Fifa World Player of the Year - 2002

[Spartak]

Originally posted by usain2010
the interesting thing about this years awards is that it seems wide open to some degree because the coaches of the national teams vote for who they think should win it

And some of them don't have half a brain. You should see some of the choices by the coaches. It's a joke. I think Russell Latapy got a vote once.

[Slash/ED]

It's funny, because beckham will always do better then any United player when 90% of the United fans rate Giggs and Keane higher, it's all done on reputation.

[Absurdo]

I Think at this point it has to be Ronaldo. You have to take into account the fact that he had a great World Cup (after 2 years of hell) and a great World Cup always takes precedence over a good season, based on past FIFA winners.
We will have to wait and see what kind of season he has with Inter, if he can keep up his form he will probably take the prize.

[Se Me Dao]

Just to make a point -

You can't have two people who "single-handedly carried" a team.

If Ballack and Kahn both have followings who believe they "carried" Germany, maybe that is evidence that neither of them did it alone?

Maybe?

;)

[usain2010]

Looking at the crystal ball...

It will be:

Ronaldo
Ballack
and Diouf in the running????? oooo im evil that guy is awesome i love him!

[idi amin]

diouf - african player of year, french title w/lens, wc peformances, decent dancer

Ballack- leverkeusen fine cl run, single handedly taking Germany to wc final(i give him some props for making my boy gerrard play the fool on that nice goal againt the pool 2nd leg qt cl)


Ronaldo - overrated world cup winner, any decent striker would have broken just fontaines world cup goal tally record with the chances and services ronnie had, but nike owns him and many footbal;l executives w/clout, so expect him on the ballot


Any korean player for showing the italians how primitive they are, will they ever learn

[usain2010]

who cares about how many chances you have its about how many chances you score and ronaldo has an exemplary record for goal scoring throughout his career... his overall goals per game average is something like .833 over the span of a decade... thats nearly a goal a game!!! therefore he is an entertainer as well as a performer who takes his job seriously and knows how to cope with the pressures of the modern game

but your definately right about who you would pick for the ballots...

ronaldo- agreed
ballack- agreed
diouf- agreed
ne one on the korean team- agreed, id go with JH Ahn for his golden goal against Italy... but id put their entire team on the ballot i loved those guys!!! KOREA is my team in asia from now on they can play some great football!!! YEH COREA!!!!!!

[usain2010]

for the record idi amin Ronaldo did not break Just Fontaines goal record!!!

[idi amin]

i didm't say that, your poor english interpreted that way, i reccomend hooked on phonics

[oakydoaks]

Originally posted by burning247
ROBERTO CARLOS? Gimme a break! Name one decent play he made in the WC.

His freekick against Costa Rica.

[JoeBloggs]

Rio Ferdinand.

He is an excellent defensive player and also shows consistency.

Ronaldo's been back 5 minutes and people think he's the best thing since sliced bread.

Give Owen a similar number of chances to score goals and see how he does.

[Samarkand]

Originally posted by C-towner
Roberto Carlos can be immensely frustrating.....................and his freekicks have the same irritating directness to them.
You mean the way they nearly all end up in Row Z?

[guri]

Another vote for Riquelme. Wait 'till you see this guy play!

[usain2010]

the revised shortlist as of august 31 2002

Ronaldo- fifas favorite for the award, the original phenomenon, still trying to regain his orginal ability but nontheless had a great world cup

Diouf- rising superstar, a phenomenon, full of skill and a unique repitoire of tricks, did everything but score a goal at the world cup

Ballack- one of the best midfielders in europe, had a great year with Leverkusen and lead Germany to the final, skillfull, efficient, and a leader on the field

Rio Ferdinand- great defender with excellent technical ability and superb ball skills, had a great world cup, and hopefully will have a great season with manchester united

Ronaldinho- after rising from obscurity with his famous goal against venezuela while playing in a youth world championship, his star seemed to fade... did have a good second half to the season with PSG... his real claim to fame should be at this world cup where he was my player of the tournament hes the complete player he can do it all and his hair style is just sic i really think the award should go to this guy

[Auriaprottu]

Originally posted by idi amin
Ronaldo - overrated world cup winner

How does a World Cup and Golden Boot winner get overrated? The Phenom scored in almost every match.

...any decent striker would have broken just fontaines world cup goal tally record with the chances and services ronnie had...

Friend, the Game has seen many decent strikers since Fontaine's day. Not even Pele was able to break the record. Maradona, Rossi, Klinsmann, Lineker... none of Pele's runners-up were able to do it either. An aberration, that's what it was. Like Bob Beamon's long jump.

You fail to realize just how much the Game has changed since Fontaine worked his magic. Teams don't attack anymore like they used to. The day of four and five forwards are over. The catenaccio (sp?) killed what was left. The only objective left is to lead one's team to the Cup. Ronaldo did that.

but nike owns him and many footbal;l executives w/clout, so expect him on the ballot


I suspect Adidas, Puma, Lotto, Kappa and Diadora "own"
a few athletes of their own. Why single out Nike? Aside from making uniformly ugly uniforms, they've committed no crime against soccer.

[soccerfan220]

In order:
1. Ballack
2. Ronaldo
3.Kahn
4. Raul
5. Zidane

[Luther_Gabriel]

My top pick would be Rivaldo or Zidane. I think Rivaldo will have a great season at Milan.

[Rabon]

Like i read in some newspapers.
This year the F.W.P.Y. 2002 is going to be WHITE.

1-Roberto Carlos (most probably)
2-Raul
3-Zidane
4-Ballack
5-Ronaldo
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956-Khan

[silahsiz kuvvet]

Come on guys what about Hasan Sas and Yildiray Basturk.

[Nobby]

1. Michael Ballack
2. Ronaldo
3. Raul
4. Oliver Khan
5. Fernando Hierro
6. Hasan Sas
7. Rio Ferdinand
8. Roberto Carlos
9. El Hadji Diouf
10. Rivaldo
11. Yilderay Basturk