Fifa World Player of the Year - 2002

[Auriaprottu]

Originally posted by 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)




Roberto Carlos is probably mixed. :p

[Rabon]

Originally posted by Auriaprottu




Roberto Carlos is probably mixed. :p


Is like a coffe with milk :D

[condor11]

Originally posted by usain2010
the revised shortlist as of august 31 2002


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



a phenomenon?
dioif is a foward who did not score a goal in the world cup
very impressive

kuffour should have been african player of the year

[Itchy]

Shevchenko or Henry

[silahsiz kuvvet]

Yildiray BASTURK
Hasan SAS

[Ombak]

It's over, Ronaldo just wrapped it up today.

As long as he's healthy and scoring the occasional goal for Real Madrid he'll win it thanks to his World Cup and the fact that he's a huge sentimental favorite.

Robert

[topcow]

Donovan

[Luther_Gabriel]

Michael Ballack deserves to win. He had a great world cup, 3 goals 4 assists, and he led Bayer Leverkussen to a great season as well. Although Ronaldo was sensational during the world cup, thats about the only time he played, due to injury. I think the winner should be someone who played at a high level over the couse of the entire year. Also, Ronaldo should lose points for that horrible haircut he had.

[Jester&ni]

Look at Raul and think why a such talented player has never won this award...

[dmar]

1. Kahn
2. Ronaldo
3. Ballack
4. Raul
5. Roberto Carlos
6. Zidane

[RomaDcUnitedSaoPaulo]

Best player of the tourny.. hands down...



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[gabe]

Khan

[Merengue]

It's actually a very interesting choice for World player of the year this year. Typically the winner in a World Cup year is the dominant player in the World Cup. This year that was Ronaldo (I don't care if Kahn won the award as top player, how can you not give it to a guy who scored 8 goals in the tourney and won the title?!?!) but Ronaldo barely played for Inter in the first half of the year and so far in the second half he has been a disaster with Real Madrid.

Kahn had that great World Cup and did well in the first half with Bayern but his error was so costly in the year's biggest match (WC Final) and Bayern has been Europe's biggest disappointment this fall.

The same logic applies to Ballack. He did well in the first half of the season and in the World Cup but the second half has been disappointing for him.

Zidane missed out on the World Cup for all intents and hasn't been too brilliant with Madrid this fall.

Raul was great for Madrid and Spain(and his injury in my view probably cost Spain a semifinal spot in the World Cup) but he too has been a bit down this fall.

Maybe that does leave it open for a guy like Roberto Carlos who won both the Champion's League and the World Cup this year. Plus he has been solid for Real Madrid this fall. If van Nistelrooy had been doing better this fall, he could have slipped in there since no one else is really standing out but he's also not shining this fall.

Henry has been very good for Arsenal but had a poor World Cup. Ronaldinho did well in the World Cup but wasn't too good for PSG in the spring. Rivaldo perhaps if he can shine for Milan this fall or how about Inzaghi who is scoring a boatload of goals?

It really is wide open.

[Mackannovic]

Oliver Kahn could be in the running but is he only being judged on his world cup contribution or did he play well all year round.

Players like Beckham and Figo should definitely be nowhere near the running because they aren't even the best players at their clubs in terms of contribution and use of the ball:REAL MADRID-ZIDANE,MAN UTD-ROY KEANE(by a mile or two or three or four or......)

Roberto Carlos is good but a world player of a year he is not.

Ronaldo missed most of the season with Inter Milan came back and had a good world cup but its not "PLAYER OF THE WORLD CUP" is it.

If its consistency you are after then pick Dietmar Hamann but then again he doesn't show alot of flair but does what needs to be done and plays the game simple.

Pires was amazing for Arsenal ast season and recieved player of the year without even finishing the season.

Until Clint Mathis plays in a proper league i.e. England,Spain,Italy or Germany he has no chance to prove he is worthy of such a title or to even get any international praise.

Zidane was good for Real last season his goal in the championsleague final summed up just how good he was and still is but no world cup but if we are judging players on a basis that if you miss 7 games in the year you aren't good enough to win it then he's not but he is and I think people are inclined to go against the obvious and won't vote for Zidane BUT CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE EVER BEING THAT GOOD THESE DAYS

JUST SAY ZIDANE
I've deliberated over this looking at different possibilities and combinations but I just can't see past Zidane

[Mackannovic]

Originally posted by Merengue
If van Nistelrooy had been doing better this fall, he could have slipped in there since no one else is really standing out but he's also not shining this fall.



The fact you would even consider Ruud Van Nistlerooy is a joke. Van Nistlerooys last 18 goals consisted of 11 penalties leaving 7 goals from open play. He's a goal poacher and not the best I might add that title lays firm with Michael Owen. Owen creates goals for himself aswell VanNistlerooy doesn't he lives off the best crosser in the world BECKHAM(who is nowhere near world player of the year he can't header or tackle and rarely hits the byline to get in crosses).
NOTE:What is the last goal you saw VanNistlerooy score outside the box(6yard box even)

You deliberate the credentials required and VanNistlerooy falls very very short you'll find.

[Mackannovic]

AND MERENGUE
You keep goin on about this fall but it isn't player of the "fall" its player of the year!

[Mackannovic]

heeres a taught
Jerzy Dudek kept about 23-24 clean sheets last year how many did Kahn get?

[AvidSinger]

Originally posted by Mackannovic
heeres a taught
Jerzy Dudek kept about 23-24 clean sheets last year how many did Kahn get? Basing a keeper's value based solely on clean sheets is like trying to judge the value of a Colorado Rockies pitcher based on his ERA.

[Soccer Star]

************ This!

2004 player of the year ......... Simao Sabrosa

[Merengue]

Originally posted by Mackannovic
AND MERENGUE
You keep goin on about this fall but it isn't player of the "fall" its player of the year!

Yes it is so a player's contributions in the spring AND fall should matter. Of course a World Cup contribution should also be factored in. That's what makes picking a candidate so tough this year. There were some players who had great World Cups but didn't do well with their clubs and vice versa.

If Raul can pick up his play in the next month he'd be my choice otherwise I wouldn't be surprised to see Roberto Carlos take the prize as he won both the Champion's League and the World Cup.