FIFA Fair Play Award

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FIFA FAIR PLAY AWARD

This is an award given by FIFA to players who did fair play in their games or were involved in a specific incident of fair play or the spectators were given for their good behaviour for a long period of time or fighting against racism.

Paolo Di Canio was awarded this prize as he shunned a goal scoring opportunity and caught the ball while the Everton goalkeeper Paul Gerrard was lying injured on the ground. FIFA described the act as "a special act of good sportsmanship."

Winners

1987 Fans of Dundee United FC

1988 Frank Ordenewitz(GER) and spectators of the Olympic football tournament Seoul 1988

1989 Spectators of Trinidad and Tobago

1990 Gary Lineker(ENG)

1991 Real Federación Española de fútbol (Spanish FA) and Jorginho(BRA)

1992 Union Royale Belge des sociétés de football association

1993 Nándor Hidegkuti(HUN) and The football association of Zambia

1994 -

1995 Jacques Glassman(FRA)

1996 George Weah(LBR)

1997 Irish spectators during the World Cup preliminary match versus Belgium ,Joseph Zovinec(Slovak amateur player) and Julie Foudy(USA)