1996 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 1996 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo, the youngest player to ever win the award, aged 20.
Results
| Rank | Player | Club | Country | Points |
| 1 | Ronaldo |  PSV Barcelona |  Brazil | 329 |
| 2 | George Weah |  Milan |  Liberia | 140 |
| 3 | Alan Shearer |  Blackburn Rovers Newcastle United | England | 123 |
| 4 | Matthias Sammer |  Borussia Dortmund | Germany | 109 |
| 5 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Bayern Munich | Germany | 54 |
| 6 | Nwankwo Kanu | Ajax Inter Milan |  Nigeria | 32 |
| 7 | Paolo Maldini | Milan | Italy | 25 |
| 8 | Davor Šuker | Sevilla Real Madrid |  Croatia | 24 |
| 9 | Gabriel Batistuta | Fiorentina |  Argentina | 19 |
| 10 | Romário | Flamengo Valencia | Brazil | 13 |