Drogba named African player of the year
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Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba was on Thursday named African Footballer of the Year, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on its website.
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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was happy to give Didier Drogba the day off after his two-goal salvo against PSG last night. Drogba, 26, is due to collect the Marc-Vivien Foe award for the best African Footballer
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Wayne Rooney has been shortlisted for the Fifa World Player of the Year award which will be decided in December. Rooney, 18, is one of 10 players from the 35 contenders who play their football in the Premiership.
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Chelsea captain John Terry congratulates Didier Drogba after the striker scored against Aston Villa during the Premiership match at Stamford Bridge.Comment
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Brazil and AC Milan's Kaka has simply been the outstanding footballer of 2007 and proved that claim by winning the FIFA Player of the Year award on Monday to add to his European Footballer of the Year honour.
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PARIS: AC Milan&#39;s Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko, right, was last night named European footballer of the year for 2004. The 28-year-old becomes the third Ukrainian to win the award after Oleg Blockhin
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Brazilian striker Ronaldinho won FIFA's World Player of the Year award Monday, beating out France's Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.
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Landon Donovan was voted the U.S. soccer team player of the year Thursday, becoming the first three-time winner of the award.
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World number one Vijay Singh of Fiji has  been named the player of the year on the European PGA tour  despite not winning a title in Europe.
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ZURICH -- Stylish Brazilian striker Ronaldinho won FIFA&#39;s world player of the year award yesterday, ahead of France&#39;s Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.
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When the competition includes players like Thierry Henry, David Beckham, and Zinedine Zidane, you are definitely surprised to hear someone like Shevchenko winning the European Footballer of the Year award.
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South Africa winger Bryan Habana is named the International Rugby Board's player of the year.
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Thierry Henry had to settle for the runners-up spot in FIFA&#39;s World Player of the Year award for the second year running after Barcelona&#39;s brilliant Brazilian Ronaldinho took the honour.
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Samuel Eto'o became the all-time record goalscorer at the African Nations Cup Wednesday when he fired Cameroon into the quarter-finals, where Egypt will also feature despite Zambia holding the defending champions to a 1-1 draw.
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Arsenal Football Club star Thierry Henry admits to being disappointed at missing out on the FIFA World Player of the Year award. The Frenchman finished runner-up for the second season on the bounce, with Andriy
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World number one Vijay Singh of Fiji has been named the player of the year on the European PGA tour despite not winning a title in Europe.
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Arsenal Football Club forward Thierry Henry is one of three players nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year Award. The Frenchman enjoyed another successful year with the Highbury club, his goals leading them to the Premiership title last season.