not organised by a continental confederation, or any intercontinental events not recognized by FIFA, are not taken into consideration. Men's winners Continental Men's Clubs of the Century (1901–2000) In 2009, the IFFHS released the results of a statistical study series which determined the best continental clubs of the 20th century. The ranking did not consider the performance of the teams in national football tournaments (except in the Oceania's club ranking due to limited editions held under OFC club competitions), the performance in the intercontinental or worldwide club competitions or those submitted in the IFFHS Club World Ranking, available since 1991. Based on this study, which assigned a weighted score criteria applied for each competition analysed, the below six clubs were named as "continental clubs of the century" by the IFFHS between 10 September and 13 October 2009. These clubs were awarded with a golden trophy and a certificate during the World Football Gala celebrated at Fulham, London, on 11 May 2010. The Best Man Club of the Decade In 2012, the IFFHS recognised Barcelona as the World's Best Club Team of the Decade for the first decade of the 21st century (2001–2010). In 2021, Barcelona were recognised as the world's best club also for the second decade (2011–2020). Women's winners The World's Strongest National League Men's league The Strongest National League of the Decade Women's league The World's Best Player Men's winners From 1991 until 2009, FIFA continued this distinction named "FIFA World Player of the Year"; this award was later replaced by the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010, and The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016. The award was reinstated in 2020. Women's winners The World's Best Man Player of the Century (1901–2000) The World's Best Woman Player of the Century (1901–2000) IFFHS gave out an award decided by votes which was conducted with the participation of journalists and former players (no further details given). The World's Best Youth (U20) Player The award was introduced in 2021. Men's winners Women's winners The World's Best Playmaker Men's winners The IFFHS World's Best Playmaker is a footballing award which, since 2006, is given annually to the best playmaker of the year, as chosen by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). The award is awarded at the end of the year at the World Football Gala: the winning playmaker is awarded a gold trophy. Argentina's Lionel Messi has won