Up to Date List of winners of FIFA World Player of The Year
| Year | Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Position | |
| 2006 | 1st | Fabio Cannavaro | Italy | Real Madrid,Juventus F.C. | Defender | |
| - | 2nd | Zinedine Zidane | France | Real Madrid/Retired | Midfield | |
| - | 3rd | Ronaldinho | Brazil | FC Barcelona | Midfield | |
| 2005 | 1st | Ronaldinho | Brazil | F.C.Barcelona | Midfield | |
| - | 2nd | Frank Lampard | England | Chelsea | Midfield | |
| - | 3rd | Samuel Eto'o | Cameroon | FC Barcelona | Striker | |
| 2004 | 1st | Ronaldinho | Brazil | FC Barcelona | Midfield | |
| - | 2nd | Thierry Henry | France | Arsenal | Striker | |
| - | 3rd | Andriy Shevchenko | Ukraine | A.C. Milan | Striker | |
| 2003 | 1st | Zinedine Zidane | France | Real Madrid | Midfield | |
| - | 2nd | Thierry Henry | France | Arsenal | Striker | |
| - | 3rd | Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid | Striker | |
| 2002 | 1st | Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid | Striker | |
| 2nd | Oliver Kahn | Germany | Bayern Munich | Goalkeeper | ||
| - | 3rd | Zinedine Zidane | France | Real Madrid | Midfield | |
| 2001 | 1st | Luís Figo | Portugal | Real Madrid | Midfield | |
| - | 2nd | David Beckham | England | Manchester United | Midfield | |
| - | 3rd | Raúl Gonjalez | Spain | Real Madrid | Striker | |
| 2000 | 1st | Zinedine Zidane | France | Juventus F.C. | Midfield | |
| - | 2nd | Luís Figo | Portugal | FC Barcelona, Real Madrid | Midfield | |
| - | 3rd | Rivaldo | Brazil | FC Barcelona | Midfield | |
| 1999 | 1st | Rivaldo | Brazil | FC Barcelona | Midfield | |
| - | 2nd | David Beckham | England | Manchester United | Midfield | |
| - | 3rd | Gabriel Batistuta | Argentina | AC Fiorentina | Striker | |
| 1998 | 1st | Zinedine Zidane | France | Juventus F.C. | Midfield | |
| - | 2nd | Ronaldo | Brazil | F.C. Intermilan | Striker | |
| - | 3rd | Davor Suker | Croatia | Real Madrid | Striker | |
| 1997 | 1st | Ronaldo | Brazil | F.C. Internmilan | Striker | |
| - | 2nd | Roberto Carlos | Brazil | Real Madrid | Defender | |
| - | 3rd | Dennis Bergkamp | Netherlands | Arsenal | Striker | |
| - | - | Zinedine Zidane | France | Juventus F.C. | Midfield | |
| 1996 | 1st | Ronaldo | Brazil | FC Barcelona | Striker | |
| - | 2nd | George Weah | Liberia | A.C. Milan | Striker | |
| - | 3rd | Alan Shearer | England | Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United | Striker | |
| 1995 | 1st | George Weah | Liberia | A.C. Milan | Striker | |
| - | 2nd | Paolo Maldini | Italy | A.C. Milan | Defender | |
| - | 3rd | Jurgen Klinsmann | Germany | Tottenham Hotspur, Bayern Munich | Striker | |
| 1994 | 1st | Romario | Brazil | FC Barcelona | Striker | |
| - | 2nd | Hristo Stoichkov | Bulgaria | FC Barcelona | Striker | |
| - | 3rd | Roberto Baggio | Italy | Juventus F.C. | Striker | |
| 1993 | 1st | Roberto Baggio | Italy | Juventus F.C. | Striker | |
| - | 2nd | Romario | Brazil | FC Barcelona | Striker | |
| - | 3rd | Dennis Bergkamp | Netherlands | Ajax Amsterdam, F.C. Internmilan | Striker | |
| 1992 | 1st | Marco van Basten | Netherlands | A.C. Milan | Striker | |
| - | 2nd | Hristo Stoichkov | Bulgaria | FC Barcelona | Striker | |
| - | 3rd | Thomas Hesler | Germany | A.S Roma | Midfield | |
| 1991 | 1st | Lothar Matthäus | Germany | F.C. Intermilan | Midfield | |
| - | 2nd | Jean-Pierre Papin | France | Olympique Marseille | Striker | |
| - | 3rd | Gary Lineker | England | Tottenham Hotspur | Striker |
FAVIO CANNAVARO:The Winner of FIFA Player of the Year Award 2006
Honours
| National competitions | Year | Position | |
| Serie A (Parma FC) | 1997 | (runner-up) | |
| SuperCoppa Italiana (Parma FC) | 1999 | Winner | |
| Coppa Italia (Parma FC) | 1999, 2002 | Winner |
| European competitions | Year | Position | |
| UEFA Cup (Parma FC) | 1999 | Winner |
| International competitions | Year | Podition | |
| European Under-21 Football Championship | 1992-1994, 1994-1996 | Winner | |
| UEFA European Championship | 2000 | (runner-up) | |
| World Cup | 2006 | Winner |
| Individual Honour | Year | |
| UEFA Team of the Tornament | 2000 | |
| Oscar del Calcio | 2005 | |
| Silver Ball | 2006 | |
| World Cup All-Star Team | 2006 | |
| FIFpro World XI | 2006 | |
| FIFA World Player of the Year | 2006 | |
| World Soccer Player of the Year | 2006 | |
| European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or) | 2006 | |