2004 Ballon d'Or
The 2004 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 Andriy Shevchenko on 14 December 2004.[1][2]
Shevchenko was the first Ukrainian national to win the award. He was the fifth Milan player to win the trophy after Gianni Rivera (1969), Ruud Gullit (1997), Marco van Basten (1988, 1989, 1992) and George Weah (1995).
Rankings
Additionally, the following fifteen players were nominated but received no votes: Aílton (Werder Bremen, Schalke 04), Roberto Ayala (Valencia), Fabien Barthez (Manchester United, Marseille), David Beckham (Real Madrid), Petr Čech (Chelsea), Emerson (Roma, Juventus), Juninho (Lyon), Michalis Kapsis (AEK Athens, Bordeaux), Henrik Larsson (Celtic, Barcelona), Johan Micoud (Werder Bremen), Mista (Valencia), Alessandro Nesta (Milan}), Andrea Pirlo (Milan), José Antonio Reyes (Sevilla, Arsenal), Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Tomáš Rosický (Borussia Dortmund), Paul Scholes (Manchester United), Clarence Seedorf (Milan), Giourkas Seitaridis (Panathinaikos, Porto), Francesco Totti (Roma), and Patrick Vieira (Arsenal).
References
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ^ "Shevchenko wins Ballon d'Or". The Guardian. 13 December 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
