FIFA Order of Merit

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The FIFA Order of Merit is the highest honour awarded by FIFA. The award is presented at the annual FIFA congress. It is awarded to people who are considered to have made a significant contribution to football.

Most awards have been given to individuals. On FIFA's centennial congress they made one award for every decade of their existence. These awards were also handed out to fans, organisations, clubs, and one to African Football. These were referred to as the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit.

The winner doesn't have to be directly involved with football to recive it. One such notable non footballing personality was Nelson Mandela who won it for bringing South Africa back to international football.

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Recipient Year Nationality
Francisco Varallo 1994 Argentinian
Zico 1996 Brazilian
Bobby Moore 1996 English
Salif Keita 1996 Mali
Michelle Akers 1998 American
Larbi Ben Barek 1998 French
Gilmar 1998 Brazilian
Gerd Müller 1998 German
Fernand Sastre 1998 French
Franz Beckenbauer 2004 German
Pelé 2004 Brazilian
Lee Ramoon 2004 Cayman Islands
Johnny Warren 2004 Australian

Recipient Year Nationality
Farouk Bouzo 1996 Syrian
Javier Arriaga Muñiz 1996 Mexican

Recipient Year Nationality
Maurice Burlaz 1996 French
Guillermo Canedo 1998 Mexican
Henry Fok 1998 Chinese
Julio Grondona 1998 Argentineian
Viacheslav Koloskov 1998 Russian
Bert Millichip 1998 English
Karl Heinz Weigang 1998 Sri Lankan
Santiago Bernabéu 2002 Spanish
João Havelange 2004 Brazilian
Jules Rimet 2004 French

Recipient Year Nationality
Henry Kissinger 1996 American
Nelson Mandela 1998 South African
K. Ziauddin India

Recipient Year Nationality
Real Madrid 2004 Spain
Sheffield F.C. 2004 England

Recipient Year Nationality Corporation
Douglas Ivester 1996 American Coca-Cola
Robert Louis-Dreyfus 1996 French Adidas
Adidas 2004 German N/A
Coca-Cola 2004 American N/A
Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive 2004 French N/A

Recipient Year
African Football 2004
Fans of Japan 2004
Fans of Korea 2004
Uruguay FA 2004
International Football Association Board 2004
Television 2004
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