The 2002 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo for a record-breaking third time.
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| Player | Pts | |
| 1 | Ronaldo | 384 Internazionale→ Real Madrid |
| 2 | Oliver Kahn | 171 Bayern Munich |
| 3 | Zinedine Zidane | 141 Real Madrid |
| 4 | Roberto Carlos | 113 Real Madrid |
| 5 | Rivaldo | 92 Barcelona → Milan |
| 6 | Raúl | 90 Real Madrid |
| 7 | Michael Ballack | 80 Bayer Leverkusen → Bayern Munich |
| 8 | David Beckham | 51 Manchester United |
| 9 | Thierry Henry | 38 Arsenal |
| 10 | Michael Owen | 34 Liverpool |
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mia Hamm | 161 |
| 2 | Birgit Prinz | 96 |
| 3 | Sun Wen | 58 |
| 4 | Tiffeny Milbrett | 45 |
| 5 | Marinette Pichon | 42 |
| 6 | Christine Sinclair | 38 |
| 7 | Steffi Jones | 19 |
| 8 | Hege Riise | 17 |
| 9 | Sissi | 14 |
| 10 | Bai Jie | 13 |
| 11 | Hanna Ljungberg | 11 |
| 12 | Kristine Lilly | 10 |
| 12 | Katia | 10 |
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"World Player of the Year - Winners", rssf.com(Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation)