierz Lubański (POL)

1969[62]

 Gordon Banks (ENG)

 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (FRG)
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
Italy Giacinto Facchetti

England Martin Peters
England Bobby Moore
 Dragan Džajić (YUG)

Hungary Ferenc Bene
England Geoff Hurst
 Gerd Müller (FRG)
Poland Włodzimierz Lubański

1970 did not publish

1971[63]

England Gordon Banks

 Carlos Alberto (BRA)
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
England Bobby Moore
 Berti Vogts (FRG)

Italy Sandro Mazzola
 Gérson (BRA)
 Rivellino (BRA)

 Jairzinho (BRA)
West Germany Gerd Müller
 Gigi Riva (ITA)

1972[63]

England Gordon Banks

 Paul Breitner (FRG)
England Bobby Moore
 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (FRG)
 Karol Dobiaš (TCH)

 Günter Netzer (FRG)
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer

Poland Włodzimierz Lubański
West Germany Gerd Müller
 Johan Cruyff (NED)
Brazil Jairzinho

1973[63]

 Pat Jennings (NIR)

 Dragoslav Stepanović (YUG)
England Bobby Moore
 Barry Hulshoff (NED)
 Petar Krivokuća (YUG)

 Ladislav Kuna (TCH)
West Germany Günter Netzer
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Džajić
West Germany Gerd Müller
Poland Włodzimierz Lubański

1974[63]

 David Harvey (SCO)

West Germany Paul Breitner
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
 Luís Pereira (BRA)
 Rolando García (CHI)

 Jovan Aćimović (YUG)
 Kazimierz Deyna (POL)
Italy Sandro Mazzola

 Robert Gadocha (POL)
West Germany Gerd Müller
 Grzegorz Lato (POL)

1975[63]

Italy Dino Zoff

 Rainer Bonhof (FRG)
 Colin Todd (ENG)
 Humberto Coelho (POR)
West Germany Berti Vogts

West Germany Paul Breitner
West Germany Günter Netzer
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer

 Jupp Heynckes (FRG)
 Ralf Edström (SWE)
Poland Grzegorz Lato

1976[63]

 Ivo Viktor (TCH)

West Germany Paul Breitner
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
 Anton Ondruš (TCH)
England Colin Todd

 Branko Oblak (YUG)
 Viktor Kolotov (URS)
 Antonín Panenka (TCH)

 Oleg Blokhin (URS)
West Germany Gerd Müller
 Ruud Geels (NED)

1977[63]

 Sepp Maier (FRG)

 Ruud Krol (NED)
Brazil Luís Pereira
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
West Germany Berti Vogts

Netherlands Johan Cruyff
West Germany Rainer Bonhof
 Jan Peters (NED)

 Rob Rensenbrink (NED)
West Germany Gerd Müller
 Franco Causio (ITA)

1978[63]

 Peter Shilton (ENG)

 Alberto Tarantini (ARG)
Brazil Luís Pereira
 David Watson (ENG)
Netherlands Ruud Krol

 Teófilo Cubillas (PER)
 Osvaldo Ardiles (ARG)

Netherlands Rob Rensenbrink
 Roberto Bettega (ITA)
West Germany Gerd Müller
Italy Franco Causio

1979 did not publish
1980 did not publish
1981 did not publish
1982[64]

England Peter Shilton

 Alain Giresse (FRA)
 Jaime Duarte (PER)
 Daniel Passarella (ARG)
 Marius Trésor (FRA)

 Sócrates (BRA)
Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
 Michel Platini (FRA)
 Falcão (BRA)

 Paolo Rossi (ITA)
 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)

1983[64]

England Peter Shilton

France Alain Giresse
Argentina Daniel Passarella
France Marius Trésor
Peru Jaime Duarte

Brazil Sócrates
Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
 Toninho Cerezo (BRA)
France Michel Platini
Brazil Falcão

West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

1984[64]

 Rinat Dasayev (URS)

France Alain Giresse
 Morten Olsen (DEN)
 Maxime Bossis (FRA)

 Allan Simonsen (DEN)
Brazil Sócrates
 Jean Tigana (FRA)
France Michel Platini
 Diego Maradona (ARG)

West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
 Bruno Conti (ITA)

1985[64]

England Peter Shilton

Denmark Morten Olsen
 Antonio Maceda (ESP)

 Ray Wilkins (ENG)
France Jean Tigana
France Alain Giresse
 Carlos Manuel (POR)
France Michel Platini
 Søren Lerby (DEN)
 Khoren Oganesian (URS)

West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

1986[64]

Soviet Union Rinat Dasayev

 Manuel Amoros (FRA)
Denmark Morten Olsen
Spain Antonio Maceda
France Maxime Bossis

 Luis Fernández (FRA)
France Jean Tigana
 Frank Arnesen (DEN)
France Alain Giresse
 Míchel (ESP)

 Gary Lineker (ENG)

1987[64]

Soviet Union Rinat Dasayev

France Manuel Amoros
 Celso (BRA)
 Glenn Hysén (SWE)
 Giovanni Francini (ITA)

France Luis Fernández
France Jean Tigana
Argentina Diego Maradona
Spain Míchel

England Gary Lineker
 Hugo Sánchez (MEX)

1988 did not publish
1989[64]

England Peter Shilton

 Ronald Koeman (NED)
 Franco Baresi (ITA)
 Aron Winter (NED)
 Luis Carlos Perea (COL)

 Frank Rijkaard (NED)
Spain Míchel
 Paulo Silas (BRA)
 Rafael Martín Vázquez (ESP)

 Ruud Gullit (NED)
 Marco van Basten (NED)

1990[64]

England Peter Shilton

 Stéphane Demol (BEL)
Italy Franco Baresi
 Dunga (BRA)
 Riccardo Ferri (ITA)

Brazil Paulo Silas
 Jan Ceulemans (BEL)
 Valdo (BRA)
Spain Rafael Martín Vázquez

 Ian Rush (WAL)
Netherlands Marco van Basten

1991[64]

 Neville Southall (WAL)

Italy Riccardo Ferri
 Laurent Blanc (FRA)
 Basile Boli (FRA)

 Robert Prosinečki (YUG)
Brazil Valdo
Brazil Dunga
Spain Rafael Martín Vázquez
 Dejan Savićević (YUG)

Wales Mark Hughes
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Pančev

1992[64]

 Peter Schmeichel (DEN)

Netherlands Ronald Koeman
France Laurent Blanc
 Mauro Silva (BRA)
 Des Walker (ENG)

Netherlands Frank Rijkaard
 Brian Laudrup (DEN)
 Srečko Katanec (YUG)

 Attilio Lombardo (ITA)
Netherlands Marco van Basten
 Bebeto (BRA)

World Soccer World XI
2012[65]

Spain Iker Casillas

Spain Jordi Alba
Spain Sergio Ramos
Belgium Vincent Kompany
Germany Philipp Lahm

Spain Andrés Iniesta
Italy Andrea Pirlo
Spain Xavi

Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Colombia Radamel Falcao
Argentina Lionel Messi

By player

[edit]
Appearances Player First Last
11  Franz Beckenbauer (FRG) 1966 1977
8  Gerd Müller (FRG) 1969 1978
7  Pelé (BRA) 1960 1966
6  Giacinto Facchetti (ITA) 1964 1969
 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 Hungary 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

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "ABC Certificates and Reports: World Soccer" (PDF). NRS Readership Estimates – General Magazines. Retrieved 15 February 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  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. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ^ "World Soccer Awards: Previous Winners". World Soccer. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  5. ^ ""World Soccer" Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "This Month's Front Cover". World Soccer. October 1960. p. 3.
  7. ^ "The International Magazine". World Soccer. October 1960. p. 5.
  8. ^ Hamilton, Gavin. "From the Editor". World Soccer. No. 60th Anniversary Issue 2020. p. 4.
  9. ^ "Eric Batty's World XIs – Football in a smooth and cultured groove". Beyond The Last Man. 16 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. ^ Glanville, Brian (October 2010). "The World This Month". World Soccer. pp. 10–11.
  11. ^ "1963". World Soccer. October 2010. p. 34.
  12. ^ Garrick, Frank (2003). Raich Carter The Biography. SportsBooks Limited. p. 217. ISBN 1-899807-18-7.
  13. ^ "Contents". World Soccer. January 1998. p. 3.
  14. ^ "More Glory for Italy's Cup heroes". World Soccer. December 1982. p. 3.
  15. ^ Radnege, Keir (May 1989). "Hillsborough Horror". World Soccer. pp. 2–3.
  16. ^ Radnege, Keir (Summer 2020). "Keir Radnege The Insider". World Soccer. pp. 8–9.
  17. ^ Freddy Mayhew (20 April 2020). "Future completes £140m takeover of TI Media as coronavirus hits both businesses". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  18. ^ Hamilton, Gavin (Summer 2020). "From the Editor". World Soccer. p. 6.
  19. ^ "World Soccer Awards: Previous Winners". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  20. ^ a b "Cristiano Ronaldo wins World Soccer award". World Soccer. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  21. ^ a b c d "Messi voted World Soccer Player of the Year". World Soccer. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  22. ^ a b c d "Xavi voted World Soccer Player of the Year". World Soccer. 16 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  23. ^ a b c d "Lionel Messi voted World Soccer's Player of the Year". World Soccer. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012.
  24. ^ a b "Lionel Messi wins World Soccer Player of the Year award!". World Soccer. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012.
  25. ^ a b c "Cristiano Ronaldo is World Soccer's Player of the Year 2013". World Soccer. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  26. ^ a b c "Cristiano Ronaldo voted World Soccer Player of the Year". World Soccer. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  27. ^ a b c "World Soccer Awards: Messi leads the way as Barcelona sweep the board". World Soccer. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  28. ^ "World Soccer Awards 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo named Player of the Year". 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  29. ^ a b c "Ronaldo leads Real Madrid's clean sweep of World Soccer awards". 28 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  30. ^ "Luka Modric Named World Player of the Year in World Soccer Awards". 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  31. ^ a b c "World Soccer: January 2020: Awards". World Soccer. January 2020. p. 1.
  32. ^ a b c d e f "2020 Winners". World Soccer. Winter 2020. p. 39.
  33. ^ a b c d e f "2021 Winners". World Soccer. January 2022. p. 53.
  34. ^ Evans, Jamie (17 January 2023). "Out This Week: World Soccer February 2023". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  35. ^ a b c d e f "2022 Winners". World Soccer. February 2023. p. 49.
  36. ^ Evans, Jamie (22 December 2023). "Out now: World Soccer January 2024". World Soccer. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  37. ^ Evans, Jamie (20 December 2024). "Out now: World Soccer January 2025". World Soccer. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  38. ^ a b "The Winners". World Soccer. January 2007. pp. 26–27.
  39. ^ "The Winners". World Soccer. January 2008. pp. 34–35.
  40. ^ "The Winners". World Soccer. January 2006. pp. 24–25.
  41. ^ "World Soccer Awards 2016: Claudio Ranieri scoops accolade for best manager". 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  42. ^ a b "France and Didier Deschamps win World Soccer awards". 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  43. ^ "World Soccer: January 2024: Men's World Manager of the Year 2023". World Soccer. January 2024. p. 31.
  44. ^ "2007 World Soccer Awards: Kaka wins World Player of the Year award". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  45. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo wins World Soccer award". World Soccer. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 14 December 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  46. ^ "World Soccer: January 2024: Men's World Team of the Year 2023". World Soccer. January 2024. p. 31.
  47. ^ Straw, Sam (5 January 2021). "2020 Awards: The Results". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  48. ^ ""World Soccer" Football of the Year 2021". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  49. ^ "World Soccer: January 2024: Women's World Player of the Year 2023". World Soccer. January 2024. pp. 28, 33.
  50. ^ "World Soccer: January 2024: Women's World Manager of the Year 2023". World Soccer. January 2024. p. 34.
  51. ^ "World Soccer: January 2024: Women's World Team of the Year 2023". World Soccer. January 2024. p. 33.
  52. ^ "World Soccer". 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  53. ^ "World Soccer". 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  54. ^ a b c "The Greatest Team Ever". World Soccer. Summer 2013. pp. 41–54. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  55. ^ Jamie Rainbow (4 July 2013). "The Greatest Manager of all time". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  56. ^ a b "Top 50 des coaches de l'histoire". France Football. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  57. ^ a b "Los 50 mejores entrenadores de la historia". FOX Sports. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  58. ^ a b "Greatest Managers, No. 1: Alex Ferguson". ESPN.com. 9 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  59. ^ "Валерій Лобановський потрапив до компанії найкращих тренерів усіх часів: на якому місці легенда "Динамо"" (in Ukrainian). Fakty i Kommentarii. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  60. ^ "Century of Soccer: Readers' Poll". World Soccer. England Football Online. December 1999. pp. 12–17. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  61. ^ "World Soccer". 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  62. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties". Beyond The Last Man. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  63. ^ a b c d e f g h "Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies". Beyond The Last Man. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  64. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Eric Batty's World XI's – The Eighties and Nineties". Beyond The Last Man. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  65. ^ "World Soccer's World XI 2012 | World Soccer". 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Soccer_(magazine)&oldid=1265182213#Greatest_Players_of_the_20th_century"