Ronaldinho wins FIFA World Player of the Year
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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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FIFA last night crowned Ronaldinho the world player of the year, barely a week after he lost out to Andrei Shevchenko and Deco, his Barcelona team-mate, for the title of European footballer of the year.
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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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Ronaldinho has won the Fifa World Player of the Year award beating off competition from Arsenal&#39;s Thierry Henry and European Player of the Year 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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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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Thierry Henry (France and Arsenal), Ronaldinho (Brazil and Barcelona) and Andrei Shevchenko (Ukraine and AC Milan) will battle it out for the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
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Tiger Woods wins PGA Tour player of the year for the eighth time, after winng multiple majors and more tournaments than anyone else.
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The result was announced last night by the world football&#39;s governing body at a gala evening at the Zurich opera house. It&#39;s the first time that Ronaldinho is winning the award.
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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.
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Barcelona&#39;s Ronaldinho, Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan and Thierry Henry of Arsenal make up the three-man shortlist for the 2004 World Player of the Year award.
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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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but it is the grins his incredible talent has put on the faces of fans that ensured he picked up the World Player of the Year award on Monday night.
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ZURICH: Hot favourite Ronaldinho was crowned FIFA&#39;s World Player of the Year last night - and revealed he was glad he snubbed Manchester United in favour of Barcelona.
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Every year, Foundation of International Football Federations&#39; (FIFA) conducts a poll titled the &quot;Football Player of the Year in the World&quot;.