This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/europe/6189503.stm
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Cannavaro wins Fifa player crown | Cannavaro wins Fifa player crown |
| (about 4 hours later) | |
| Italy's World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro has been named Fifa World Player of the Year. | Italy's World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro has been named Fifa World Player of the Year. |
| The award polls votes from national team coaches and captains and Cannavaro beat three-time winner Zinedine Zidane and reigning champion Ronaldinho. | The award polls votes from national team coaches and captains and Cannavaro beat three-time winner Zinedine Zidane and reigning champion Ronaldinho. |
| Real Madrid central defender Cannavaro, 33, was crowned European Footballer of the Year in November. | |
| "It's a great honour for me to be here because it has been an incredible season," said Cannavaro. | "It's a great honour for me to be here because it has been an incredible season," said Cannavaro. |
| He added: "The competition is scary, so strong. It's not usual for a defender to sit between Ronaldinho and Zidane. | He added: "The competition is scary, so strong. It's not usual for a defender to sit between Ronaldinho and Zidane. |
| "Of course it must be a great compliment for the coaches I've had this year. | "Of course it must be a great compliment for the coaches I've had this year. |
| "It also underscores the way I am playing - and look at the matches we are playing in the teams I've had, and at Real. | "It also underscores the way I am playing - and look at the matches we are playing in the teams I've had, and at Real. |
| "I can't ask for anything else, with the World Cup and Golden Ball award - you can't do any better than that." | "I can't ask for anything else, with the World Cup and Golden Ball award - you can't do any better than that." |
| Brazil's Marta won the women's award ahead of Germany's Renate Lingor and Kristine Lilly of the USA. | Brazil's Marta won the women's award ahead of Germany's Renate Lingor and Kristine Lilly of the USA. |
| 606 DEBATE: Would you have voted for Cannavaro? | 606 DEBATE: Would you have voted for Cannavaro? |