<Table> 2001 FIFA World Player of the year <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2000 2002 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2000 2002 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Luís Figo by the slim margin of 12 points . David Beckham was again forced into second place . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Player </Td> <Td> 5 points </Td> <Td> 3 points </Td> <Td> 1 point </Td> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> Team </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Luís Figo </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 250 </Td> <Td> Real Madrid </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> David Beckham </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 238 </Td> <Td> Manchester United </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Raúl </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 96 </Td> <Td> Real Madrid </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Zinedine Zidane </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 94 </Td> <Td> Juventus Real Madrid </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Rivaldo </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 92 </Td> <Td> Barcelona </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Juan Sebastián Verón </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 71 </Td> <Td> Lazio Manchester United </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Oliver Kahn </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> Bayern Munich </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Michael Owen </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 61 </Td> <Td> Liverpool </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Andriy Shevchenko </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> Milan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Francesco Totti </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Roma </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Who won the fifa world best player 2001