The 2002 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo for a record-breaking third time. It was the award's 12th edition. Mia Hamm won the women's award. The gala was hosted at the Congress Centre in Madrid, on December 17, 2002. 147 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote for the men's edition and 77 for the women's. The ceremony theme was Real Madrid's Centenary Charity match against the World XI (3-3) that was played at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in front of 55,000 spectators.
Results
Men
RankPlayerClub(s)CountryPoints1Ronaldo Inter Milan Real Madrid Brazil3872Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich Germany1713Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid France1484Roberto Carlos Real Madrid Brazil1145Rivaldo Barcelona Milan Brazil926Raúl Real Madrid Spain907Michael Ballack Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich Germany828David Beckham Manchester United England519Thierry Henry Arsenal France3810Michael Owen Liverpool England34
Women
RankPlayerClub(s)Points 1 Mia Hamm Washington Freedom 161 2 Birgit Prinz FFC Frankfurt Carolina Courage 96 3 Sun Wen Atlanta Beat Shanghai SVA 58 4 Tiffeny Milbrett New York Power 45 5 Marinette Pichon Saint-Memmie Olympique Philadelphia Charge 42 6 Christine Sinclair Vancouver Whitecaps 38 7 Steffi Jones Washington Freedom 19 8 Hege Riise Carolina Courage 17 9 Sissi San Jose CyberRays 14 10 Bai Jie Washington Freedom 13 11 Hanna Ljungberg Umeå IK 11 12= Kristine Lilly Boston Breakers 10 12= Katia San Jose CyberRays 10
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