Ballon d'Or 2005
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Ballon d'Or 2005
The 2005 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Ronaldinho on 29 November 2005.[1]
Ronaldinho was the third Brazilian national to win the award after Ronaldo (1997, 2002) and Rivaldo (1999). He was the fifth Barcelona player to win the trophy after Luis Suárez (1960), Johan Cruyff (1973, 1974), Hristo Stoichkov (1994) and Rivaldo (1999).[2]
Rankings
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronaldinho |  Brazil |
 Barcelona |
225 |
| 2 | Frank Lampard |  England |
Chelsea |
148 |
| 3 | Steven Gerrard | England |
Liverpool |
142 |
| 4 | Thierry Henry |  France |
Arsenal |
41 |
| 5 | Andriy Shevchenko |  Ukraine |
 Milan |
33 |
| 6 | Paolo Maldini | Italy |
Milan |
23 |
| 7 | Adriano | Brazil |
Internazionale |
22 |
| 8 | Zlatan Ibrahimović |  Sweden |
Juventus |
21 |
| 9 | Kaká | Brazil |
Milan |
19 |
| 10 | Samuel Eto'o |  Cameroon |
Barcelona |
18 |
| John Terry | England |
Chelsea |
18 | |
| 12 | Juninho | Brazil |
Lyon |
15 |
| 13 | Claude Makélélé | France |
Chelsea |
8 |
| 14 | Juan Román Riquelme |  Argentina |
Villarreal |
7 |
| Petr Čech |  Czech Republic |
Chelsea |
7 | |
| Didier Drogba |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Chelsea |
7 | |
| Michael Ballack |  Germany |
Bayern Munich |
7 | |
| 18 | Zinedine Zidane | France |
Real Madrid |
5 |
| 19 | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy |
Juventus |
4 |
| 20 | Jamie Carragher | England |
Liverpool |
3 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo |  Portugal |
Manchester United |
3 | |
| 22 | Michael Essien |  Ghana |
Lyon Chelsea |
2 |
| 23 | Luis García | Spain |
Liverpool |
1 |
| Pavel Nedvěd | Czech Republic |
Juventus |
1 |
Additionally, the following 26 players were nominated but received no votes: David Beckham (Real Madrid), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Grégory Coupet (Lyon), Cris (Lyon), Deco (Barcelona), Dida (Milan), Emerson (Juventus), Luís Figo (Real Madrid, Internazionale), Diego Forlán (Villarreal), Roy Makaay (Bayern Munich), Michael Owen (Real Madrid, Newcastle United), Park Ji-Sung (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United), Andrea Pirlo (Milan), Raúl (Real Madrid), Arjen Robben (Chelsea), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid), Robinho (Real Madrid), Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Lilian Thuram (Barcelona), David Trezeguet (Juventus), Mark van Bommel (PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United), Patrick Vieira (Arsenal, Juventus), and Xavi (Barcelona).
References
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (7 Apr 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2005". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy05.html. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 18 December 2008. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
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