2002 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 2002 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo for a record-breaking third time.
Results
Men
| Rank | Player | Club | Country | Points |
| 1 | Ronaldo |  Inter Milan Real Madrid |  Brazil | 387 |
| 2 | Oliver Kahn |  Bayern Munich | Germany | 171 |
| 3 | Zinedine Zidane | Real Madrid |  France | 148 |
| 4 | Roberto Carlos | Real Madrid | Brazil | 114 |
| 5 | Rivaldo | Barcelona Milan | Brazil | 92 |
| 6 | Raúl | Real Madrid | Spain | 90 |
| 7 | Michael Ballack | Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich | Germany | 82 |
| 8 | David Beckham |  Manchester United | England | 51 |
| 9 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | France | 38 |
| 10 | Michael Owen | Liverpool | England | 34 |
Women
| Rank | Player | Club | Points |
| 1 |  Mia Hamm | Washington Freedom | 161 |
| 2 | Birgit Prinz | FFC Frankfurt Carolina Courage | 96 |
| 3 |  Sun Wen | Atlanta Beat Shanghai SVA | 58 |
| 4 | Tiffeny Milbrett | New York Power | 45 |
| 5 | Marinette Pichon |  Saint-Memmie Olympique Philadelphia Charge | 42 |
| 6 |  Christine Sinclair | Vancouver Whitecaps | 38 |
| 7 | Steffi Jones | Washington Freedom | 19 |
| 8 |  Hege Riise | Carolina Courage | 17 |
| 9 | Sissi | San Jose CyberRays | 14 |
| 10 | Bai Jie | Washington Freedom | 13 |
| 11 |  Hanna Ljungberg |  Umeå IK | 11 |
| 12= | Kristine Lilly | Boston Breakers | 10 |
| 12= | Katia | San Jose CyberRays | 10 |