i vote for sheva, out of the 3 he deserves it the most, but with decos exclusion you can see that deserving it isn't always enough, the award has been a joke from the beginning so henry will probably win it, it has no credibility so who really cares.
Forget all these namby pamby players. The top three in the world are: Robert Earnshaw David Thompson Massimo Taibi There. My hat is now in the ring. Revelian - the man whose football knowledge exceeds his knowledge of football.
Any more details on him, have not heard of this youngster,although celtic are suppose to being signing a 16 year old from Vancouver who is suppose to be one of our brightest talents. The future looks bright for the Bhoys.
Deco is a good player but he has become overrated. I must admit I don't follow the Portuguese league closely, but I watched almost all of Porto's games in the knockout stage of the CL last season, and I have watched every Barca game this season. I also watched Portugal's games in the Eurocup. He is no doubt a valuable player to a team but I don't think he is one of the best players in the world. I hate judging individuals based on their team's accomplishments. Soccer is a team game. There are many reasons porto won the CL beyond Deco's play. They were a solid all-around team with a strong defense and well-coached by Mourinho. I said the same thing a couple of years ago when people were talking alot of nonsense about how Roberto Carlos should be POY because Brasil won the WC and Real Madrid won the CL.
Re: Ronaldihno LOL, I made that Ronaldinho Clip. It sure gets around. Henry will undersevingly win this award.
1) Just started, that's a mere myth, Adriano's been fairly prolific in Serie A, the main reason he hasn't been heard of the way he should is because he's moved around a lot in Italy, and had some injury woes, the talent has always been there. What has Henry done for Arsenal in Europe outside of the EPL, when all the marbles were on the line? He did nothing over 2 legs vs. Chelsea in the CL, which is surprising considering Arsenal has owned Chelsea for sometime. 36 All time CL goals mean nothing because we're discussing 2004 exclusively when stating FIFA P.O.T.Y. Euro 2004 was a joke for Henry as well. When the pressure is on the line in a knockout stages match, Henry hasn't delivered . Adriano scored 7 goals at CopaAmerica, last second equalizer vs. Argentina when defeat looked imminent. Scoring at will for Inter. 2) Ronaldinho, again you mentioned his form at Barca, and what he's done in helping resurrect them. But no one mentions, what has he done in the NT? He hasn't replicated the Barca form in a Brazil shirt. Not even close when I watch Brazil's friendlies and qualifiers. Adriano has performed well for both the NT and his club side. Ronaldinho hasn't shown me anything for Brazil. special for Brazil this year.
Shevchenko should win it. He lead Serie A in scoring last season and is the only one doing it for Milan this season. Ukraine wasn't in Euro 2004 but he has done well for them lately and they aren't exactly a powerhouse.
I can live with Shev as FIFA WPY, no real complaints about him being nominated. However I'd be happier with him winning Ballon D'or and Adriano winning the FIFA award on the basis of his Copa America performances. As for Ronaldinho, I'm not overly sold on him considering he's been rather ordinary for the Brazil NT compared to how he's played at Barca. I'd have liked to have seen Adriano nominated instead of him. As for Thierry Henry........next player please.
Well, that's settled... Ronaldinho scoops World Soccer Player of Year award 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. http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,14546,-4663325,00.html
Re: Well, that's settled... World Soccer usually gets them right. Although my picks differed slightly, I voted Sheva, Porto, and Mourinho. I can't argue with Ronaldinho, Greece, or Mourinho because all deserved it. But I do see a bit of English bias with Arsenal getting more votes than Porto.
Re: Well, that's settled... Congratulations to Ronaldinho. He deserves the award. Since he moved to Barca, he has done a great job, and he should be the most improved player this year. So, it was a right and fair decision that FIFA has given him an award