NOMINEE	THE SKINNY
	Overrated	U.S. men's national team	With an IMG contract and a $50 million surplus from World Cup '94, no country has a greater disparity between its bloated war chest and its actual talent level.
	Underrated	Kristine Lilly, U.S.	Sorry, Mia Hamm: the world's best female player is Lilly, who can dominate a game on offense and defense.
	Annoying	Rupert Murdoch	Magnate/robber baron paid $1 billion for Manchester United to use as leverage in worldwide TV takeover -- yet knows next to nothing about the sport.
	Breakthrough	Michael Owen, England	Phenom forward scored the most breathtaking goal of World Cup '98 against Argentina and led the Premier League in scoring, both before his 19th birthday.
	Uplifting	José Luís Chilavert, Paraguay	World Cup '98's most poignant moment was the goal-scoring goalkeeper yanking his crying teammates from the turf after France had beaten Paraguay with the first sudden-death goal in Cup history.
	MVP	Zinedine Zidane, France	After making a hash of his first World Cup (he missed two games after drawing a red card), Zizou had the sang-froid to score with two headers off free kicks in in the home team's stunning 3-0 win against Brazil in the final.
	Storyline to Follow in 1999	Arena football	How will the new-look U.S. team develop under coach Bruce Arena? The best chance to find out will come at next August's FIFA Confederations Cup, where the Yanks will play Brazil and France.