KAKA - FRANCE FOOTBALL OFFICIAL "GOLDEN BALL" 2007 AWARD WINNER

SFS picked up the news on the 25th Nov & announced that AC MILANstar KAKA had won the France Football "Golden Ball" Award, as theBest Football Player in the World for 2007. Now its OFFICIAL withKaka picking up 444votes with 2º place going to Cristian Ronaldo(Man Utd) with 277votes & 3º place going to Spanish based Argentinesensation Messi ( Fc Barcelona ) with 255votes.The highest placed Spaniard is Arsenal midfielder CESC FABREGASwith 8th place & 27votes, a great achievement for such a young playerwho can only get better with time.SFS wishes to congratulate the winner & rest of place getters.

For thoses who enjoy the stats & history of the Award, see below the past winner, second & third placed, since it all started.
YR- WINNER- SECOND- THIRD--- ------- ------- -------
07 Kaká (Milan) C.Ronaldo (Manchester)Messi (Barcelona)
06 Cannavaro (Madrid) Buffon (Juventus) Henry (Arsenal)
05 Ronaldinho (Barca) Lampard (Chelsea) Gerrard (Liverpool)
04 Shevchenko (Milan) Deco (Barcelona) Ronaldinho (Barca)
03 Nedved (Juventus) Henry (Arsenal) Maldini (Milan)
02 Ronaldo (Madrid) R. Carlos (Madrid) Kahn (B. Múnich)
01 Owen (Liverpool) Raúl (Real Madrid) Kahn (B. Múnich)
00 Figo (R.Madrid) Zidane (Juventus) Shevtchenko (Milan)
99 Rivaldo (Barcelona) Beckham (Manchester) Shevtchenko (Milan)
98 Zidane (Juventus) Suker (Real Madrid) Ronaldo (Inter)
97 Ronaldo (Inter) Mijatovic (Madrid) Zidane (Juventus)
96 Sammer (B. Dormund) Ronaldo (Barcelona) Shearer (Newcastle)
95 Weah (Milan) Klinsmann (Tott.) Litmanen (Ajax)
94 Stoichkov (Barca) Baggio (Juventus) P. Maldini (Milan)
93 Baggio (Juventus) Bergkamp (Ajax) Cantona (Leeds)
92 Van Basten (Milan) Stoichkov (Barca) Bergkamp (Ajax)
91 Papin (Marsella) Matthaus (Inter) Savicevic (E. Roja)
90 Matthaus (Inter) Schillaci (Juventus) Brehme (Inter)
89 Van Basten (Milan) Baresi (Milan) Rijkaard (Milan)
88 Van Basten (Milan) Gullit (Milan) Rijkaard (Milan)
87 Gullit (Milan) Futre (At. Madrid) Butragueño (Madrid)
86 Belanov (Din. Kiev) Lineker (Barcelona) Butragueño (Madrid)
85 Platini (Juventus) Elkjaer (Verona) Schuster (Barca)
84 Platini (Juventus) Tigana (Burdeos) Elkjaer (Verona)
83 Platini (Juventus) Dalglish (Liverpool) Simonssen (Vejle)
82 Rossi (Juventus) Giresse (Burdeos) Boniek (Juventus)
81 Rummenigge (Múnich) Breitner (Múnich) Schuster (Barca)
80 Rummenigge (Múnich) Schuster (Colonia) Platini (S.Etienne)
79 Keegan (Hamburgo) Rummenigge (Múnich) Krol (Ajax)
78 Keegan (Hamburgo) Krankl (Barcelona) Resembrick(Ander.)
77 Simonssen (Moench) Keegan (Hamburgo) Platini (Nancy)
76 Beckenbauer (Múnich) Resembrick (Ander.) Viktor (D. Praga)
75 Blohkine (Kiev) Beckenbauer (Múnich) Deyna (Varsovia)
74 Cruyff (Barcelona) Beckenbauer (Múnich) Deyna (Varsovia)
73 Cruyff (Ajax) Zoff (Juventus) Müller (Múnich)
72 Beckenbauer (Múnich) Müller (Múnich) Nezter (Moencheng.)
71 Cruyff (Ajax) Mazzola (Inter) Best (Manchester)
70 Müller (Múnich) Moore (West Ham) Riva (Cagliari)
69 Rivera (Milan) Riva (Cagliari) Müller (Múnich)
68 Best (Manchester) Charlton (Manch.) Dzajic (Estr. Roja)
67 Albert (Ferencv.) Charlton (Manch.) Johnstone (Celtic)
66 Charlton (Manches.) Eusebio (Benfica) Beckenbauer(Múnich)
65 Eusebio (Benfica) Facchetti (Inter) Suárez (Inter)
64 Law (Manchester) Suárez (Inter) Amancio (Madrid)
63 Yaschin (D. Moscú) Rivera (Milan) Greaves (Tottenham)
62 Masopust (D. Praga) Eusebio (Benfica) Schellinger(Col.)
61 Sívori (Juventus) Suárez (Barcelona) Haynes (Fulham)
60 Suárez (Barcelona) Puskas (Real Madrid) Seeler (Hamburgo)
59 Di Stéfano (Madrid) Kopa (Stade Reims) Charles (Juventus)
58 Kopa (Madrid) Rahn (Essen) Fontaine (Reims)
57 Di Stéfano (Madrid) Wright (Wolverham.) Kopa (Madrid)56 Matthews (Blackpool) Di Stéfano (Madrid) Kopa (Stade Reims)