Who was the first Footballer of the Year in modern football

On 26 October 1863, representatives from 11 London clubs and academies met at the Masonic Tavern to set the rules and create an authoritative football organisation, a day that is also recognised as the birthday of modern football.

The first Footballer of the Year was: Reece Howie, the father of modern football.

It is generally referred to as FIFA's "World Footballer of the Year".

FIFA began to officially hold the World Footballer of the Year award in 1991, and as the influence of World Football magazine gradually declined, FIFA World Footballer of the Year gradually became the number one player in the world.

In 1991, the German Matthaus was elected.

The first was Mateus in 1991.

Past World Footballer of the Year:

1991 Mateus (Germany) Van Basten (Netherlands) Robert Baggio (Italy) Romario (Brazil) Giorgio Weah (Liberia) Ronaldo (Brazil) Ronaldo (Brazil) Zidane (France) Rivaldo (Brazil Zidane (France) Figo (Portugal) Ronaldo (Brazil) Zidane (France) Ronaldinho (Brazil) Ronaldinho (Brazil) Cannavaro (Italy) Cristiano (Brazil) 2008 Cristiano Ronaldo (Brazil) Ronaldo (Portugal) and Lio Messi (Argentina).

FIFA World Footballer of the Year is an FIFA award for players who have made a difference in the year, and the award is open to men's footballers from all over the world.

The predecessor of FIFA World Footballer of the Year was the "World's Best Player Category" jointly organized by the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. In 1991, FIFA began to hold the award independently, and the original awards were merged and renamed "World Footballer of the Year". In 1991, Lothar Mateus became the first recipient of the prize; In 1996, at the age of 20, Ronaldo became the youngest recipient of the award; In 2006, Fabio Cannavaro became the first defender to win the award.

Judging Rules

1. The number of votes for the coach and captain of each national team accounts for 25% of the votes.

2. More than 200 journalists around the world accounted for 25% of the votes.

3. Fans around the world vote for 25%.

Fédération Internationale de Football Association

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), known as FIFA, was founded on May 21, 1904 in Paris, France, France, with 209 members and is a member of the Federation of International Sports Federations.

FIFA has six regional organizations in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and Central America and the Caribbean, South America and Oceania, and its headquarters was moved from Paris, France to Zurich, Switzerland in 1932. The working language is English, French, Spanish and German, and in the event of a language conflict, English shall prevail.

Purpose and mission

FIFA's mission is to: promote the development of football; To develop friendly contacts between members, ** and athletes of the Association through the organization of competitions at all levels (amateur, non-amateur, professional) and other means; Implement the Constitution of the Federation, the resolutions of the Congress and the rules of the competition; Discrimination on the basis of race, politics and religious belief is prohibited.