1991
 
1st Lothar Matthäus  West Germany  Interternazionale
2nd Jean-Pierre Papin  France  Marseille
3rd Gary Lineker  England  Tottenham Hotspur

1992
 
1st Marco van Basten  Netherlands  Milan
2nd Hristo Stoichkov  Bulgaria  Barcelona
3rd Thomas Häßler  Germany  AS Roma
1993
 
1st Roberto Baggio  Italy  Juventus
2nd Romário  Brazil  Barcelona
 PSV Eindhoven
3rd Dennis Bergkamp  Netherlands  Internazionale
 Ajax
1994
 1st Romário  Brazil  Barcelona
2nd Hristo Stoichkov  Bulgaria  Barcelona
3rd Roberto Baggio  Italy  Juventus
1995
 1st George Weah  Liberia  Milan
 Paris Saint-Germain
2nd Paolo Maldini  Italy  Milan
3rd Jürgen Klinsmann  Germany  Bayern Munich
 Tottenham Hotspur
1996
 1st Ronaldo  Brazil  Barcelona
 PSV Eindhoven
2nd George Weah  Liberia  Milan
3rd Alan Shearer  England  Newcastle United
 Blackburn Rovers
1997
 1st Ronaldo  Brazil  Internazionale
 Barcelona
2nd Roberto Carlos  Brazil  Real Madrid
3rd
(tie) Dennis Bergkamp  Netherlands  Arsenal
Zinedine Zidane  France  Juventus
1998
 1st Zinedine Zidane  France  Juventus
2nd Ronaldo  Brazil  Internazionale
3rd Davor Šuker  Croatia  Real Madrid
1999
 1st Rivaldo  Brazil  Barcelona
2nd David Beckham  England  Manchester United
3rd Gabriel Batistuta  Argentina  Fiorentina
2000
 1st Zinedine Zidane  France  Juventus
2nd Luís Figo  Portugal  Real Madrid
 Barcelona
3rd Rivaldo  Brazil  Barcelona
2001
 1st Luís Figo  Portugal  Real Madrid
2nd David Beckham  England  Manchester United
3rd Raul Gonzalez Blanco  Spain  Real Madrid
2002
 1st Ronaldo  Brazil  Real Madrid
 Internazionale
2nd Oliver Kahn  Germany  Bayern Munich
3rd Zinedine Zidane  France  Real Madrid
2003
 1st Zinedine Zidane  France  Real Madrid
2nd Thierry Henry  France  Arsenal
3rd Ronaldo  Brazil  Real Madrid
2004
 1st Ronaldinho  Brazil  Barcelona
2nd Thierry Henry  France  Arsenal
3rd Andriy Shevchenko  Ukraine  Milan
2005
 1st Ronaldinho  Brazil  Barcelona
2nd Frank Lampard  England  Chelsea
3rd Samuel Eto'o  Cameroon  Barcelona
2006
 1st Fabio Cannavaro  Italy  Real Madrid
 Juventus
2nd Zinedine Zidane  France  Real Madrid
3rd Ronaldinho  Brazil  Barcelona
2007
 1st Kaká  Brazil  Milan
2nd Lionel Messi  Argentina  Barcelona
3rd Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal  Manchester United
2008
 1st Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal  Manchester United
2nd Lionel Messi  Argentina  Barcelona
3rd Fernando Torres  Spain  Liverpool
2009
 1st Lionel Messi  Argentina  Barcelona
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal  Real Madrid
 Manchester United
3rd Andres Iniesta  Spain  Barcelona