FIFPro granted this award between 2005–2008, in 2009 it merged with FIFA World Player of the Year which was succeeded by the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010.
FIFPro udělil toto ocenění mezi 2005-2008, v roce 2009 se ocenění sloučilo s FIFA World Player of the Year, po kterém následoval FIFA Ballon d ' Or v roce 2010.