Ronaldinho named "Player of the Decade" by British magazine

LONDON. December 11. KAZINFORM Brazil forward Ronaldinho was named as "World Player of the Decade" by British magazine World Soccer on Thursday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
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Argentine forward Lionel Messi was named their "World Player of the Year".

Ronaldinho won the accolade based on the votes cast by readers in the 10 annual votes between 2000 and 2009 being converted into points.

The Brazilian, who was the magazine's World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005, finished ahead of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Real Madrid.

Barcelona, the European club champions, won the Team of the Year award; Kazinform cites Xinhua.

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