marta was named fifa world player of the year five consecutive times between 2006 and 2010.
who was named fifa world player of the year five consecutive times between 2006 and 2010?
marta
marta is often regarded as the best female player of all time and was given the nickname "pelé in skirts" by pelé himself. she has been named fifa world player of the year six times, five of them being consecutive (from 2006 through 2010) and the latest award coming in 2018. she was a member of the brazilian national teams that won the silver medal at the 2004 and 2008 summer olympics. she was also awarded the golden ball (mvp) at the 2004 fifa u-19 women's world championship, and won both the golden ball award as the best player and the golden boot award as the top scorer in the 2007 women's world cup after leading brazil to the final of the tournament.
marta (footballer)
due to his performances with both paris saint-germain and milan, in 1995 weah was the recipient of several individual awards: he won the ballon d'or, the onze d'or, and was named fifa world player of the year, becoming the first and, currently, only native african player, to win these awards; weah dedicated his fifa world player of the year victory to his former manager, arsène wenger, stating that it was thanks to him that he was able to develop into a world class player. that year, weah also won the african player of the year award for the third time in his career, and was named to the "onze de onze" by the french football magazine "onze mondial". in 1996, weah finished second in the fifa world player of the year ranking; he was also the recipient of the fifa fair play award, and was voted the african player of the century by sport journalists from around the world.
george weah