Ronaldinho named 2004 FIFA World Footballer of the Year
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ZURICH - Brazil&#39;s Ronaldinho was named 2004 FIFA World Footballer of the Year here on Monday to cap a fine 12 months for both club and country.
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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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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Brazilian star Ronaldinho was named the world&#39;s top soccer player by FIFA, the sport&#39;s governing body on Monday.
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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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Brazil has the most nominations for FIFA&#39;s World Player of the Year award, with Real Madrid&#39;s Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos among six in contention, FIFA said Tuesday.
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AC Milan and Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko has been named European Footballer of the Year. Barcelona&#39;s Deco and Ronaldinho were second and third with Arsenal striker Thierry Henry fourth.
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Zurich, Switzerland (Sports Network) - Barcelona&#39;s Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho earned FIFA Player of the Year honors Monday, beating Arsenal&#39;s French striker Thierry Henry by 68 points.
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ARSENALâS Thierry Henry is one of three finalists for FIFA&#39;s 2004 World Player of Year award. Barcelona&#39;s brilliant Brazilian Ronaldinho and Ukrainian hitman Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan make up the shortlist for coveted the gong.
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Landon Donovan was voted the US soccer team player of the year Thursday, becoming the first three-time winner of the award. The 22-year-old forward, the only player to win the
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AC Milan playmaker Kaka added to his remarkable haul of trophies and titles on Monday when he was named FIFA World Player 2007.
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Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho and Andrei Shevchenko are set to fight it out for the honour of being named as the FIFA World Player of the Year next month.
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ZURICH - Brazil&#39;s newly-crowned Fifa world footballer of the year Ronaldinho said he was committed to the fight against racism in the sport.
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Joan Laporta has claimed that Fifa World Player of the Year Ronaldinho thoroughly deserves his award for making BarÃ§a&#39;s dreams come true.
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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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Brazilian forward Ronaldinho scored a sensational goal for Barcelona against Milan, making for a last-gasp 2-1. The 24-year-old&#39;s brilliant left-foot hit at the Nou Camp Wednesday night sent Barcelona atop of Group F.
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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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Landon Donovan was named the US Soccer Federation&#39;s Player of the Year for the second straight time to become the first men&#39;s player to win the award in consecutive years.