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Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, podium of the Golden Ball 2007

The Brazilian Kaka of Milan, was today elected Golden Ball 2007 with 444 votes, ahead of Manchester Uniteds Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (277 votes) and Barcelonas Argentine Lionel Messi (255)

The Catalan Cesc Fabregas is the best Spanish in the classification, eighth with 27 points, while Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas was two hundred and seventh with three points. The other Spaniards on the roster of candidates, valencianista David Villa, the players Liverpool Madrid Fernando Torres and Raul Gonzalez did not receive points.

The first three of the classification, Kaka, 25 years old, Ronaldo, 22 and Messi, 20, are the youngest podium in the history of the award created in 1956. The Ivorian Didier Drogba of Chelsea was fourth with 108 points and Italian Andrea Pirlo, Milan, is fifth with 41 points.

The player of Milan became the fourth Brazilian rises with the prestigious award after Ronaldo (1997 and 2002), Rivaldo (1999) and Ronaldinho (2005). Hes Kaka is the fifth Golden Ball Brazilian last ten editions, which makes the South American country in the most distinguished from that organizers decided to award open to players around the world that militaran in Europe.

"It is a year very special for me and this award puts the icing to a year where it won cups and we have done a good football," said the player nothing more to receive the award from the hands of the director of "France Football" Gerard Ernault, in a ceremony carried live on the main chain French TF1. " True to his reputation for religious man, Kaka thanked "God lucky to be able to do this profession," but also had words of appreciation for his wife, his parents and his brother Digao, who accompanied the player during the ceremonial reception of the award .

He also had words of appreciation for his comrades from Milan, because "it can only be eligible for this award when it is on a winning team" and the Brazilian team mates and fans for his country. The players mother said that since the child has shown "great perseverance" to achieve their dreams in the world of football, while his wife was honored to be able to share it with such moments. Among the congratulations he received during the program, Kaka highlighted his compatriot Rai, his idol of youth, "an example" that allowed him to "liberate the talent he had in those years," said milanista.

Kaka won the Golden Ball the year in which "France Football" decided to "globalize" the prize and allowed them to be candidates every player on the planet regardless of where militen. Their status as top scorer in the Champions League with ten so many who contributed to the victory milanista to the maximum European competition were the main argument for encumbrar player born in Brazil and raised in Sao Paulo.

Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite, known as Kaka by the nickname that gave him his brother was in line with gold balls Brazilians who in recent years have become a tradition. Ronaldo opened the list in 1997, the third year that the Golden Ball was open to athletes of all nationalities play in Europe. Two years later, he was Rivaldo who continued the tradition, revived in 2002 by a reborn Ronaldo and in 2005 by a rising Ronaldinho.

The Madrid Robinho was ninth with 24 points, while Ronaldinho was twelfth with 18, sevillista Daniel Alves was fifteenth with 14 points and the player of Sao Paulo Rogerio CENI had three votes.

THE VOTE

1. Kaka (BRA / Milan) 444 points
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (POR / Manchester U) 277
3. Leo Messi (ARG / Barcelona) 255
4. Didier Drogba (CDM / Chelsea) 108
5. Andrea Pirlo (ITA / AC Milan) 41
6. Ruud van Nistelrooy (HOL / Real Madrid) 39
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (SUE / Inter Milan) 31
8. Cesc Fabregas (ESP / Arsenal) 27
9. Robinho (BRA / Real Madrid) 24
10. Francesco Totti (ITA / Rome) 20
11. Frederic Kanouté (MAL / Seville) 19
12. Ronaldinho (BRA / Barcelona) 18
13. Steven Gerrard (ENG / Liverpool) 17
14. Juan Roman Riquelme (ARG / Boca Juniors) 15
15. Dani Alves (BRA / Sevilla FC) 14
16. Filippo Inzaghi (ITA / Milan) 12
17. Franck Ribery (FRA / Bayern Munich) 10
18. Paolo Maldini (ITA / Milan) 8
19. Gianluigi Buffon (ITA / Juventus 7
Petr Cech (CZE / Chelsea)
Gennaro Gattuso (ITA / Milan)
Thierry Henry (FRA / Barcelona)
Clarence Seedorf (HOL / Milan)
24. Fabio Cannavaro (ITA / Real Madrid) 5
Michael Essien (GHA / Chelsea)
26-Wayne Rooney (ENG / Manchester U) 4
27-Iker Casillas (ESP / Real Madrid) 3
Rogerio CENI (BRA / Sao Paulo)
29 .- Younis Mahmaoud (IRK / Al-Gharafa) 2
30 .- Dimitar Berbatov (BUL / Tottenham) 1
Samuel Etoo (CAM / Barcelona)
Ryan Giggs (GAL / Manchester U)
Guillermo Ochoa (MEX / America)
Carlos Tevez (ARG / Manchest U)
Robin van Persie (HOL / Arsenal)

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