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.^[1]

Results

Men

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Rank	Player	Points	Team
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

Women

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Rank	Player	Points	Team
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

References

↑ FIFA.com - Gala conference and ceremony broadcast live
↑ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
↑ "FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

FIFA World Player of the Year

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International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

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