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	European Footballer of the Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is usually known in English as the European Footballer of the Year award.
		Until 1995, a player also had to be of European nationality to be eligible.
		Voting for the award is undertaken by a group of European football journalists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Footballer_of_the_Year (188 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Football - European - Ronaldinho takes world player title (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		European Footballer of the Year Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan was third.
		It was the second successive year that Henry has finished as runner-up in the poll based on the verdict of 157 international coaches and, for the first time this year, 145 national team captains.
		Last year’s winner Zinedine Zidane came fourth, while 2003 European Footballer of the Year Pavel Nedved of the Czech Republic was fifth.
	sport.scotsman.com /football_european.cfm?id=1452422004 (489 words)

	Ronaldinho named World Player of the Year
		Newly crowned European Footballer of the Year Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan and Ukraine was third on 253.
		It was the second successive year that Henry finished as runner-up in the poll based on the verdict of 157 international coaches and, for the first time this year, 145 national team captains.
		Last year's European Footballer of the Year Pavel Nedved of the Czech Republic was fifth.
	inhome.rediff.com /sports/2004/dec/21ronal.htm (424 words)

	TheFA.com - Who'll take Michael's crown?
		Later today, the 47th Ballon d'Or winner will be announced by France Football magazine from their Paris offices with four players in particular leading the race to be crowned European Footballer of the Year.
		The Ballon d'Or is the European Footballer of the Year award chosen by the football writers of the highly respected magazine, as well as by a select number of journalists from around the continent.
		Last year's winner, England and Liverpool striker Michael Owen, had enjoyed a spectacular season with his club in 2000/1, with his goals helping them to win a treble of cup competitions, including the UEFA Cup, as well as finishing fourth in the Premiership.
	www.thefa.com /Features/Postings/2002/12/34129.htm (938 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Beckham nominated for World Footballer award
		The Manchester United midfielder is in the final shortlist of three for the prize alongside Raul and last year's runner-up Luis Figo.
		Kevin Keegan was the last Englishman to be named European Footballer of the Year, back in 1979.
		His goalscoring this year has been tremendous and I would be the first to phone him up and say `well done' if he wins it.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2001/1115/manu.html (310 words)

	MICHEL PLATINI - International Football Hall of Fame
		Michel Platini is only the second player (after Johan Cruyff) to win three European Footballer of the Year awards.
		In 1987 Platini was appointed the French national coach, which he relinquished after the 1992 European Championship.
		Platini is recognised as the greatest scorer in the history of the French national team.
	www.ifhof.com /hof/michelplatini.asp (99 words)

	CBBC Newsround \| SPORT \| Owen is European Footballer of the Year
		Owen was a key player for Liverpool as they won five trophies in the last 12 months, and he has scored 20 goals in 22 games so far this season.
		The award is given by France Football magazine and is voted for by football journalists from all over Europe.
		For Raul it was his second top three finish in a major football award in the same day.
	news.bbc.co.uk /cbbcnews/hi/sport/newsid_1716000/1716210.stm (159 words)

	TheFA.com - Awards up for grabs
		The Czech Republic playmaker has enjoyed another hugely successful year with both club and country, although his copybook was blotted somewhat by his suspension from the Champions League final at Old Trafford last May, a match that his team Juventus lost to AC Milan on penalties.
		Barring injury, we will be able to see Nedved's full array of skills at the European Championships next summer as the Czech Republic, ably assisted by their skipper, who turned in a series of inspirational performances during qualification, emerged ahead of the Netherlands in the race for Euro 2004.
		The AC Milan skipper's year was defined by May's Champions League final in Manchester, when the elegant defender won his fourth European Cup-winners medal, but his first as captain of his beloved Rossoneri, after a penalty shoot-out victory of great rivals Juventus.
	www.thefa.com /Features/EuropeanLeagues/Postings/2003/12/Balon_dOr_preview.htm (560 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Football \| News \| Owen named European Footballer of the Year
		Liverpool and England striker Michael Owen has been named European Footballer of the Year by the French magazine France Football.
		Owen, who turned 22 last week, is the first English player to win the prestigious award since Kevin Keegan in 1979.
		Two other English footballers apart from Keegan and Owen have won the award - Stanley Matthews in 1956 and Bobby Charlton in 1966, the year England won the World Cup.
	football.guardian.co.uk /News_Story/0,1563,620227,00.html (290 words)

	Nedved voted European Footballer of the Year
		The 31-year-old was named ahead of Arsenal striker Thierry Henry and AC Milan defender Paolo Maldini in a poll of European soccer journalists from 52 countries published by France Football magazine.
		Juventus, already Serie A winners for the second year running earlier in May, lost the Champions League final on penalties to AC Milan.
		Nedved, who was also voted player of the year by the magazine World Soccer, is the second Czech to win the prestigious Golden Ball after Josef Masopust in 1962.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2003/dec/23nedved.htm?zcc=rl (410 words)

	Ronaldinho named Footballer of the Year. 21/12/2004. ABC News Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Brazil's Ronaldinho was named 2004 FIFA World Footballer of the Year in Zurich this morning (AEST), capping a fine 12 months for both club and country.
		The result, from a shortlist including Thierry Henry of France and Ukrainian 2004 European Footballer of the Year Andriy Shevchenko, was announced at a gala evening at the Zurich opera house.
		However the award comes after a great year at Barcelona, for whom he signed from PSG for 30 million euros ($A52.62 million) in July 2003 under the noses of Manchester United, who were also courting him.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200412/s1269452.htm (726 words)

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		Two years later, Beckenbauer had one of the single greatest football years in history, captaining FC Bayern M�nchen to the Bundesliga (German First Division), European Cup (now known as the UEFA Champions League) championships and West Germany to the World Cup, the nation's second triumph.
		In 1985, he led Serie A in scoring for a third straight year, a unique achievement as well as leading Juventus to its only European Cup triumph, the tragic game at Heysel (Belgium) against Liverpool in which 39 Italian supporters were fatally crushed in the stands.
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	www.naqt.com /YouGottaKnow/footballers.html (1518 words)

	Ronaldinho, Prinz voted World Footballers of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Zurich, Switzerland - Barcelona and Brazil star Ronaldinho was crowned World Footballer of the Year on Monday for the second straight year at a gala by FIFA, the sport's ruling body.
		Prinz won the women's crown for an unprecedented third year in a row with 513 points, ahead of Brazil's Marta, 429.
		The FIFA Fair Play Award went to the football community of the Peruvian city of Iquitos, former Swedish international referee Andres Frisk got the Presidential Award and Chris Bullard was crowned Interactive Player of the Year.
	sport.monstersandcritics.com /soccer/printer_1070114.php (339 words)

	european Player of the YEAR! - Soccer Fans Network Forums
		Thierry Henry leads a group of 16 Premiership players among the 50 stars nominated for this year's European Footballer of the Year award.
		The Arsenal and France striker for the Ballon D'Or, which was won in 2004 by AC Milan's Ukraine ace Andriy Shevchenko.
		European champions Liverpool are represented by Steven Gerrard, Luis Garcia and Jamie Carragher.
	forums.soccerfansnetwork.com /showthread.php?t=36071 (477 words)

	Sky Sports - The Best Sport Coverage From Around The World
		Michael Owen has been named European Footballer of the Year on the same day as David Beckham lost out to Luis Figo in the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
		The award crowns a glorious year for the Chester-born star after he registered the best season of his career since bursting onto the scene as a precocious 17-year-old.
		He was an integral member of the Liverpool side that claimed the FA Cup, Worthington Cup, Charity Shield, UEFA Cup and the European Super Cup, and has taken his tally to 99 club goals at the tender age of 22.
	www.huntsvillesoccerclub.org /soccerfan/12172001d.html (510 words)

	European Footballer of the year Nominations - Foot.ie
		European Footballer of the year Nominations - Foot.ie
		I really cant agree with that more, i mean when u have to put Wiltord on the list not only does it show that ur reachin the bottom of the barrel but it degrades such a prestigous award.
		This time next year we'll be celebrating that the Duffer has made the list.
	foot.ie /forums/showthread.php?t=10912 (1101 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Shevchenko Euro footballer of the year
		AC Milan's Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko was on Monday named European footballer of the year for 2004.
		Known as the Ballon D'Or (Golden Ball), the prestigious prize was created by the French football magazine France Football in 1956.
		Shevchenko is also in the running for FIFA's world player of the year, along with Arsenal's French striker Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho, to be announced on December 20.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/398880.htm (351 words)

	ABC Sport - Football - Ronaldinho voted European Footballer of Year
		Silky smooth Brazil and Barcelona midfielder Ronaldinho has been named the 50th European Footballer of the Year at a lavish ceremony in Paris.
		The 25-year-old, who finished third last year behind 2004 winner Andriy Shevchenko, was awarded the prize run since 1956 by France Football magazine with 225 points.
		The England midfielder was one of the main reasons Chelsea ended 50 years without the league championship trophy to win the English Premiership last season.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200511/s1518682.htm (751 words)

	2004 European Footballer of the Year - Irankicks Football Talk
		Shevchenko beats Henry to Ballon d'Or AC Milan's Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko was named the 2004 European Footballer of the Year on Monday.
		France Football magazine's prestigious Ballon D'Or (Golden Ball) award, which is voted for by journalists from 52 European countries, saw Shevchenko top the list of Europe's top players with 175.2 points, well ahead of Barcelona duo Deco (139.3) and Ronaldinho (133.4), and Arsenal forward Thierry Henry (80.5).
		A few years ago two players were in the running and they were, Center Paul Davis(a white kid who picked Michigan State) and Antwon Robinson(a fl kid who decided to go to Florida.) The white/fl issue was not what killed Robinson.
	www.irankicks.com /ikboard/showthread.php?t=25964 (1022 words)

	MICHAEL OWEN NAMED EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
		England hero Michael Owen, who famously scored a hat trick against Germany in an all-important September World Cup qualifier, is the first Brit in over 20 years to scoop the coveted European Footballer of the Year title.
		Michael, who snagged headlines with his stunning performance in the Germany match, is the first Englishman since Kevin Keegan in 1979 to secure the European crown.
		The Manchester United hunk was pipped to the post for FIFA’s World Player of the Year prize this week by Portugal’s Luis Figo.
	www.hellomagazine.com /celebrities/2001/12/18/michaelowen (361 words)

	Nedved wins European Footballer of the Year - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Czech Juventus midfielder, Pavel Nedved, 31, holds his son, Pavel, and a King's crown yesterday in Turin, after being awarded the Ballon d'Or award for the European footballer of the year.
		The prize, known as the Ballon d'Or in French and handed out by bi-weekly France Football magazine, was awarded after a poll among journalists from the 52 countries affiliated to European football's governing body, UEFA.
		Nedved, 31, captained the Czech Republic to the Euro 2004 finals in Portugal and last season led Juventus to the Champions League final, where they lost to AC Milan on penalties, though he was suspended for that match at Old Trafford.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20031222T220000-0500_53401_OBS_NEDVED_WINS_EUROPEAN_FOOTBALLER_OF_THE_YEAR_.asp (349 words)

	Shevchenko is 2004 European Footballer of the Year - Newsfox
		As the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk reports, the 28-year old becomes the third Ukrainian to win the award after Oleg Blockhin in 1975 and Igor Belanov in 1986, who had both appeared for the then Soviet Union.
		Since signing from Dynamo Kiev five years ago, Shevchenko has scored 102 goals in Serie A, and helped AC Milan win the Champions League in 2003 and the Italian title in 2004.
		Shevchenko is also in the running for this year's FIFA World Player of the Year, along with Arsenal's French striker Thierry Henry and Barcelona's Brazilian forward Ronaldinho.
	www.newsfox.com /pte.mc?pte=041214027 (344 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Rivaldo is European Footballer of the Year
		Barcelona's Brazilian forward Rivaldo was voted European Footballer of the Year yesterday.
		The 27-year-old, who helped Barcelona to their second successive Spanish League title, scoring 24 goals, and was instrumental in Brazil's Copa America Cup triumph, polled 219 votes, far more than second placed Manchester United's David Beckham's 154, to become only the second Brazilian after Ronaldo to receive the coveted award.
		Luis Suarez was the first member of the Catalan soccer giants to win the Golden Ball in 1960, the fifth year of its existence.
	www.rediff.com /sports/1999/dec/21rivald.htm (302 words)

	readaBet.com - EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR 2004 BETTING ODDS
		Six Greek players have been named in an initial list of 50 for the European Footballer of the Year award, as reported by sports daily L'Equipe on its website.
		It is in fact Henry who Skybet make their favourite along with Ronaldinho of Brazil to become the European Footballer of the Year.
		The award is decided by a poll of European soccer journalists from 52 countries published by France Football magazine.
	www.readabet.com /index.php/home/article/6380 (226 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Ronaldinho scoops European award
		Barcelona and Brazil playmaker Ronaldinho was named 2005 European Footballer of the Year on Monday.
		The 25-year-old was favourite to claim the Ballon D'Or, having already won the 2004 Fifa World Player of the Year and the inaugural FIFpro award.
		The Ballon D'Or is voted for by European football journalists selected by French magazine France Football.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/4475808.stm (452 words)

	Football \| Beckham and Owen nominated for European footballer of the year
		Beckham and Owen nominated for European footballer of the year
		Fifteen Premiership players have been put on the short-list of nominations for the European Footballer of the Year award.
		At the head of the list is England captain David Beckham, who has fired himself back into the international spotlight with a string of excellent performances for his country, including scoring the goal against Greece which sealed England's qualification for next summer's World Cup finals.
	football.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4298237-103,00.html (246 words)

	FIFA WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
		All national coaches are invited to vote for the World Player of the Year.
		It began in 1991 and is awarded in a gala presentation.
		Between 1970 and 1994 this award was determined by the France Football magazine.
	www.eng.uc.edu /~bjabbari/efoy.htm (118 words)

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