PLAYERS OF THE YEAR (World &Europe)

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Player of the year in Europe & the world

► The "Ballon d'Or", often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award, is an annual
association football award. Presented since 1956 by the French football magazine France Football, it is awarded to the player considered to have performed best over the previous year.

►The FIFA World Player of the Year is an Association football award given annually to the male and
female player who are thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of
international teams.

 Golden ball and FIFA player of the year in 2009
 Facts:
 Full name: Lionel Andrés Messi
 Birth: 24.juni 1987 - Rosario, Argentina
 Club: FC Barcelona
 Prev club: Newell Old boys (Argentina)
 Position: ving/striker/attacking midfielder
 Caps: 40 (pr.1.Dec -09)
 
 Honours (selected):
 1 national cup medal (Copa Del Rey 2008/09)
 3 Leaguechampion medals in Spain (04/05, 05/06 & 08/09),
 2 UEFA Champions League winner medal (2006,2009)
 Player of the year in Argentina i 2005 & 2007
 World champion U20  (2005)
 Olympic champion (2008)

Past winners:

Golden ball and FIFA player of the year in 2008
 Facts:
 Full name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
 Birth: 5.februar 1985 - Funchal (Madeira) -Portugal
 Club: Manchester United
 Prev.clubs: Andorinha, Nacional, Sporting (Portugal)
 Position: Attacking Midfielder
 caps: 61 (pr.2.Des -08)
 
 Honours:
 2 national cupmedals (F.A Cup 2004 & League cup 05/06)
 2 Leaguechampion medals in England (06/07 & 07/08),
 1 UEFA Champions League winner medal (2008)
 PFA player of the year: 06/07 & 07/08

Golden ball og player of the year in 2007
 Facts:
 Name: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (Kakà)
 Birth: 22.april 1982 - Barsillia, Brasil
 Club: AC Milan
 Former club: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
 Position: Attacking Midfielder, Second Striker
 International Caps: 61 (pr.Dec 02. -08) Brazil
 
 Honours:
 World champion 2002,
 1 league title Italy/AC Milan (2004),
 1 winners medal UEFA Champions League (2007)
 1 winners medal FIFA club world cup (2007)

Golden ball og player of the year in 2006
 Facts:
 Full name:Fabio Cannavaro
 born: September 13th 1973 -Nepals, Italy
 Club: Real Madrid
 Former clubs:Napoli, Parma, Inter, Juventus
 Position: central defender
 caps: 121 (pr.Dec 02 -08)
 
 Honours:
 World cup 2006, EC runner-up 2000
 1 leaguetitle in Italy,
 1 UEFA Cup tittel, 1 win in coppa italy
(All with Parma)

Facts RONALDINHO  - Player of the year 2005
Full name: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
Born: 21. march 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height: 178 cm
Position: Midfielder
Club: Barcelona
Former clubs: Gremio Porto Alegre, Paris St. Germain.
84 caps for for Brazil, 32 goal.(2/12-08) Debut vs Estland Junei 26- 99.
Honours: U17 WC 1997, Copa America 1999, WC 2002, Continetalcup 2005,
La Liga 2005, Spanish Supercup 2005.
Misc.: Best player during U17-VM 1997,
toppscorer continentalcup 2000 (6 golas), FIFAs POFY 2004,
Golden ball 2005,
FIFAs player of the year 2005

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