(FILES) Barcelona’s Brazilian Ronaldinho
(FILES) Barcelona’s Brazilian Ronaldinho
Madrid, SPAIN: (FILES) Barcelona’s Brazilian Ronaldinho celebrates after scoring his second goal against Real Madrid during their Spanish Liga football match in Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, 19 November 2005. Silky-smooth Barcelona striker Ronaldinho is being tipped to win the 50th European footballer of the year award at a ceremony here 28 November 2005. The Brazilian, whose mesmerising ball skills and two goals in a 3-0 win over arch rivals Real Madrid two weeks ago left even the Santiago Bernabeu fans in applause, would succeed Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan. AFP PHOTO/ Pierre-Philippe MARCOU (Photo credit should read PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP via Getty Images)
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