I think it was 1999.
Ronaldo Lima of Brazil won the F.I.F.A footballer of the year in 2002. Ronaldo is the youngest player to win this award at 20 years, and he is the only footballer beside Zinedine Zidane to win the footballer of the year on three different times.
Yes Ronaldo Lima was the only footballer in the world with Zidane to ever win the F.I.F.A footballer of the year three times.
2008
Both Zidane and Ronaldo are the only players to win the F.I.F.A player award three times.
The Brazilian Ronaldo has won the footballer of the year three times.
The French mfootballer Zinedine Zidane won the footballer of the year in 2003.
This is a personal opinion ,it is Lionel Messi, as at 22 to win both the European footballer of the year and the F.I.F.A footballer of the year he must be really good.
Denis Law
The major trophies won by Zidane are the world cup 1998 and the Euro Cup 2002.
The better player was Zinadine Zidane any day, Zidane won the world player of the year three times, Ronaldo has won it once, Zidane has won the world cup as well as the European cup. Ronaldo has yet to win these cups, Zidane scored more goals in open play. Ronaldo has scored more goals from free kicks and penalties.
Ronoldhino has won the f.i.f.a footballer of the year twice.
yes it is Lionel Messi., to win both European footballer and f.i.F.A footballer of the year you must be realy good.