Kaka wins Ballon d’Or, what of Arsenal and Manchester United stars?
by Jordan on December 2nd, 2007
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Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite ,or more formally known as Kaka, has won the World Football Player of the Year. With past winners including the likes of Cannavaro, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo, Kaka was able to beat Manchester United’s Christiano Ronaldo (2nd) and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (3rd). The 25-year-old received 444 points in a France Football poll of 96 journalists, with Ronaldo collecting 277 points in second place.
In response, Kaka said:
“It has been a sensational year in which I also won the Champions League.“I thank God for being here and lifting up this award. I must say that this award is the conclusion of a really sensational year.
“I thank my wife, my parents. I also thank Milan, the coach, my team-mates. It’s beautiful being part of such a brilliant side and you can’t win it without them.
“It’s the top prize around and the only way to win something like this is to play for a team like AC Milan. It’s great to be part of a team that wins.”
The full rankings are to be released soon - with the likes of Arsenal’s Francesc Fabregas and Barcelona’s Ronaldinho surely to be in the mix.
AusGunner - December 2nd, 2007 at 3:15 pm
It accounts mainly for last season so that rules out many of Arsenal’s players to be considered in the top 10 but if cesc keeps going the way he is he’ll be right up there next year. There was really no standout for United except Ronaldo but he was a bit of a flat track bully and the selectors seem to take that into consideration. I think Drogba could feel a bit hard done by if he’s not in the top 5 at least, he really carried Chelsea and had an all ’round unbelievable season last season.
Kaka is brilliant but the heavy weighting towards the champions league, when Milan had such an average season by their standards in the league, is a bit disappointing.
Ray Gooner - December 2nd, 2007 at 6:59 pm
You have to play in a team that wins trophy’s to be even considered winning “Player of the Year” award!
Either the World Cup or Champions League!
megat danial - December 2nd, 2007 at 8:21 pm
kaka should go to arsenal!!
Eujen - December 2nd, 2007 at 11:10 pm
they should just call it player of the champions league or world cup.
seriously they dont even take into account how well a player played in the league.
In the champions league thats where kaka flourished, but not so much in Serie A.
Ronaldo however, was instrumental in the league win for united, and also the Champions league run.
chelsea4life - December 2nd, 2007 at 11:16 pm
roman 100 million pound slap down kaka 22 chelsea pleasure doing business kthanxbye.