World Soccer | |
Editor: | Stephen Fishlock |
Editor Title: | Editor |
Frequency: | Monthly |
Circulation: | 331,000 (Jan–Dec 2013)[1] |
Category: | Football |
Company: | Kelsey Media |
Founded: | 1960 |
Based: | Farnborough, Hampshire, UK |
Language: | English |
Issn: | 0043-9037 |
World Soccer is an English-language football magazine, published by Kelsey Media. The magazine was established in 1960 and is the oldest continually published football magazine in the United Kingdom.[2] [3] It specialises in the international football scene. Its regular contributing writers include Brian Glanville, Keir Radnedge, Sid Lowe, Tim Vickery, and Henry Winter. World Soccer is a member of the European Sports Media (ESM), an umbrella group of similar magazines printed in other languages. The members of this group elect a European "Team of the Month" and a European "Team of the Year".
Since 1982, World Soccer has also organised "Player of the Year", "Manager of the Year" and "Team of the Year" awards.[4] [5]
The magazine was first published in London in October 1960, by Echo Publications. The first edition featured an image of Titus Buberník and Svatopluk Pluskal on the front cover.[6] It was edited by Robert Bolle, with Graham Payne, editor of weekly sister publication Soccer Star, as features editor; Jack Rollin, who later edited The Football Yearbook for many years, as home editor; and Eric Batty as overseas editor.[7] [8] Batty, who later edited the magazine, published an annual World XI from 1960 to 1992.[9] Brian Glanville has written a column for the magazine since April 1963.[10] [11] In 1970, Soccer Star, which was first published on 20 September 1952 as Raich Carter's Soccer Star, was incorporated into World Soccer.[12] Keir Radnedge, who had been associate editor, took over from Philip Rising as editor in the late 1980s and was replaced by deputy editor Gavin Hamilton in January 1998 and became executive editor.[13] Radnedge continues to have a monthly column in the magazine.[14] [15] [16]
TI Media (formerly IPC Magazines, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) published the magazine until the May 2020 issue with Kelsey Media taking over the following issue after they acquired the title from Future plc (owner of competing title FourFourTwo), the corporate successor of TI Media.[17] Hamilton, who had worked for World Soccer for 26 years, stepped down as editor after publishing the 60th anniversary edition in June 2020.[18]
Other regular contributors have included Paul Gardner, with a focus on football in the United States; David Conn; Jonathan Wilson; Mark Gleeson on African football; Tim Vickery, Brian Homewood and Eric Weil on South American football.
Year | Player | Club | |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | (23%) | Juventus | |
1983 | (28%) | Udinese Calcio | |
1984 | (54%) | Juventus | |
1985 | (21%) | Juventus | |
1986 | (36%) | S.S.C. Napoli | |
1987 | (39%) | A.C. Milan | |
1988 | (43%) | A.C. Milan | |
1989 | (24%) | A.C. Milan | |
1990 | (22%) | Inter Milan | |
1991 | (25%) | Olympique de Marseille | |
1992 | (19%) | A.C. Milan | |
1993 | (14%) | Juventus | |
1994 | (27%) | A.C. Milan | |
1995 | (18%) | Juventus | |
1996 | (17%) | FC Barcelona | |
1997 | (27%) | FC Barcelona & Inter Milan | |
1998 | (23%) | Juventus | |
1999 | (42%) | FC Barcelona | |
2000 | (26%) | FC Barcelona & Real Madrid | |
2001 | (31%) | Liverpool F.C. | |
2002 | (26%) | Inter Milan & Real Madrid | |
2003 | (36% | Juventus | |
2004 | (29%) | FC Barcelona | |
2005 | (39%) | FC Barcelona | |
2006 | (40%) | Juventus & Real Madrid | |
2007 | (52%) | A.C. Milan[19] | |
2008 | (48.4%) | Manchester United[20] | |
2009 | (43.2%) | FC Barcelona[21] | |
2010 | (25.8%) | FC Barcelona[22] | |
2011 | (60.2%) | FC Barcelona[23] | |
2012 | (47.33%) | FC Barcelona[24] | |
2013 | Real Madrid[25] | ||
2014 | Real Madrid[26] | ||
2015 | FC Barcelona[27] | ||
2016 | Real Madrid[28] | ||
2017 | Real Madrid[29] | ||
2018 | Real Madrid[30] | ||
2019 | FC Barcelona[31] | ||
2020 | Bayern Munich[32] | ||
2021 | Bayern Munich[33] | ||
2022 | Paris Saint-Germain[34] [35] | ||
2023 | Manchester City[36] |
Player | Wins | |
---|---|---|
1 | 6 | |
2 | 5 | |
3 | 3 | |
4 | 2 | |
9 | 1 | |
Country | Wins | |
---|---|---|
1 | 8 | |
2 | 7 | |
3 | 6 | |
4 | 5 | |
5 | 4 | |
7 | 2 | |
8 | 1 | |
League | Wins | |
---|---|---|
1 | 20 | |
2 | 19 | |
3 | 3 | |
4 | 2 | |
Year | Player | Club | |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | (30%) | Santos FC & Real Madrid | |
2006 | (36%) | FC Barcelona[37] | |
2007 | (34%) | FC Barcelona[38] | |
2008 | (44%) | FC Barcelona | |
2009 | (45.1) | Atlético Madrid | |
2010 | (45.8) | Bayern Munich | |
2011 | (29.2%) | Santos FC |
Year | Manager | Team | |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | (49%) | ||
1983 | (29%) | Denmark | |
1984 | (30%) | France | |
1985 | (30%) | FC Barcelona | |
1986 | (15%) | Belgium | |
1987 | (25%) | Ajax Amsterdam | |
1988 | (48%) | Netherlands & Bayer Leverkusen | |
1989 | (42%) | AC Milan | |
1990 | (53%) | Germany | |
1991 | (42%) | France | |
1992 | (28%) | Denmark | |
1993 | (21%) | Manchester United | |
1994 | (17%) | Brazil | |
1995 | (42%) | Ajax Amsterdam | |
1996 | (28%) | Germany | |
1997 | (17%) | Borussia Dortmund | |
1998 | (28%) | Arsenal | |
1999 | (60%) | Manchester United | |
2000 | (18%) | Italy | |
2001 | (28%) | Liverpool F.C. | |
2002 | (28%) | South Korea | |
2003 | (20%) | A.C. Milan | |
2004 | (36%) | FC Porto & Chelsea | |
2005 | (34.1%) | Chelsea[39] | |
2006 | (36%) | Italy | |
2007 | (26%) | Manchester United | |
2008 | (38%) | Manchester United | |
2009 | (62.1%) | FC Barcelona | |
2010 | (48.3%) | Inter Milan & Real Madrid | |
2011 | (33.1%) | FC Barcelona | |
2012 | (28.49%) | Spain | |
2013 | Bayern Munich | ||
2014 | Germany | ||
2015 | FC Barcelona | ||
2016 | Leicester City[40] | ||
2017 | Real Madrid | ||
2018 | France[41] | ||
2019 | Liverpool F.C. | ||
2020 | Bayern Munich | ||
2021 | Italy | ||
2022 | Argentina | ||
2023 | Manchester City[42] |
Manager | Wins | |
---|---|---|
1 | 4 | |
2 | 3 | |
Country | Wins | |
---|---|---|
1 | 8 | |
2 | 7 | |
3 | 6 | |
4 | 5 | |
5 | 4 | |
7 | 3 | |
8 | 1 | |
|
Team | Wins | |
---|---|---|
1 | 5 | |
2 | 4 | |
3 | 3 | |
6 | 2 | |
Year | Rank | Player | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 1st | Pernille Harder | Wolfsburg Chelsea | 11 |
2nd | Vivianne Miedema | Arsenal | 6 | |
3rd | Wendie Renard | Lyon | 5 | |
2021 | 1st | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona | 89 |
2nd | Jennifer Hermoso | Barcelona | 55 | |
3rd | Vivianne Miedema | Arsenal | 52 | |
2022 | 1st | Beth Mead | Arsenal | — |
2023 | 1st | Aitana Bonmatí | Barcelona | 178 |
2nd | Sam Kerr | Chelsea | 94 | |
3rd | Mary Earps | Manchester United | 42 |
Year | Rank | Referee | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | scope=col style="background-color:gold" | 1st | Pierluigi Collina | 30.6% |
scope=col style="background-color:silver" | 2nd | Kim Milton Nielsen | 19.7% | |
scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966" | 3rd | Markus Merk | 16.3% | |
2006 | scope=col style="background-color:gold" | 1st | Horacio Elizondo | 38.7% |
scope=col style="background-color:silver" | 2nd | Benito Archundia | 30.5% | |
scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966" | 3rd | Ľuboš Micheľ | 8.5% |
The list is based on the voting poll consisted of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world.[53]
(Published July 2013)[53]
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 31 | 41.89% | |
2 | 6 | 8.11% | |
4 | 5 | 6.76% | |
6 | 4 | 5.41% | |
7 | 3 | 4.05% | |
8 | 2 | 2.70% | |
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 48 | 64.86% | |
2 | 24 | 32.43% | |
3 | 18 | 24.32% | |
4 | 13 | 17.57% | |
5 | 11 | 14.86% | |
6 | 7 | 9.46% | |
7 | 6 | 8.11% | |
8 | 4 | 5.41% | |
9 | 3 | 4.05% | |
10 | 2 | 2.70% | |
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 68 | 91.89% | ||
2 | 23 | 31.08% | ||
3 | 22 | 29.73% | ||
4 | 4 | 5.41% | ||
5 | 3 | 4.05% | ||
9 | 2 | 2.70% |
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 64 | 86.49% | |
2 | 58 | 78.38% | |
3 | 28 | 37.84% | |
4 | 24 | 32.43% | |
5 | 18 | 24.32% | |
6 | 15 | 20.27% | |
7 | 12 | 16.22% | |
8 | 7 | 9.46% | |
9 | 5 | 6.76% | |
11 | 4 | 5.41% | |
13 | 3 | 4.05% | |
15 | 2 | 2.70% | |
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 56 | 75.68% | |
2 | 46 | 62.16% | |
3 | 11 | 14.86% | |
4 | 9 | 12.16% | |
5 | 5 | 6.76% | |
6 | 4 | 5.41% | |
7 | 2 | 2.70% | |
The list is based on the voting poll consisting of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world with each having been allotted 5 managerial picks.
(Published July 2013)[53] [54]
Key
Managers in bold are ranked by World Soccer, France Football and ESPN[55] [56] [57]
Pos. | Name | Years | Notable teams | Votes | % of votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1974–2013 | 49 | 66.22% | |||
2 | 1960–1992 | 46 | 62.16% | |||
3 | 2000– | 21 | 28.38% | |||
4 | 1944–1970, 1973–1981 | 19 | 25.68% | |||
5 | 2007– | 18 | 24.32% | |||
6 | 1985–1999, 2001 | 15 | 20.27% | |||
7 | 1969–2002 | 14 | 18.92% | |||
8 | 1974–1983 | 12 | 16.22% | |||
9 | 1907–1918, 1921–1934 | Northampton Town, Leeds City, Huddersfield Town, Arsenal | 9 | 12.16% | ||
1933–1939, 1945–1951, 1953–1962, 1964–1967, 1973 | Milan, São Paulo, Porto, Benfica, Peñarol | |||||
1962–1992 | Feyenoord, Sevilla, Netherlands national team, Brugge, Hamburger SV | |||||
1966–1991, 1994–2001 | Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team, Vasco da Gama | |||||
13 | 1912–1922, 1924–1926, 1929–1948 | 8 | 10.81% | |||
1987–1990, 1994, 1996, 1999–2005, 2008–2016 | Real Madrid, Beşiktaş, Spain national team | |||||
1982–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2019 | Napoli, Juventus, Inter Milan, Italy national team, Guangzhou Evergrande, China national team | |||||
1969–1996 | Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team | |||||
17 | 1965–1993 | 7 | 9.46% | |||
18 | 1983–2004, 2007–2014 | Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Switzerland national team | 6 | 8.11% | ||
19 | 1930–1942, 1945–1946, 1950–1964 | 5 | 6.76% | |||
1949–1974 | ||||||
1974–2013 | Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Fiorentina, Italy national team | |||||
22 | 1970, 1972–1984, 1986–1994, 1996–1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 | 4 | 5.41% | |||
23 | 1964–1986 | 3 | 4.05% | |||
1910–1912, 1914–1921, 1924, 1924–1927, 1931–1939 | MTK Budapest, Netherlands national team, Fulham, Aston Villa | |||||
1948–1983 | Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona, 1. FC Köln | |||||
1952–1984 | Germany national team | |||||
1991–2015, 2017–2018 | Milan, Real Madrid, Roma, Juventus, England national team | |||||
28 | 1984–1991, 1993–1994, 1996 | 2 | 2.70% | |||
1971, 1973–1993, 1996, 1998–2000, 2003–2004 | Estudiantes, Colombia national team, Argentina national team, Sevilla, Boca Juniors | |||||
1985–1996 | AFC Ajax, Barcelona | |||||
1937–1942, 1947–1950, 1955–1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1966 | São Paulo, Brazil national team, Boca Juniors | |||||
1955–1974, 1977–1978 | Ipswich Town, England national team | |||||
1940–1946, 1949–1957 | Hungary national team | |||||
1960–1985 | Celtic Glasgow, Scotland national team, Leeds United | |||||
1982–2019 | Brazil national team, Portugal national team, Grêmio, Palmeiras, Chelsea | |||||
36 | 1974–2009 | 1 | 1.35% | |||
1965– | AFC Ajax, Netherlands national team, Real Madrid, Feyenoord | |||||
1993– | Valencia, Liverpool, Internazionale, Chelsea, Napoli, Real Madrid, Newcastle United | |||||
1990– | Newell's Old Boys, América, Vélez Sarsfield, Argentina, Chile, Athletic Bilbao, Marseille, Leeds United | |||||
1981– | Chicago Fire, MetroStars, United States national team, Egypt national team, Los Angeles FC | |||||
1945–1969, 1970–1971 | Manchester United | |||||
1973–1996 | Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Republic of Ireland national team | |||||
1959–1985 | Legia Warsaw, Poland national team, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos | |||||
1979–2018 | Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Benfica, Schalke | |||||
1973–2011 | Paris Saint-Germain, France national team, Liverpool, Lyon | |||||
1967–2004 | Hajduk Split, Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia national team, Ajax, Anderlecht, Standard Liège, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Panathinaikos, Porto, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid, Marseille | |||||
1952–1987 | Steaua București, Ajax, France national team, Romania national team, Panathinaikos, Monaco | |||||
1970–2000 | Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona | |||||
1912–14, 1919–37 | Austria national team | |||||
1972–2010, 2012 | Fortuna Düsseldorf, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Greece national team | |||||
1968–2010 | Fluminense, Brazil national team, Valencia, Fenerbahçe, Corinthians, South Africa national team | |||||
1973–1990, 1993–1997 | Polish national team | |||||
1947–1977 | Padova, Milan | |||||
1926–1940 | Internazionale, Bologna | |||||
1984–2018 | Monaco, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal | |||||
1946–1962 | England national team | |||||
In the December 1999 issue, a readers' poll listing the 100 greatest football players of the 20th century was published.[58]
In 2009, a World Player of the Decade was announced based on the reader's votes from 2000 to 2009 in the annual Player of the Year polls.[59]
Player | Points | |
---|---|---|
1 | Ronaldinho | 781 |
2 | Lionel Messi | 759 |
3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 708 |
4 | Thierry Henry | 619 |
5 | Kaká | 567 |
6 | Fabio Cannavaro | 401 |
7 | Pavel Nedvěd | 394 |
8 | Michael Owen | 330 |
9 | Luís Figo | 290 |
10 | Zinedine Zidane | 270 |
11 | Raúl | 261 |
12 | Ronaldo | 260 |
13 | Andriy Shevchenko | 230 |
14 | Andrés Iniesta | 215 |
15 | Michael Ballack | 180 |
16 | Xavi | 163 |
17 | Rivaldo | 150 |
18 | Fernando Torres | 149 |
19 | Samuel Eto'o | 146 |
Frank Lampard |
Player | Points | |
---|---|---|
21 | Steven Gerrard | 134 |
22 | Deco | 130 |
23 | Francesco Totti | 107 |
24 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 99 |
25 | Oliver Kahn | 90 |
26 | Paolo Maldini | 82 |
27 | Didier Drogba | 79 |
28 | Juan Román Riquelme | 77 |
29 | Adriano | 73 |
30 | Iker Casillas | 59 |
31 | Andrey Arshavin | 54 |
32 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 53 |
33 | Gianluigi Buffon | 49 |
34 | David Villa | 46 |
35 | Roy Makaay | 40 |
36 | David Beckham | 37 |
37 | Wayne Rooney | 36 |
38 | Diego Forlán | 21 |
39 | Gabriel Batistuta | 20 |
Henrik Larsson |
Since the first year of publication of World Soccer and over a 30-year period, overseas editor Eric Batty published his team selection of the best players over the season.
Eric Batty's World XI | |||||||||
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Year | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | |||||
1960[60] | |||||||||
1961 | Gyula Grosics | Orvar Bergmark Nílton Santos | Francisco Gento | Pelé Alfredo Di Stéfano Ferenc Puskás | |||||
1962 | Germano | Francisco Gento | Pelé Alfredo Di Stéfano Ferenc Puskás | ||||||
1963 | Djalma Santos Fahrudin Jusufi | Pelé Alfredo Di Stéfano Ferenc Puskás | |||||||
1964 | Lev Yashin | Mário Coluna Josef Masopust Luis Suárez | Pelé Alfredo Di Stéfano | ||||||
1965 | Djalma Santos Germano Giacinto Facchetti | Mário Coluna José Augusto Luis Suárez | Pelé | ||||||
1966 | Lev Yashin | Giacinto Facchetti | Mário Coluna | Pelé | |||||
1967 | Lev Yashin | Mário Coluna Ján Popluhár Giacinto Facchetti | Franz Beckenbauer Dimitar Yakimov | Sandro Mazzola Ferenc Bene János Farkas | |||||
1968 | Fahrudin Jusufi Ján Popluhár Giacinto Facchetti | Franz Beckenbauer | Ferenc Bene Sandro Mazzola Geoff Hurst | ||||||
1969 | Franz Beckenbauer Giacinto Facchetti | Martin Peters Bobby Moore | Ferenc Bene Geoff Hurst Włodzimierz Lubański | ||||||
1970 | did not publish | ||||||||
1971[61] | Gordon Banks | Franz Beckenbauer Bobby Moore | Sandro Mazzola | Gerd Müller | |||||
1972 | Gordon Banks | Bobby Moore | Franz Beckenbauer | Włodzimierz Lubański Gerd Müller Jairzinho | |||||
1973 | Bobby Moore | Günter Netzer Franz Beckenbauer | Dragan Džajić Gerd Müller Włodzimierz Lubański | ||||||
1974 | Paul Breitner Franz Beckenbauer | Sandro Mazzola | Gerd Müller | ||||||
1975 | Dino Zoff | Berti Vogts | Paul Breitner Günter Netzer Franz Beckenbauer | Grzegorz Lato | |||||
1976 | Paul Breitner Franz Beckenbauer Colin Todd | Gerd Müller | |||||||
1977 | Luís Pereira Franz Beckenbauer Berti Vogts | Johan Cruyff Rainer Bonhof | Gerd Müller | ||||||
1978 | Luís Pereira Ruud Krol | Rob Rensenbrink Gerd Müller Franco Causio | |||||||
1979 | did not publish | ||||||||
1980 | did not publish | ||||||||
1981 | did not publish | ||||||||
1982[62] | Peter Shilton | Osvaldo Ardiles | |||||||
1983 | Peter Shilton | Alain Giresse Daniel Passarella Marius Trésor Jaime Duarte | Sócrates Osvaldo Ardiles Michel Platini Falcão | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | |||||
1984 | Alain Giresse | Sócrates Michel Platini | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | ||||||
1985 | Peter Shilton | Morten Olsen | Jean Tigana Alain Giresse Michel Platini | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | |||||
1986 | Rinat Dasayev | Morten Olsen Antonio Maceda Maxime Bossis | Jean Tigana Alain Giresse | ||||||
1987 | Rinat Dasayev | Manuel Amoros | Luis Fernández Jean Tigana Diego Maradona Míchel | Gary Lineker | |||||
1988 | did not publish | ||||||||
1989 | Peter Shilton | Míchel | |||||||
1990 | Peter Shilton | Franco Baresi | Paulo Silas Rafael Martín Vázquez | Marco van Basten | |||||
1991 | Riccardo Ferri | Valdo Dunga Rafael Martín Vázquez | Mark Hughes Darko Pančev | ||||||
1992 | Ronald Koeman Laurent Blanc | Frank Rijkaard | Marco van Basten | ||||||
World Soccer World XI | |||||||||
2012[63] | valign=top | Iker Casillas | valign=top | Jordi Alba Sergio Ramos Vincent Kompany Philipp Lahm | valign=top | Andrés Iniesta Andrea Pirlo Xavi | valign=top | Cristiano Ronaldo Radamel Falcao Lionel Messi |
Appearances | Player | First | Last |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 1966 | 1977 | |
8 | 1969 | 1978 | |
7 | 1960 | 1966 | |
6 | 1964 | 1969 | |
1978 | 1990 | ||
5 | 1960 | 1965 | |
1963 | 1967 | ||
1965 | 1974 | ||
1968 | 1973 | ||
1982 | 1986 | ||
4 | 1960 | 1963 | |
1963 | 1967 | ||
1966 | 1969 | ||
1968 | 1973 | ||
1972 | 1976 | ||
1982 | 1985 | ||
1982 | 1985 | ||
1984 | 1987 | ||
3 | 1960 | 1962 | |
1961 | 1965 | ||
1962 | 1965 | ||
1962 | 1968 | ||
1963 | 1965 | ||
1964 | 1968 | ||
1967 | 1969 | ||
1969 | 1972 | ||
1971 | 1977 | ||
1972 | 1975 | ||
1974 | 1978 | ||
1978 | 1983 | ||
1982 | 1984 | ||
1984 | 1986 | ||
1984 | 1987 | ||
1986 | 1989 | ||
1989 | 1991 | ||
1989 | 1992 | ||