World Soccer Magazine

[WilliamFAlmeida]

Thursday, December 9, 2004

Ronaldinho World Soccer Player of Year


LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Brazilian Ronaldinho was named World Soccer magazine's Player of the Year on Thursday with Jose Mourinho winning Manager of 2004 and Greece taking the Team award.


Barcelona's Ronaldinho came top with 28.6 per cent of the readers' poll, beating Thierry Henry of Arsenal (22.2 per cent) and Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan.


Mourinho, who won the Champions League with Porto before moving to Chelsea, was the overwhelming winner in the coach's section with 35.5 per cent of the vote.

Otto Rehhagel, who took Greece to an unexpected victory at Euro 2004, was runner-up and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger third.

Greece narrowly won the Team award following their shock European Championship victory in Portugal. They polled 25.1 per cent, just ahead of Arsenal, who won the Premier League title without losing a match and went on to establish an English League record of 49 games unbeaten

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Anyone read this magazine?Where can I get it in the states? Who votes for the winners?

Anyone else disagree with the winning coach?

[Nuno]

That's not the big one though. I'm hoping Sheva wins the big one.

[Limberopoulos21]

What?! Rehhagle isn't manager of the year. Mourinho is a great manager, but his accomplishment was no where as near as that of Rehhagle's, he performed a God like mriacle, Mourinho pulled off a Jesus like miracle. But Greece got team of the year, so I'm happy.

[RonaldinhoBR10]

this wasnt december 9th

this is like a week old already and we had a thread for this a long time ago.........

[Vagegast]

I have it, I bought it at the local Borders.