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PARIS, Nov. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Brazilian Ronaldinho
completed his hat trick of awards when he was named the European Footballer of
the Year here on Monday.
The 25-year-old forward won the vote by European
soccer journalists organised by French soccer magazine France Football after
guiding Barcelona to last season's Primera Liga title.
Frank Lampard, a key member of Chelsea's Premier
League-winning side, stood second in the vote, ahead of fellow England
midfielder Steven Gerrard who helped Liverpool for the surprise Champions League
triumph.
"To be here with all those great players applauding
me is a dream come true," said Ronaldinho after receiving the golden ball trophy
at a ceremony in Paris.
"This gives me motivation to keep working and try to
emulate them," said the Brazilian forward, "I have the chance to do for a living
what I like the most in life, and that's playing football. I can make people
happy and enjoy myself at the same time."
Earlier, Ronaldinho was named by international
coaches as FIFA World Player of the Year in last December, and was then honoured
by his fellow professionals when he won the inaugural FIFPro World Player of the
Year trophy in September. Enditem
European Footballer of
the Year award results
| 1. Ronaldinho
(Brazil/Barcelona) 225 points |
| 2. Frank Lampard
(England/Chelsea) 148 |
| 3. Steven Gerrard
(England/Liverpool) 142 |
| 4. Thierry Henry
(France/Arsenal) 41 |
| 5. Andriy Shevchenko
(Ukraine/AC Milan) 33 |
| 6. Paolo Maldini
(Italy/AC Milan) 23 |
| 7. Adriano
(Brazil/Inter) 22 |
| 8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
(Sweden/Juventus) 21 |
| 9. Kaka (Brazil/AC
Milan) 19 |
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10. Samuel Eto'o
(Cameroon/Barcelona) 18 | | 
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