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| Brazilian Ronaldinho kisses the Golden Ball, the award for the European player of the year. This year is the 50th anniversary of the award. |
Ronaldinho won the Golden Ball on Monday as European player of the year, another honor for the Brazilian following his FIFA player of the year award last year.
Brazilian Ronaldinho kisses the Golden Ball, the award for the European player of the year. This year is the 50th anniversary of the award.
Ronaldinho, amidfielderwho won the Spanish league title with Barcelona and the Confederations Cup with Brazil, is the third player from his country to win the Golden Ball following Rivaldo (1999) and Ronaldo (1997, 2002).
Ronaldinho finished ahead of Frank Lampard of Chelsea and Steven Gerrard of Liverpool. Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan, last year's winner, placed fifth behind Thierry Henry of Arsenal.
"This is a dream come true," Ronaldinho said. "When I see all the names on the list, when I see my idols Ronaldo and Rivaldo, I realize this is a great honor."
Ronaldinho finished with 225 points, followed by Lampard (148) and Gerrard (142). The winner is chosen by France Football magazine's annual poll of 52 journalists from around the world. This is the 50th anniversary of the award, which was first won by England's Stanley Matthews.
Ronaldinho'scunning, speed, power and strength make him one of the most dangerous attacking players.
"God gives gifts to everyone," Ronaldinho said. "Some can write, some can dance. He gave me the skill to play football and I am making the most of it."
The 25-year-old player joined Barcelona from Paris Saint-Germain in 2003 and has scored 33 league goals in 79 games, including nine this season. He also has scored 13 times in 19 Champions League games for Barcelona.
He has played 62 times for Brazil and scored 27 times. He helped the team win its fifth World Cup title in 2002 in Japan.
(Agencies)
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本周一，2005年度欧洲金球奖揭晓，罗纳尔迪尼奥当选为欧洲足球先生，这是他自去年当选国际足联“世界足球先生”后为巴西人赢得的又一荣誉。
今年恰逢“欧洲金球奖”创办50周年，在颁奖现场，小罗纳尔多亲吻了颁发给他的年度欧洲足球先生奖杯——金球。
罗纳尔迪尼奥，司职中锋，曾帮助巴塞罗那俱乐部队夺得西甲联赛冠军，并带领巴西队夺得联合会杯。继里瓦尔多（1999年获得欧洲金球奖）和罗纳尔多（1997年，2002年两度获得欧洲金球奖）之后，罗纳尔迪尼奥成为巴西历史上第三位捧得欧洲金球奖的足球队员。
在评选中，得分仅次于小罗纳尔多的是切尔西队的弗兰克·兰帕德和利物浦队的史蒂芬·杰拉德。上届欧洲金球奖得主AC米兰的安德烈·舍甫琴科在本届评选中名列阿森纳的蒂埃里·亨利之后，位居第五。
小罗纳尔多说：“这是我的一个梦想，今天终于实现了。当我看到曾经荣获该奖项的所有人名单时，当我得知我的偶像罗纳尔多和里瓦尔多都曾获得过这个奖项时，我意识到这是一个很高的荣誉。”
小罗纳尔多最终以225分捧回金球奖杯，位居第二和第三的兰帕德和杰拉德分别得到148分和142分。每年法国《足球》杂志都会召集来自世界各地的52名记者评选出当年的欧洲足球先生。今年是欧洲金球奖创办50周年，首届欧洲金球奖得主是英国足球运动员斯坦利·马修斯。
小罗纳尔多在球场上的“灵活、快速和力量”使他成为最具“杀伤力”的进攻型球员之一。
“上帝赋予每个人不同的天分。有人擅长写作，有人擅长舞蹈。上帝赐予我踢足球的天赋，我就应该把它做到最好。”罗纳尔迪尼奥说。
25岁的小罗纳尔多2003年从巴黎圣日耳曼转会巴塞罗纳，并在联赛的79场比赛中打入33个进球，包括本赛季的9个进球。在欧洲冠军联赛巴萨队的19场比赛中，他一人拿下13分。
他为巴西队效力了62场比赛，进球27个。在2002年的韩日世界杯足球赛中，小罗帮助巴西队夺得第五个世界杯冠军。
(中国日报网站编译)
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Updated: 2005-11-30 09:51
