http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/nov26f.html here is a thread that says ((( If Shevchenko does pick up the coveted trophy, it will be the first time that two players from Eastern European countries have won the award in consecutive seasons. ))) how come ? in 1962 and 1963 two East European players won the titile !! http://elmundodeporte.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/especiales/2001/11/balondeoro/oro.html