The FIFA Order of Merit is the highest honour awarded by FIFA (Internationale de Football Association). The award is presented at the annual FIFA congress. The FIFA Order of Merit holders are the most outstanding football players, coaches and referees.
These includes Franz Beckenbauer (Germany), Bobby Moore (England), Lev Yashin (Soviet Union), Eusébio (Portugal), Zico (Brazil), Nikita Simonyan (Soviet Union), Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union), Gerd Müller (Germany), Miljan Miljanić (Yugoslavia) and Pedro Escartín (Spain), among others.
