Cannavaro wins Euro player award
By Garion
@Garion (698)
United States
November 27, 2006 2:17pm CST
"Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro has been named European Footballer of the Year by France Football magazine.
The 33-year-old Real Madrid defender, who captained Italy to victory at the World Cup in Germany, becomes one of the few defenders to win the prize.
Cannavaro won the honour with 173 points, ahead of Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon (124) of Italy and Arsenal striker Thierry Henry (121)."
Do you agree with the decision or would you have liked to see another player?
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@Lackingstyle (7509)
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28 Nov 06
Not convinced, I would of had Henry and Buffon ahead of Cannavaro any day.
@lucalucky (1839)
• Italy
29 Nov 06
Cannavaro first and Buffon second. Not too bad for the Italian team that won the Soccer World Cup this summer. Also strange that a defensive player like him won the trophy.
@shyamlal (3533)
• India
29 Nov 06
cannavaro deserved it....the way he is playing now is absolutely amazing....a great defender...he really shown the world wat italian defence is all about....a player becomes great when he play consistently with both club and country...i dont think henry is doing that...he just plays wonderful for arsnel tats all...