Football: Shevchenko named Footballer of the Year
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The poll conducted by European football journalists from 52 countries organised by France Football magazine, voted for the 28-year-old Ukrainian for his outstanding scoring record for Milan since he joined the Italian side in 1999.
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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.
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Italy's World Cup captain Fabio Cannavaro is named European Footballer of the Year.
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Henrik Larsson, the former Celtic striker, has become the first player nominated for FIFA&#39;s World Player of the Year award to have done so on the basis of performances in the Bank of Scotland Premierleague.
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Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma congratulated striker Andriy Shevchenko on Tuesday on being named European Footballer of the Year, praising him as "brilliant representative" of sport in the ex-Soviet ...
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PARIGI (Fra) - L&#39;annuncio ufficiale Ã¨ atteso per le 18.50, ma Ã¨ Andry Shevchenko il Pallone d&#39;Oro 2004. La conferma arriva da Parigi, dove sarÃ  assegnato il premio di France Football al miglior giocatore in Europa.
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The 24-year-old edged out Arsenal&#39;s Thierry Henry and AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko to the prize. &quot;Just to be here brings me great joy.
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Zurich, Switzerland - England and Manchester United teenage sensation Wayne Rooney has made it on to the shortlist for Fifa&#39;s 2004 Player of the Year award.
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Arsenal's Arsene Wenger and Jose Reyes win the manager and player of the month awards.
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FOUR Manchester United players - including recent signing Wayne Rooney - have been nominated for FIFA&#39;s World Player of the Year award.
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TURIN, Italy -- Juventus and champions AC Milan drew 0-0 at the Delle Alpi stadium, leaving Juve four points clear at the top of Serie A. Milan&#39;s newly crowned European footballer of the year Andriy Shevchenko
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November 30, 2004. Thierry Henry will battle it out with Ronaldinho and Andrei Shevchenko to be named the Fifa World Player of the Year next month.
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Fabio Cannavaro was voted FIFA Player of the Year on Monday, becoming the first defender to earn the honor and only the second Italian.
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Barcelona&#39;s Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho was named FIFA World Player of the Year on Monday. Ronaldinho, 24, totalled 620 points followed by Thierry Henry of Arsenal and France on 552.
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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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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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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.