Since more than 15 years the prize of FIFA´s World Best Player has been awarded to a Spanish La Liga or Italian Serie A player. During the period of the last 16 years, FC Barcelona represented the most FIFA World´s Best Player (5x): Ronaldinho (2004 and 2005), Rivaldo (1999), Ronaldo (1996) and Romario (1994).


Even more astonishing is that since this time, the Players have come from only 5 different clubs: FC Barcelona (5x), Real Madrid (4x), Juventus 3x, Inter (2x), AC Milan (2x)


The previous winners of FIFA´s World Best Player Award:


2006 - Canavarro (Real Madrid)
2005 - Ronaldinho (Barça)

2004 - Ronaldinho (Barça)
2003 - Zidane (Real Madrid)

2002 - Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2001 - Figo (Real Madrid)

2000 - Zidane (Juventus)
1999 - Rivaldo (Barça)

1998 - Zidane (Juventus)
1997 - Ronaldo (Inter)

1996 - Ronaldo (Barça)
1995 - Weah (Milan)

1994 - Romàrio (Barça)
1993 - Roberto Baggio (Juventus)

1992 - Van Basten (Milan)

1991 - Matthäus (Inter)

On Wednesday another team participating in the FIFA World Club Championship in Japan has been reveald: Jeonbuk Motors of South Korea won the Asian Champions League by beating Al Karama of Syria by an aggregate score of 3-2. Jeonbuk Motors will meet Mexican side America in the quarter finals, and the winners of that match will face Barça in the semis.