Ronaldinho Repeats As FIFPro Winner
(Goal.com) - For the second straight year, Ronaldinho has been selected by his peers as the best player in the world.
Barcelona ace Ronaldinho claimed his second straight FIFPro World Player of the Year Award, which is voted upon by fellow professional soccer players. The Brazilian found himself on the FIFPro World XI as a result (scroll below for the list).
"This is a huge honour and also provides important motivation to keep striving for future progress," said Ronaldinho.
Barcelona players raked in several awards. Lionel Messi was selected for the ASPIRE Young FIFPro Players Players' Award, and Samuel Eto'o was voted FIFPro Merit Award winner for his inspiring stance against racism in football. The team itself was honored with the FIFPro Players for Peace Award for Barcelona's decision to allow UNICEF to advertise on the club's shirt. Four Barca players appear on the World XI list.
Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo won ASPIRE FIFPro Young Player Fan Award.
The FIFPro World XI included four players from Italy's World Cup team and three players from runners-up France.
FIFPro World XI 2006
G - Gianluigi Buffon /Italy /Juventus
D - Lilian Thuram /France /Barcelona
D - Fabio Cannavaro /Italy /Real Madrid
D - John Terry /England /Chelsa
D - Gianluca Zambrotta /Italy /Barcelona
M - Andrea Pirlo /Italy /AC Milan
M - Zinedine Zidane /France /Retired
M - Kaka /Brazil /AC Milan
F - Samuel Eto'o /Cameroon /Barcelona
F - Thierry Henry /France /Arsenal
F - Ronaldinho /Brazil /Barcelona
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Comments
At least an Italian didn't get it!
Posted by: Myles | November 6, 2006 06:04 PM
I guess his mediocre form for the last 5 months didn't factor in the voting. Quite frankly, he wasn't even the best player from Brazil. It was clearly Kaka.
Posted by: Ghost Rider | November 7, 2006 02:56 PM
samuel eto'o contunes to get a raw deal. the man who contunes to perform as his best and is the best foward in the world for the last 3 yrs. if stat. don't count nothing does
Posted by: Anonymous | November 8, 2006 01:01 PM
timmy cahill should of won AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI
Posted by: max | November 8, 2006 07:18 PM
The award was not given to an Italian so get over it.
Posted by: Myles | November 8, 2006 10:28 PM
Ronaldinhio diserves that title for all his hard work he does in Barcelona Club
Posted by: CoolTexasBoy | November 9, 2006 09:57 AM
They gave the award to whom they felt deserved it & also who the selected player's peers felt it should go to. It was not given to an Italian, that's the way it is, get over it!
Posted by: Lothar | November 9, 2006 12:17 PM
Hard to believe he got it again considering for the most part in 2006 he was missing in action regarding his form. It's politics as usual with FIFA as they always promote the poster boy aka ... flavor of the month that generates the most cash flow for the sport.
Posted by: Struchook | November 11, 2006 02:31 PM
hi ronaldinho i was just was asking my dad when my gift was comeing in
Posted by: jaryd | January 1, 2007 02:35 PM