Q: Passage: The 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Luis Figo by the slim margin of 12 points. David Beckham was again forced into second place.

Question: Based on this passage, who won the fifa world best player 2001? Let's give stream of consciousness first:
To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: The 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Luis Figo by the slim margin of 12 points. Therefore, the final answer is Luis Figo.