View Full Version : Canavaro Wins FIFA player of The Year


WilliamFAlmeida
18-12-2006, 08:58:PM
So Canna wins this thing but according to FIFA no one even voted for him!
this was taken from their website.
It lists the first, second and third choice from captains and coaches of each nation.

Also, Zidane got 2nd :kader:


Votes from Captains
Albania Igli Tare Paolo Maldini Kaká Ronaldinho
Algeria Hickem Mezair Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Michael Ballack
American Samoa no vote none none none
Andorra Justo Ruiz Adriano Frank Lampard Steven Gerrard
Anguilla no vote none none none
Antigua and Barbuda Verton Harris Didier Drogba Ronaldinho Frank Lampard
Argentina Juan Pablo Sorín Paolo Maldini Steven Gerrard Didier Drogba
Armenia Hovsepyan Sargis Adriano Samuel Eto'o Deco
Australia Mark Viduka Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Andriy Shevchenko
Austria Andreas Ivanschitz Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko Steven Gerrard
Azerbaijan Rashad Sadigov Ronaldinho Kaká Andriy Shevchenko
Bahamas Cameron Hepple Ronaldinho Wayne Rooney Robinho
Bangladesh Arif Khan Joy Ronaldo Thierry Henry Frank Lampard
Barbados John Parris Michael Essien Samuel Eto'o Steven Gerrard
Belarus Sergey Shtaniuk Andriy Shevchenko Ronaldinho Ruud van Nistelrooy
Belgium Bart Goor Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Belize Shane Orio Samuel Eto'o Thierry Henry Ronaldinho
Bermuda Maurice Lowe Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Frank Lampard
Bhutan Pasang Tshering Ronaldo Thierry Henry Steven Gerrard
Bolivia Ronald Raldes Balcazar Ronaldinho David Beckham Raúl
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sergej Barbarez Michael Ballack Ronaldinho Alessandro Nesta
Botswana Tshepiso Molwantwa Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba Kaká
Brazil Marcos Evangelista (Cafú) Cristiano Ronaldo Zinedine Zidane Paolo Maldini
Bulgaria Stiliyan Petrov Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko
Burkina Faso no vote none none none
Canada Dwayne de Rosario Adriano Thierry Henry Ronaldinho
Cape Verde Islands Claudio Aguiar Steven Gerrard Ronaldinho Deco
Cayman Islands Frederick Wilks Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Zinedine Zidane
Chile Luis Fuentes Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Thierry Henry
China PR Li Weifeng Andriy Shevchenko Paolo Maldini Kaká
Colombia Ivan Ramiro Cordoba Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Paolo Maldini
Comoros Salihi Maoulida Zinedine Zidane Ronaldo Frank Lampard
Congo Barthélemy Ngatsono Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba
Cook Islands Joseph Chambers Thierry Henry Paolo Maldini Ronaldinho
Costa Rica Luis Marin Murillo Ronaldinho Adriano Samuel Eto'o
Côte d'Ivoire Cyrille Domoraud Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Adriano
Croatia Niko Kovac Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Gianluigi Buffon
Cuba Daniel Benmudez Ronaldinho Ronaldo Kaká
Cyprus Nikos Panayiotou Ronaldinho Adriano Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Czech Republic Tomas Galasek Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Thierry Henry
Denmark Thomas Helveg Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Adriano
Djibouti Baycal Farah Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Andriy Shevchenko
Dominica Delbert Daley Ronaldinho David Beckham Andriy Shevchenko
Dominican Republic Ramon Odalis Garcia Ronaldinho Adriano Samuel Eto'o
Ecuador Ivan Hurtato Angulo Ronaldinho Cafú Ronaldo
Egypt Ahmed Hasan Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Didier Drogba
El Salvador Victor Velasquez Molina Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Didier Drogba
England David Beckham Ronaldo Ronaldinho Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Equatorial Guinea Angel Nding Ondo Adriano Jay-Jay Okocha Juan Román Riquelme
Eritrea Haile Goitom Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Kaká
Estonia Martin Reim Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o
Ethiopia Mulugetta Hihret Samuel Eto'o Ronaldinho Frank Lampard
Faroe Islands Oli Johannesen Ronaldinho Zinedine Zidane Frank Lampard
Fiji Esala Masi Ronaldinho Ronaldo Thierry Henry
Finland Sami Hyypiä Andriy Shevchenko Frank Lampard Ronaldinho
France Zinedine Zidane Didier Drogba Paolo Maldini Raúl
Gabon Msi Ahue Thierry Henry Samuel Eto'o Ronaldinho
Georgia Kakha Kaladze Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko Frank Lampard
Germany Michael Ballack Kaká Zlatan Ibrahimovic Samuel Eto'o
Ghana no vote none none none
Greece Theodoros Zagorakis Kaká Frank Lampard Ronaldinho
Guam no vote none none none
Guatemala Gonzalo Antonio Romero Ronaldinho Juan Román Riquelme Adriano
Guinea-Bissau Braima Injai Frank Lampard Zinedine Zidane Didier Drogba
Honduras Wilmer Velásquez Ronaldo Paolo Maldini Juan Román Riquelme
Hong Kong Pei Tak Man Ronaldinho Kaká Andriy Shevchenko
Hungary Zoltan Gera Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Steven Gerrard
Iceland Eidur Gudjohnsen Ronaldinho Adriano Frank Lampard
India S. Venkatesch Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Wayne Rooney
Iran invalid votes none none none
Ireland Republic no votes none none none
Israel Avi Nimni Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Frank Lampard
Italy Fabio Cannavaro Zlatan Ibrahimovic Ronaldinho Raúl
Jamaica Ricardo Gardner Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko Kaká
Japan Miyamoto Tsuneyasu Adriano Kaká Frank Lampard
Jordan Faisal Ibrahim Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Zinedine Zidane
Kazahstan Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Steven Gerrard Ronaldinho Ronaldo
Korea Republic Lee Woon-Jae Andriy Shevchenko Ronaldinho Frank Lampard
Kuwait Bashar Abdullah Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Samuel Eto'o
Kyrgyzstan Zakir Djalilov Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko Didier Drogba
Latvia Vitalijs Astafjevs Andriy Shevchenko Ronaldinho Frank Lampard
Libya Taib Tarek Samuel Eto'o Ronaldinho Ronaldo
Liechtenstein Daniel Hasler Kaká Andriy Shevchenko Frank Lampard
Lithuania Aurelijus Skarbalius Michael Ballack Frank Lampard Ronaldinho
Luxenbourg Remy Sebastien Ronaldinho Zinedine Zidane Pavel Nedved
Macedonia Petar Milosevski Samuel Eto'o Frank Lampard Raúl
Madagascar Fidele Randriamalala Michael Ballack Frank Lampard Ronaldinho
Malawi James Chilapondwa Ronaldinho Kaká Samuel Eto'o
Malaysia Paozh Saari Ronaldinho Robinho Ronaldo
Maldives Republic no vote none none none
Mali Boubacar S. Kone Ronaldinho Didier Drogba Frank Lampard
Malta Gilbert Agius Adriano Paolo Maldini Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Mauritania Ahmed Mohamed Thierry Henry Samuel Eto'o Michael Ballack
Mexico Pavel Pardo Frank Lampard Adriano Andriy Shevchenko
Moldova Valeriu Catinsus Andriy Shevchenko Ronaldinho Adriano
Mongolia Lumbengarav Donrov Thierry Henry Wayne Rooney Cristiano Ronaldo
Montserrat Elton E. Williams Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Frank Lampard
Morocco Talal Karkori Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Samuel Eto'o
Myanmar Soe Myat Min Ronaldinho Adriano Frank Lampard
Namibia invalid votes none none none
Netherlands Edwin van der Saar Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Wayne Rooney
New Zealand Danny Hay Samuel Eto'o Frank Lampard Ronaldinho
Nicaragua Carlos R. Alonso Frank Lampard Adriano Thierry Henry
Nigeria Austin Jay-Jay Okocha Kaká Juan Román Riquelme Ronaldinho
Northern Ireland Aaron Hughes Ronaldinho Zinedine Zidane Frank Lampard
Norway Thomas Myhre Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Frank Lampard
Oman no vote none none none
Pakistan Jaffar Khan Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Deco
Palestine Jendeya Saeb Ronaldinho Deco Raúl
Panama no vote none none none
Paraguay Carlos Alberto Gamarra Ronaldinho Ronaldo Andriy Shevchenko
Peru Jorge Soto Thierry Henry Frank Lampard Ronaldinho
Philippines Emelio A. Caligdong Ronaldinho Michael Ballack Andriy Shevchenko
Poland Tomasz Klos Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Paolo Maldini
Portugal Luis Figo Paolo Maldini Thierry Henry Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Puerto Rico Christopher Bores Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Frank Lampard
Qatar Saad Sattam Al-Shammari Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko Adriano
Romania Christian Chivu Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Russia Alexey Smertin Frank Lampard Andriy Shevchenko Ronaldinho
San Marino Andy Selva Ronaldo Ronaldinho Paolo Maldini
Săo Tomé e Príncipe Yorcelan Sousa Baía Ronaldinho Didier Drogba Frank Lampard
Saudi Arabia Sami Al Jaber Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard
Scotland Barry Ferguson Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Wayne Rooney
Senegal Lamine Diatta Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Samuel Eto'o
Serbia and Montenegro Savo Milosevic Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Paolo Maldini
Seychelles Denis Barber Ronaldinho Adriano Frank Lampard
Sierra Leone Sidique Mamasaray Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko Samuel Eto'o
Singapore Aide Iskandar Bin Sahak Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Wayne Rooney
Slovakia Miroslav Karhan Ronaldinho Cristiano Ronaldo Adriano
Slovenia Aleksander Knaus Ronaldinho Zlatan Ibrahimovic Thierry Henry
Somalia invalid votes none none none
Spain Raúl Gonzales Blanco Paolo Maldini Thierry Henry Samuel Eto'o
Sri Lanka Dudley Stainwall Adriano Kaká Juan Román Riquelme
St. Lucia Jean Zarl Steven Gerrard Michael Ballack Kaká
Sudan Haitham Mustafa Ronaldinho Adriano Thierry Henry
Swaziland Sipho Dvuba Kaká Frank Lampard Samuel Eto'o
Sweden Olof Mellberg Frank Lampard Samuel Eto'o Paolo Maldini
Switzerland Johann Vogel Andriy Shevchenko Steven Gerrard Ronaldinho
Syria Al Said Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Tanzania Mecky Maxime Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Wayne Rooney
Thailand Kosin Hathairattankool Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Zinedine Zidane
Tonga Kilifi Uele Adriano Ronaldinho Michael Ballack
Trinidad & Tobago Dwight Yorke Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Adriano
Tunisia Khaled Badra Ronaldinho Adriano Didier Drogba
Turkey Rüstü Reçber Steven Gerrard Thierry Henry Ronaldinho
Turkmenistan Durdiyev Kurbangeldi Steven Gerrard Adriano Wayne Rooney
Turks and Caicos Islands no vote none none none
U. S. Virgin Islands Dwight Ferguson Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Frank Lampard
Uganda Andrew Mwesingwa Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Frank Lampard
Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Kaká Ronaldinho Alessandro Nesta
United Arab Emirates Muhsin Musabeh Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Michael Ballack
Uruguay Paolo Montero Zinedine Zidane Pavel Nedved Adriano
USA Claudio Reyna Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko Samuel Eto'o
Uzbekistan Mirdjaiai Kasimov Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko David Beckham
Venezuela Luis Vera Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Robinho
Vietnam Phan Van Tai Em Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Adriano
Wales no vote none none none
Zambia Misheck Lungu Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba
Zimbabwe P. Ndlovu Steven Gerrard Robinho Michael Essien

Votes from Coaches
Albania Hans Peter Briegel Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Kaká
Algeria Ighil Ali Meziane Frank Lampard Michael Ballack Samuel Eto'o
American Samoa invalid votes none none none
Andorra David Rodrigo Arjen Robben Andriy Shevchenko Ronaldinho
Anguilla Ben Davies Ronaldinho Adriano Cristiano Ronaldo
Antigua and Barbuda Veron Edwards Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko Kaká
Argentina José Nestor Pekerman Ronaldo Samuel Eto'o Frank Lampard
Armenia Henk Wisman Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Thierry Henry
Australia Guus Hiddink invalid vote Ronaldinho Kaká
Austria Willi Rutensteiner Michael Ballack Zlatan Ibrahimovic Ronaldinho
Azerbaijan Vagif Sadigov Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Adriano
Bahamas Gary White Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Paolo Maldini
Bangladesh Diego Andres Cruciani Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Juan Román Riquelme
Barbados Mark Doherty Steven Gerrard Michael Essien Samuel Eto'o
Belarus Anatoli Baidachny Andriy Shevchenko Ronaldinho Didier Drogba
Belgium Aimé Anthuenis Ronaldinho Kaká Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Belize Ian Mork Ronaldinho Paolo Maldini Andriy Shevchenko
Bermuda Kyle Lightbourne Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Adriano
Bhutan Kharey Basnet Thierry Henry Didier Drogba Steven Gerrard
Bolivia Ovidio Messa Ronaldinho David Beckham Raúl
Bosnia-Herzegovina Blaz Sliskovic Juan Román Riquelme Zlatan Ibrahimovic Frank Lampard
Botswana Veselin Jelusic Didier Drogba Adriano Ronaldinho
Brazil Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira Zinedine Zidane Ruud van Nistelrooy Steven Gerrard
Bulgaria Hristo Stoitchkov Ronaldinho Deco Andriy Shevchenko
Burkina Faso Bernard Simondi Samuel Eto'o Ronaldinho Frank Lampard
Canada Frank Yallop Adriano Frank Lampard Ronaldinho
Cape Verde Islands Alexandre Fortes Alhinho Michael Ballack Frank Lampard Ronaldinho
Cayman Islands Marcos A. Tinoco Ronaldinho Kaká Zinedine Zidane
Chile Nelson Acosta Lopez Ronaldinho Pavel Nedved Samuel Eto'o
China PR Zhu Guanghu Andriy Shevchenko Paolo Maldini Kaká
Colombia Reinaldo Rueda Rivera Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Frank Lampard
Comoros Mohamed Chamuté Ronaldinho Zinedine Zidane Michael Ballack
Congo Gaston Tschiangana Ronaldinho Didier Drogba Samuel Eto'o
Cook Islands Tim Jerks Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Ruud van Nistelrooy
Costa Rica Alexandre Borges Guinmares Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Samuel Eto'o
Côte d'Ivoire Henri Michel Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Steven Gerrard
Croatia Zlatko Kranjcar Ronaldinho Robinho Kaká
Cuba William Bennett Barracks Ronaldinho Ronaldo Samuel Eto'o
Cyprus Angelos Anastasiadis Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba
Czech Republic Karel Brückner Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Thierry Henry
Denmark Morten Olsen Adriano Zlatan Ibrahimovic Ronaldinho
Djibouti Mohamed Omar Ali Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Adriano
Dominica Clifford Celaire David Beckham Deco Raúl
Dominican Republic Juan Emilio Mojica Ronaldinho Adriano Samuel Eto'o
Ecuador Luis Fernando Suarez Frank Lampard Samuel Eto'o Robinho
Egypt Hasan Shehata Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Didier Drogba
El Salvador Miguel Aguilar Ovando Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko Thierry Henry
England Sven Göran Eriksson Ronaldinho Adriano Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Equatorial Guinea Antonio Dumas Adriano Ronaldo Ruud van Nistelrooy
Eritrea Negash Teklit Negassi Ronaldinho Adriano Frank Lampard
Estonia Jelle Goes Steven Gerrard Samuel Eto'o Frank Lampard
Ethiopia Sewenet Bishow Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Steven Gerrard
Faroe Islands Jogvan Martin Olsen Samuel Eto'o Frank Lampard Adriano
Fiji Lee Sterrey Deco Samuel Eto'o Kaká
Finland Jyrki Heliskoski Adriano Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard
France Raymond Domenech Paolo Maldini Didier Drogba Wayne Rooney
Gabon Nzamba Rapa Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Samuel Eto'o
Georgia Gaioz Dazsadze Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Paolo Maldini
Germany Jürgen Klinsmann Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Adriano
Ghana Ratomir Dujkovic Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Didier Drogba
Greece Otto Rehhagel Ronaldinho Adriano Frank Lampard
Guam Morio Tsukitata Michael Ballack Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard
Guatemala Ramon Maradiaga Chavez Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Kaká
Guinea-Bissau Baciro Candé Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Cristiano Ronaldo
Honduras José de la Paz Herrera Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Thierry Henry
Hong Kong Sun Cheung Lai Samuel Eto'o Ronaldinho Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Hungary Lothar Matthäus Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Adriano
Iceland Asgeir Sigurvinsson Kaká Ronaldinho Frank Lampard
India Syed Naeemuddin Adriano Juan Román Riquelme Frank Lampard
Iran invalid votes none none none
Ireland Republic Don Givens Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Thierry Henry
Israel Abraham Grant Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko Michael Ballack
Italy Marcello Lippi Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Jamaica Wendell Downswell Ronaldinho Ronaldo Andriy Shevchenko
Japan Arthur Antunes Coimbra Zico Adriano Frank Lampard Michael Ballack
Jordan Mahmoud El-Gohary Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Michael Ballack
Kazahstan Sergey Timofeyev Andriy Shevchenko Ronaldinho Thierry Henry
Korea Republic Dick Advocaat Ruud van Nistelrooy Frank Lampard Ronaldinho
Kuwait Mihai Stochita Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko Steven Gerrard
Kyrgyzstan Nematjan Zakirov Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba Ronaldo
Latvia Jurijs Andrejevs Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Andriy Shevchenko
Libya Ilija Loncarenc Ronaldinho Paolo Maldini Frank Lampard
Liechtenstein Matin Andermatt Kaká Frank Lampard Robinho
Lithuania Algimantas Liubinskas Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Steven Gerrard
Luxenbourg Guy Hellers Ronaldinho Deco Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Macedonia Boban Babunski Ronaldinho Michael Ballack Kaká
Madagascar Auguste Raux Frank Lampard Steven Gerrard Thierry Henry
Malawi Michael Hennigan Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba Michael Essien
Malaysia Norijan bin Bakak Ronaldinho Robinho Ronaldo
Maldives Republic Lim Kim Chon Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Andriy Shevchenko
Mali Mory Goita Ronaldinho Didier Drogba Frank Lampard
Malta Horst Heese Adriano Paolo Maldini Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Mauritania Mohamed Ould Messoud Thierry Henry Samuel Eto'o Michael Ballack
Mexico Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Frank Lampard Andriy Shevchenko Deco
Moldova Victor Pasulko Andriy Shevchenko Ronaldinho Adriano
Mongolia Ishdorj Otgonbayar Thierry Henry Wayne Rooney Cristiano Ronaldo
Montserrat Ottley Laborde Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Frank Lampard
Morocco Philippe Troussier Ronaldinho Michael Ballack Frank Lampard
Myanmar Ivan Venkov Kolev Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Namibia Seth Boois (techn. Director) Adriano Robinho Wayne Rooney
Netherlands Marco van Basten Ronaldinho Adriano Steven Gerrard
New Zealand Ricki Herbert Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Steven Gerrard
Nicaragua Mauricio Cruz Ronaldinho Adriano Deco
Nigeria Austine Eguanon Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard
Northern Ireland Lawrie Sanchez Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Frank Lampard
Norway Aage Hareide Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Adriano
Oman Srecko Juricic Kaká Ronaldinho Frank Lampard
Pakistan U. F. Tariq Lufti Ronaldinho Adriano Thierry Henry
Palestine Azmi Nassar Ronaldinho Didier Drogba Deco
Panama José Eugenio Hernandez Thierry Henry Samuel Eto'o Kaká
Paraguay Anibal Ruiz Zinedine Zidane Ronaldinho Juan Román Riquelme
Peru Freddy Ternero Andriy Shevchenko Kaká Frank Lampard
Philippines José Arsiton Caslib Ronaldinho Michael Ballack Andriy Shevchenko
Poland Pawel Janas Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Samuel Eto'o
Portugal Luiz Felipe Scolari Kaká Frank Lampard Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Puerto Rico Ricardo Romano Ludueńa Ronaldinho Michael Ballack Thierry Henry
Qatar Dzemaludin Musovic Ronaldinho Zinedine Zidane Andriy Shevchenko
Romania Victor Piturca Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Russia Yury Semin Andriy Shevchenko Ronaldinho Frank Lampard
San Marino Giampaolo Mazza Andriy Shevchenko Ronaldinho Alessandro Nesta
Săo Tomé e Príncipe Edson Braganca Dias Ronaldinho Didier Drogba Frank Lampard
Saudi Arabia Gabriel Calderon Ronaldo Samuel Eto'o Adriano
Scotland Walter Smith Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Michael Ballack
Senegal Sarr Abdoulaye Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Samuel Eto'o
Serbia and Montenegro Ilija Petkovic Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Adriano
Seychelles Raoul Shongu Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Samuel Eto'o
Sierra Leone John Jeboh Sherrington Ronaldinho Michael Ballack Samuel Eto'o
Singapore Radojko Avramovic Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Andriy Shevchenko
Slovakia Dusan Galis Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Zinedine Zidane
Slovenia Branko Oblak Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Samuel Eto'o
Somalia invalid votes none none none
Spain Luis Aragones Suarez Samuel Eto'o Thierry Henry Ronaldo
Sri Lanka Sampath Perera Adriano Kaká Juan Román Riquelme
St. Lucia Carson Millar Frank Lampard Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o
Sudan Ahmed Babiker Elfaki Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Adriano
Swaziland Nyanga Hlophe Ronaldinho Zinedine Zidane David Beckham
Sweden Lars Lagerbäck Andriy Shevchenko Paolo Maldini Raúl
Switzerland Jakob Kuhn Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Andriy Shevchenko
Syria Miloslav Radenovic Steven Gerrard Samuel Eto'o Adriano
Tanzania Dr. Mshindo Msolla Ronaldinho Didier Drogba Steven Gerrard
Thailand Chanvit Polchivin Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Zinedine Zidane
Tonga Milan Jankovic Steven Gerrard Adriano Didier Drogba
Trinidad & Tobago Leo Beenhakker Samuel Eto'o Frank Lampard Deco
Tunisia Roger Lemerre Zinedine Zidane Thierry Henry Michael Essien
Turkey Fatih Terim Andriy Shevchenko Kaká Samuel Eto'o
Turkmenistan Rahim Kurbanmamedov Steven Gerrard Thierry Henry Cristiano Ronaldo
Turks and Caicos Islands Paul F. Crosbie Samuel Eto'o Paolo Maldini Frank Lampard
U. S. Virgin Islands Felix St. Rose Ronaldinho Thierry Henry David Beckham
Uganda Sam B. Ssimbwa Thierry Henry Ronaldinho Pavel Nedved
Ukraine Oleg Blokhin Frank Lampard Kaká Ronaldinho
United Arab Emirates Juma Rabec Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard Andriy Shevchenko
Uruguay Jorge Fossati Ronaldinho Roberto Carlos Adriano
USA Bruce Arena Ronaldinho Andriy Shevchenko Frank Lampard
Uzbekistan Robert Douglas Houghton Paolo Maldini Steven Gerrard Frank Lampard
Venezuela Richard Pačz Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Samuel Eto'o
Vietnam Alfred Riedl Thierry Henry Ronaldinho Steven Gerrard
Wales John Toshak Paolo Maldini Ronaldinho Frank Lampard
Zambia Kalusha Bwalya Ronaldinho Samuel Eto'o Frank Lampard
Zimbabwe C. Mhlauri Samuel Eto'o Andriy Shevchenko Didier Drogba

Filipower
18-12-2006, 09:01:PM
so, what the **** does that mean?

OrgulloVikingo
18-12-2006, 09:02:PM
How did he win then? This is the most controversial winner yet.

WilliamFAlmeida
18-12-2006, 09:05:PM
i dont know, but can someone explain to me why Zidane has voted for Drogba to win it for 2 years in a row now?

SouthAfrica fan
18-12-2006, 09:52:PM
I dont understand those lists at all, can somebody explain

WilliamFAlmeida
18-12-2006, 09:54:PM
The List is READ
Nation, Captain, 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice
The second list is READ
Nation, Coach, 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice

OrgulloVikingo
18-12-2006, 09:55:PM
I see no one voted for Djimi Traore! This list is bogus!

dipset
18-12-2006, 09:56:PM
man FIFA is messed up, everything they do besides the world cup is gay , the world club championships, their rankings, and now their equation to get the Fifa world player of the yr, FIFA is bull

Avalanche
18-12-2006, 09:56:PM
I dont understand those lists at all, can somebody explain

Yes, I can explain. The lists posted at the start of the thread were actually last year's choices by the captains and managers of the world's national teams. Hopefully, that should explain why this year's winner (Fabio Cannavaro) was nowhere to be seen in the choices made by the electors.

SouthAfrica fan
18-12-2006, 09:58:PM
oh wait nevermind i understand now, but where is south africa????????

Socrates
18-12-2006, 09:59:PM
Cannavaro (Y)(Y)

Zidane (Y)

SouthAfrica fan
18-12-2006, 10:00:PM
haha check it out zimbabwe's captain voted for his teamate peter ndlovu, what a joke, the guy is like a has been playing in south africa :wootman: :wootman:

SouthAfrica fan
18-12-2006, 10:01:PM
and uzbekistans captain voted for Mirdjaiai Kasimov, who the hell is he, i thought this was supposed to be the best player in the world?? :confused:

Bobby
18-12-2006, 10:50:PM
There are always random players on there.

I think somebody voted for Peguy Luyandula one year.

night
18-12-2006, 11:02:PM
Randomness at its best.

Hendrik
18-12-2006, 11:15:PM
How did he win then?
The voting was fixed. Anyone know what Moggi's doing these days?

WilliamFAlmeida
18-12-2006, 11:58:PM
Yes, I can explain. The lists posted at the start of the thread were actually last year's choices by the captains and managers of the world's national teams. Hopefully, that should explain why this year's winner (Fabio Cannavaro) was nowhere to be seen in the choices made by the electors.
ha!! really? that would explain alot, but I got that list from FIFA's own website! I got that at the page where they announced the winners

Virgo
19-12-2006, 12:04:AM
Alvaro Recoba should have won it :(

Bummy_JaB
19-12-2006, 12:18:AM
The same guy that got OWNED by Fabregas and Henry at highbury. Its obvious that when their is a world cup the player of the year will be from the team that wins. Henry owned his ass in the final too. It was Buffon who kept Italy in the game.

Ubik Valis
19-12-2006, 12:43:AM
Alvaro Recoba should have won it :(


My vote still goes to Mastodon's lead guitarist.

d3adly
19-12-2006, 01:33:AM
atleast ronaldinho didn't get it. :eek:

Tiago_10
19-12-2006, 01:54:AM
How did Cannavaro win? Even if the voting was fixed would FIFA be dumb enough to provide proofs of it on their own site ? :monkey:

OrgulloVikingo
19-12-2006, 07:23:PM
So who deserved it then? I think WC factors in immensely. It has the most pressure for the big countries and the whole world is watching. Very easy for a player to get distracted, build up unmanageable nerves and waste away. I think League and World Cup are the main criteria, along with CL, etc. If Ronaldinho had a great tournament I'd give it to him but he was totally useless in the WC...no way I wanna hear he deserves it. The prize had to go to someone who excelled in all tournaments and leagues....someone who has maintained consistancy. Who else fits this bill?

didy
19-12-2006, 07:28:PM
atleast ronaldinho didn't get it. :eek:
i feel the same way.

Jaouadinho
19-12-2006, 07:32:PM
The same guy that got OWNED by Fabregas and Henry at highbury. Its obvious that when their is a world cup the player of the year will be from the team that wins. Henry owned his ass in the final too. It was Buffon who kept Italy in the game.
So u think henry owned his ass, i must of been watching a diffrent world cup final.

modena_10
19-12-2006, 09:13:PM
who cares about the voting? it is a joke, but you have to agree that it went to the right guy.

you cannot deny the success that cannavaro has had this past year. obviously captaining italy to the world cup, where he was easily the best player of the tourney. secondly leading juventus to their 2nd scudetto in a row, before it was taken away. only buffon and del piero they won major championships with both club and country.

although i do feel buffon should have won an award, cannavaro deserves the title regardless if fifa is pathetic.

night
19-12-2006, 09:16:PM
As soon as I saw your username, I knew that your post is probably about agreeing with FIFA's "decision".

OrgulloVikingo
19-12-2006, 09:21:PM
secondly leading juventus to their 2nd scudetto in a row, before it was taken away.

:eek: Corrupt Italian football has been leading for years now! Italian football is planned just like boxing. Not to take away from Cana but c'mon....

SouthAfrica fan
19-12-2006, 09:36:PM
who cares about the voting? it is a joke, but you have to agree that it went to the right guy.

you cannot deny the success that cannavaro has had this past year. obviously captaining italy to the world cup, where he was easily the best player of the tourney. secondly leading juventus to their 2nd scudetto in a row, before it was taken away. only buffon and del piero they won major championships with both club and country.

although i do feel buffon should have won an award, cannavaro deserves the title regardless if fifa is pathetic.

I totally disagree i think the only reason he won was because he captained the winning team in the world cup.

MaestroZidane
19-12-2006, 10:11:PM
:eek: Corrupt Italian football has been leading for years now! Italian football is planned just like boxing. Not to take away from Cana but c'mon....

Despite all the allegations, Juve won those titles fairly. I watched all their games last season, and rarely did i see questionable calls going in Juve's favor.

But this isn't about what happened then, it is about what Cannavaro did, and he was by far the best player in Juve' and the WC. Although buffon was up there too.

henry#14
19-12-2006, 10:28:PM
The same guy that got OWNED by Fabregas and Henry at highbury. Its obvious that when their is a world cup the player of the year will be from the team that wins. Henry owned his ass in the final too. It was Buffon who kept Italy in the game.

What final was this? It certainly couldn't have been the World Cup final.

Filipower
19-12-2006, 11:30:PM
perfect time for this:

http://nandotimes.nandomedia.com/ips_rich_content/955-Zidane.jpg
(H)

d3adly
20-12-2006, 01:00:AM
oh no you didn't!!!! (H)

Filipower
20-12-2006, 05:10:PM
huh, yes i did.

SouthAfrica fan
20-12-2006, 07:49:PM
shut up you guys are starting to freak me out!!

Moreira_Benfica
20-12-2006, 10:37:PM
he surely did look like the player of the year today

d3adly
20-12-2006, 10:57:PM
he is having a shocker with madrid. he is playing like bramble right now. :(

RUSI
21-12-2006, 12:21:AM
He played terrible for us today.

Bummy_JaB
21-12-2006, 01:13:AM
BWAHAHAHA player of the year MY ASS... THey should have given in to Gattuso or pirlo if anything.

Those recreativo forwards pwned him like a little beyatch.

mnj2x
21-12-2006, 05:22:AM
finally a defender wins it... he deserves it... he showed up on the big stage when it mattered against the best players from each country and was unbeatable.

SouthAfrica fan
21-12-2006, 06:58:AM
or matterazi, :evil:

Filipower
21-12-2006, 02:33:PM
^^ dude, check the second post in this page, materazzi was beatable
(H)

didy
21-12-2006, 02:37:PM
he is having a shocker with madrid. he is playing like bramble right now. :(
forgetting Bomsong are we?

SouthAfrica fan
21-12-2006, 02:56:PM
ya but he still saved italys ass

d3adly
22-12-2006, 12:57:AM
forgetting Bomsong are we?

either way, they both were shockers!

solaimaa
22-12-2006, 02:02:AM
puyol > canavaro

OrgulloVikingo
22-12-2006, 05:07:PM
puyol > canavaro

yea, right! Puyol had a better year than Fabio! :X

didy
22-12-2006, 06:26:PM
World Player of the Year > Puyol (H)

Moreira_Benfica
23-12-2006, 01:17:AM
ya but he still saved italys ass

Really? he scored the goal in the final and got Zidane sent off?

(no im not sayig Marco deserves this award (H) )

d3adly
23-12-2006, 02:27:AM
puyol > canavaro
this season yeh, but last no.

Vedran-10
24-12-2006, 04:09:AM
Criminal.