Ballon D’Or 2007 Winner: Kaka
AC Milan’s Brazilian star Kaka (and future christian evangelist) has been named Europe’s footballer of the year after winning France Football magazine’s Golden Ball award.
The 25-year-old was the key figure in AC Milan’s triumphant Champions League campaign this year. His performances in the Serie A were less influential, whereas someone like Cristiano Ronaldo dominated the domestic scene, provoking heated debates over which set of performances deserved more credit (and indeed, in the Kaka v Ronaldo debate, whether morality mattered more than results).
Second place went to Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi placing third.
The prize was voted for by 96 international journalists from a shortlist of 50 players.
In October Kaka was named FIFPro world player of the year, claiming that accolade after 45,000 members of the players’ union voted in the awards.
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Just because he proclaims his beliefs loud you call him a future evangelist. What should we call C Ronaldo then, “PIMP” ? Anyway thats sort of what he was doing for his team mates at Old Trafford………….
Jealous much?
Oh and read the article before you get all worked up.
On a completely unrelated sidenote, I really hate it when people do not read and just make blind comments.
Oh i hate that too. The article wasnt that tough to read, it was quite short and i did read it completely……
this a typical example of fifa’s biased shit. c.ronaldo got robbed.
It’s a joke. Ronaldo was better in his domestic league, better in his domestic cup, better for his country in the World Cup and still managed to do pretty well in the CL. And yet Kaka wins purely because of his performance in one tournament.
But Kaka is a poster boy for Fifa, god-loving and all that.
I think these awards are crap.Kaka did not perform consistently at the level of Ronaldo.Just because he had a good champions league against us should not give him the award.And Messi being third despite being injured for the most part of last season does tell you something
razrhead:
What the hell are you going on about?
The Ballon D’Or os voted by 96 international Sports journalists while the FIFPro Player of the Year is decided by its 45,000 members.
How is it FIFA’s fault how the member vote?
hey people are u jealous or what?Kaka’ won because he is the best.why in hell do u argue about this?we all know that
c.ronaldo is a good soccer player but Kaka has more experience and he deserves to win.no matter what you say he is the best and there is no doubt.