i knew it was going to be given to cannavaro anyway
but i'll pick zizou anyday , head butt or no head butt

Zizou ko, Zizou ni.

If Zidane won it, i will suspend myself from watching football for 1 year.

How wonder how he won best player in World cup with that behaviour while Christana Ronaldo lost the young player's one because of wink. I will never forgive the English press.

Congrat Cana.

apart from the head butt kola zizou deserved it more than cana or dinho

mukina2:

i knew it was going to be given to cannavaro anyway
but i'll pick zizou anyday , head butt or no head butt

ME TOO

mukina2:

apart from the head butt kola zizou deserved it more than cana or dinho

he deserved it, even plus the headbutt!!

Dose he really deserves it?

I would probably have given it to ronaldinho but the guy dissapointed me big time at the world cup. Zidane had at best an average season with Real madrid and an average world cup too + he didnt win anything last season!!club or country!!
Canavaro had a title winning season with Juve and captained Italy to the world cup. i think he deserves it. The votes were from natinal teams' coaches and captain, these are football people so they know what they are talking about

@Everyone

Who is this Uche of a guy that just disgraced world footballer of the year ?

anybody with info please?

Sir

If what happened yesterday had happened before the Gala Award Nite, i'm sure Zizou would have taken it. 

Uche Ikechukwu made him look too ordinary as he dribbled past him and Guti to score the second goal against Real Madrid.

mukina2:

apart from the head butt kola zizou deserved it more than cana or dinho

Muki, that's sentiments. Zidane won nada to be proud of, thank God he's retired jare, let the old man rest. His name was squeezed up the list, if he had won it, FIFA'd lose their respect for a long time to come.

'Navarro's d man to beat so give it to him.

If it was a World cup only award, he wouldn't have won it.
If it was a Club performance only award, he still wouldn't have won it, so what explanation will those gays give to the elites for handing him a parting gift of that nature?

Xtino, better put the FIFA schmuks never were to be reckoned with, so i care less whether they should have given Materazzi!!

for the cannavaro haters.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNsbNyrmzCk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0S45oWwSlw&mode=related&search=

If any body should hate him it is becoz he is good!

Just cuz Canna is the world's best none can dribble past him again hey??

How u people rate players only God knows.

Well i know alot of u just heard about him during the world cup anyway

Bloody Serie A apologists!! Canna should have had his award stripped off him and given Uche Ikechukwu for his dismal performance on d nite!

@ kit

Come off it.

U kno he deserved it.

The best defenders get skinned on the pitch all the time.

It's the consistency that matters.

UP CANNA

I bet he is in the same league with Puyol??

@ Hustler, i cannot agree with you more! I remember Puyol getting skinned for Barca on the way conceeding that goal at the final of the world Club cup, what about that second goal by drogba at the nou camp?
Ferdinand is a top dog, but i cant forget joe cole tturning him into a spectator at the bridge last season
Terry himself was given a good turn around by our own Yakubu last season
I think out of the three people shortlisted, he deserves it most!

@Codec

Welcome back

I like cana, in fact i predicted his win but that Uche deal with am o

@ Kit,

Someone raised an important question on TV today:

The Super eagles have never won a major tourney since 1994 but are the 9th best in the world and 1 in africa.

The super falcons have won trophies for keeps yet are 24 in the world despite representing africa in major tourneys also, are those FIFA guys actually normal?

How did Zidane's name get there in the first place. SOmeone said the world cup is like four champions league for the fact that it comes up once in four years and is the worlds most coveted trophy, no yawa, all the same they were fair enough not to give it to him.

What's gonna happen today as per African footie of d year?

I think Zidane's nomination and his award as best player at the world cup were parting gifts from Fifa to him.

How did a player who had just one "very brilliant" game against Brazil at the world cup win that award.

I'm still wondering.Pirlo was man of the match for 3 games at the world cup.Buffon and Canna were also very consistent.

Have a lot of respect for Zizou.He's been such a terrific player but he didnt do enough last yr to be in the top 3.

Kaka or Eto'o should have been the last nominee.

For those symphatetic with Henry's cause, it's a pity he'll never win it.

I don't think the people who vote for these awards think he's in a league competitive enough.

Abi what other reason??After all Ruud has never won it too.

Only if they din't consider equal distribution of this title!
Yeah! so fair for a defender also to win but I cant fathom how those proffessionals can vote Cannavaro before Ronie and Zizou the football masters.I thought world player should have special skills apart from those in books which fabio has
Am over it anyway!

hustler:

I think Zidane's nomination and his award as best player at the world cup were parting gifts from Fifa to him.

How did a player who had just one "very brilliant" game against Brazil at the world cup win that award.

I'm still wondering.Pirlo was man of the match for 3 games at the world cup.Buffon and Canna were also very consistent.

Have a lot of respect for Zizou.He's been such a terrific player but he didnt do enough last yr to be in the top 3.

Kaka or Eto'o should have been the last nominee.

For those symphatetic with Henry's cause, it's a pity he'll never win it.

I don't think the people who vote for these awards think he's in a league competitive enough.

Abi what other reason??After all Ruud has never won it too.

Thank you.

Why thank him when its obvious you both hate the French? A World Cup is meant to determine in such a year who is/was best especially as this event is eagerly awaited for 4 yrs, Zizou made all others look ordinary at the Mundial, so what are u talking 'bout? Henry lived up to expectations as against what peeps hitherto felt about him, ask Brazil!! I cant remember Dinho being at the Mundial, was he?? How many of u having watched Cannavaro being messed up anyhow after being crowned can proudly say he is the present King of Footie?

Why thank him when its obvious you both hate the French? A World Cup is meant to determine in such a year who is/was best especially as this event is eagerly awaited for 4 yrs, Zizou made all others look ordinary at the Mundial, so what are u talking 'bout? Henry lived up to expectations as against what peeps hitherto felt about him, ask Brazil!! I cant remember Dinho being at the Mundial, was he?? How many of u having watched Cannavaro being messed up anyhow after being crowned can proudly say he is the present King of Footie?

I think we should start talking about the upcoming stars coz this one has come and gone what do you think??

What we think is that, the last post before yours was on the 27th of December!! So in my books that was last year.

Since you are the first to post in this thread for the year 2007, you should follow your own advice and post about the "New stars" as you put it.

Don't you think that would be a good idea; hey! Sil

GOONER 89

Fabio Cannavaro is the man he was simply maverllous @ the World Cup held in Germany,

COME Y'ALL FABIO CANNAVARO ITALIAN CAPT IS THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2006

stale news! *hiss*

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