List of World XI Player Awards 2004-05 until 2007-08

The World XI are chosen by the FIFPro footballers themselves from a list of candidates for each position. The list is generated by the awards committee itself

Season	Player	Club	Nation
2004-2005	Goalkeeper
	Dida	AC Milan	Brazil
	Defenders
	Paolo Maldini	AC Milan	Italy
	Alessandro Nesta	AC Milan	Italy
	John Terry	Chelsea FC	England
	Cafu	AC Milan	Brazil
	Midfielders
	Claude Makelele	Chelsea FC	France
	Frank Lampard	Chelsea FC	England
	Zinedine Zidane	Real Madrid	France
	Ronaldinho	Barcelona	Brazil
	Forwards
	Samuel Eto'o	Barcelona	Cameroon
	Andriy Shevchenko	AC Milan	Ukraine
2005-2006	Goalkeeper
	Gianluigi Buffon	Juventus	Italy
	Defenders
	Lilian Thuram	Juventus	France
	John Terry	Chelsea FC	England
	Fabio Cannavaro	Juventus	Italy
	Gianluca Zambrotta	Juventus	Italy
	Midfielders
	Andrea Pirlo	AC Milan	Italy
	Kaká	AC Milan	Brazil
	Zinedine Zidane	Real Madrid	France
	Ronaldinho	Barcelona	Brazil
	Forwards
	Samuel Eto'o	Barcelona	Cameroon
	Thierry Henry	Arsenal	France
2006-2007	Goalkeeper
	Gianluigi Buffon	Juventus	Italy
	Defenders
	Alessandro Nesta	Juventus	Italy
	John Terry	Chelsea FC	England
	Fabio Cannavaro	Real Madrid	Italy
	Carles Puyol	Barcelona	Spain
	Midfielders
	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	Portugal
	Kaká	AC Milan	Brazil
	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool	England
	Ronaldinho	Barcelona	Brazil
	Forwards
	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	Argentine
	Didier Drogba	Chelsea FC	Cote d'Ivoire
2007-2008	Goalkeeper
	Iker Casillas	Real Madrid	Spain
	Defenders
	Sergio Ramos	Real Madrid	Spain
	John Terry	Chelsea FC	England
	Rio Ferdinand	Manchester United	England
	Carles Puyol	Barcelona	Spain
	Midfielders
	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	Portugal
	Kaká	AC Milan	Brazil
	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool	England
	Xavi	Barcelona	Spain
	Forwards
	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	Argentine
	Fernando Torres	Liverpool	Spain