IFFHS World's Best Player

The IFFHS World's Best Player is a football award given annually from 1988 to 1990, and since 2020, to the world's best player. The award is given by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).

List of winners
From 1991 until 2009, FIFA continued this distinction named "FIFA World Player of the Year"; this award was later replaced by the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010, and The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016.

Continental winners

 * "Bold indicates the World's Best Man Player winner."

The Best European Player (1956–1990)


On 24 April 1990, before the 1990 FIFA World Cup, IFFHS gave out an award for the best European player taking into consideration players who were voted in the shortlist of the France Football's Ballon d'Or from 1956 until 1989.

Continental rankings

 * "Bold indicates the World's Best Woman Player winner."

The World's Best Woman Player of the Century (1901–2000)


IFFHS gave out an award decided by votes which was conducted with the participation of journalists and former players (no further details given).