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Which among the following persons has been named the 2001 FIFA 'World Player of the Year'?

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Recall which player moved from Barcelona to Real Madrid in a record transfer and won the award that same year.
Updated On: Jul 13, 2026
  • Rivaldo
  • Zinedine Zidane
  • Luis Figo
  • None of them
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

This is a straight sports awards recall question about who won the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2001.

  1. Rivaldo: Rivaldo's FIFA World Player of the Year award came in 1999, two years before the year this question asks about.
  2. Zinedine Zidane: Zidane won the award in 1998 and 2000, and later again in 2003, but not in 2001.
  3. Luis Figo: Figo won the award in 2001, the same year he made his big money move from Barcelona to Real Madrid, a transfer that made headlines across football.
  4. None of them: This is wrong because Figo, one of the named players, is in fact the correct winner.

Matching each player to their actual winning year shows Figo is the one who fits 2001.

Let's summarize:

  • Rivaldo won in 1999, Zidane in 1998 and 2000.
  • Figo's win came in 2001, right after his transfer to Real Madrid.

So the correct answer is Luis Figo.

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