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►The FIFA ballon d`or - 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 ofinternational teams.

FIFA ballon d`or - 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2008  Facts:  Full name: Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro  Born: 5.februar 1985 - Madeira, Portugal  Curent club: Real Madrid  Prev.clubs: Sporting Lisboa, Manch. United  Position: Midfielder (Right & left)  Int.caps: 143 (pr.1.august - 2017)    Honours (selected):  3 times Pr.league winner (Man.Utd)  1 F.A Cup (Man.Utd), 2 League cups (Man.Utd)  2 Spanish League championship  2 Spanish cup (Copa Del Rey)  3 Champions League winner medal )

Past winners:

 FIFA ballon d`or - player of the year in
 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2015
 Facts:
 Full name: Lionel Andrés Messi
 Birth: 24.juni 1987 - Rosario, Argentina
 Club: FC Barcelona
 Prev club: Newell Old boys (Argentina)
 Position: striker/attacking midfielder
 Caps/goals: 116/57 (pr.1.apr -2017)
 
 Honours (selected):
 5 national cup medal (Copa Del Rey)
 8 League champions in Spain
 4 UEFA Champ. League winner medal
 European golden shoe: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017
 World champion U20  (2005)
 Olympic champion (2008)

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
June 26- 1999.
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 04,
Golden ball 2005, FIFAs player of the year 2005

 

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

 

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