2007 FIFA World Player of the Year
Brazilian midfielder Kaká won the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award, while another Brazilian, Marta, took home the women's award. The winners were announced at the FIFA World Player Gala held at the Zurich Opera House on December 17, 2007.
Results
Men
Rank | !Player | Points | Club |
1 | Kaká | 1047 | Milan |
2 | Lionel Messi | 504 | Barcelona |
3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 426 | Manchester United |
4 | Didier Drogba | 209 | Chelsea |
5 | Ronaldinho | 109 | Barcelona |
6 | Steven Gerrard | 68 | Liverpool |
7 | Andrea Pirlo | 57 | Milan |
8 | Thierry Henry | 54 | Arsenal Barcelona |
9 | Fabio Cannavaro | 47 | Real Madrid |
10 | Gianluigi Buffon | 31 | Juventus |
11 | Franck Ribéry | 30 | Marseille Bayern Munich |
12 | Samuel Eto'o | 29 | Barcelona |
13 | Wayne Rooney | 22 | Manchester United |
14 | Miroslav Klose | 21 | Werder Bremen Bayern Munich |
15 | Michael Essien | 20 | Chelsea |
16 | Juan Román Riquelme | 19 | Boca Juniors Villarreal |
17 | Petr Čech | 18 | Chelsea |
17= | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 18 | Real Madrid |
19 | Frank Lampard | 11 | Chelsea |
20 | Deco | 9 | Barcelona |
20= | Juninho | 9 | Lyon |
22 | Gennaro Gattuso | 8 | Milan |
23 | John Terry | 6 | Chelsea |
23= | Patrick Vieira | 6 | Internazionale |
25 | Rafael Márquez | 5 | Barcelona |
26 | Fernando Torres | 4 | Atlético Madrid Liverpool |
27 | Alessandro Nesta | 2 | Milan |
28 | Carlos Tevez | 1 | West Ham United Manchester United |
Women
Rank | Player | Points | Club |
1 | Marta | 988 | Umeå |
2 | Birgit Prinz | 507 | Frankfurt |
3 | Cristiane | 150 | Wolfsburg |
4 | Kelly Smith | 110 | Arsenal |
5 | Abby Wambach | 92 | United States |
6 | Nadine Angerer | 83 | Turbine Potsdam |
7 | Kristine Lilly | 82 | United States |
8 | Daniela | 72 | Saad |
9 | Renate Lingor | 62 | Frankfurt |
10 | Ariane Hingst | 41 | Djurgårdens IF Dam |