Ronaldinho Sweeps FIFA Prize

Sports | December 20, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Ronaldinho has beaten Thierry Henry and Andrei Shevchenko to win the Fifa World Player of the Year award.

The Barcelona forward came out on top of a poll of national team coaches, with a total of 620 votes followed by Henry, who won 552 votes and Shevchenko third with 253.

Ronaldinho was overjoyed in becoming the fourth Brazilian to capture the award and he pledged his long-term future to Barcelona by dismissing rumours of a move away.

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