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The first Fifa-crowned world footballer was a German in 1991. One year after winning the World Cup, Lothar Matthaus was honored as the best player in the world. Matthäus, who played at the Italian club Inter Milan at that time, prevailed against the French Jean-Pierre Papin and the Englishman Gary Lineker.
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