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Dil dil

29-11-2004, 14:07

for sure I would love and support sheva to win a fifa award
since he is great player and did much for Milan to win scudetto
last season . if he got this award that would be annoused in Dec 20 I
would celebrate the eveing
here is the reportSource: Football Italia

Milan ace Andriy Shevchenko is on the three-man shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the Year award.

The Ukrainian striker has enjoyed a stunning 2004 and is now in contention with Ronaldino of Barcelona and Arsenal’s Thierry Henry for the honour.

Shevchenko has found the net with consistency for both club and country, ending the last campaign as the Serie A top scorer.

The winner will be announced on December 20 at FIFA’s World Player Gala at Zurich's Opera house.

In the past, national bosses voted for the winner but the sport’s world governing body have changed the system this year.

Male and female captains of every national team will be eligible to vote along with their tacticians, plus FIPRO – the global body for professional players.

Former Juve star Zinedine Zidane won the honour last year but this is the first time since 1999 that no Real Madrid players are included in the final three-man list.

Froza Sheva

shevaandkaka'

29-11-2004, 14:17

Andriy Shevchenko, the lethal weapon

(FIFA.com) 29 Nov 2004

With over 100 goals to his name in less than five seasons in the notoriously ultra-defensive Italian championship, Andriy Shevchenko is the supreme goal-poacher. The first and only Ukrainian to earn a Champions League winner's medal, 'Sheva' is also the first foreigner ever to finish top scorer in his debut season in Italy. Now he is aiming for another breakthrough by firing Ukraine to their first-ever appearance at a FIFA World CupTM. And as his opponents will tell you, once this man has locked onto a target, there is precious little chance of it eluding him.
Back in the days when he terrorised defences in the Ukraine with Dynamo Kiev, their fans dubbed him "the lethal weapon" in recognition of his uncommon eye for goal. Then, when he joined AC Milan in 1999, the tifosi paid tribute to his South American-style class by singing: "He may not be Brazilian but he scores like one in a million!"

When "Shevagol" runs out onto the pitch, he has just one thing in mind: goals. "When a striker has the ball, he must think of nothing but scoring. It's got nothing to do with egotism, it's just doing his job. My sole aim is to score goals, not for myself, but for the team," Shevchenko explains. One of many sides to suffer from this single-mindedness are Barcelona, against whom Sheva struck a hat-trick in a 1997/98 Champions League tie as Kiev romped to a memorable 4-0 victory at the Nou Camp.

Capocanoniere in his very first season
In June 1999, having accumulated five league titles and two national cups in his native land, Shevchenko left Kiev to join AC Milan for 25 million dollars (21 million Euros at the time), but not before he had learnt Italian so he could communicate as well as possible with his new team-mates. "That's also part of my job," he declared.

That dedication was rewarded when, a few months later, he finished top scorer in Serie A in his debut season (with 24 goals). A consummate professional, he has not disappointed the thousands of tifosi who welcomed him as the natural heir to the great Marco van Basten, former Milan striker and now coach of the Netherlands.

Andriy's early years had not gone quite so smoothly, for at the age of nine, this lad from Dvirkivshchyna, not far from Tchernobyl, was one of thousands of local children forced to flee to the coast with their families to avoid the horrendous after-effects of the nuclear power plant disaster. On a sporting level too, the path to glory was fraught with major obstacles, as in the same year of 1986, he failed a trial for entry to a specialist sports school after making a hash of a dribbling test. But luckily for the young Sheva - and for the game of football -, Alexander Shpakov, a scout for Dynamo Kiev, spotted him playing in a youth tournament.

It was at another youth tournament in 1990, when Shevchenko was just 14 years old, that the legendary Welsh striker Ian Rush, breaking goalscoring records for Liverpool at the time, offered him a pair of football boots as reward for his uncanny eye for goal.

Blooded in the domestic top flight by Yozef Szabo at the tender age of 17, Shevchenko eventually succeeded in breaking through under the iron rule of the infamous Valery Lobanovsky. This former coach of the USSR team was something of a Ukrainian folk hero, managed Ukraine between March 2000 and December 2001, and also turned Dynamo Kiev into a European force. "He was like a father to us all. He was our master," revealed Shevchenko, moist-eyed as he mingled freely amidst 100,000 supporters at Lobanovsky's funeral.

AC Milan's Ukranian forward Andriy Shevchenko celebrates after scoring against Barcelona during their Champions League group F football match at San Siro' stadium in Milan 20 October 2004.
(AFP)
PAOLO COCCO
A promise to Lobanovsky
On 28 May 2003, Andriy made good his promise to his mentor by becoming the first Ukrainian ever to win the Champions League. Not only that, he scored the decisive penalty in the shootout for Milan against Juventus. "I will never forget scoring that goal," he declares. The sharpshooter clocked up his 100th Serie A goal this season and a closer look at those strikes shows what a fantastic all-round finisher he is. With 36 goals coming from his right foot, 17 from his left, 26 from headers, 2 from free kicks and 19 from the penalty spot, including 21 braces and 3 hat-tricks, Sheva really is the worst nightmare of Serie A defenders.

First capped by the Ukraine in March 1995 against Croatia, his influence on his countrymen is enormous, even if he is yet to lead them to a major tournament. That sole blot on his copybook looks close to being erased too, as courtesy of his four goals so far in the qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™, including a brace against Turkey, Ukraine are currently sitting pretty atop their group.

In contrast to his team-mates, including close friend Massimo Ambrosini, who all live in leafy Milanese suburbs, "Shevagol" has set up home in downtown Milan, a stone's throw from the public gardens, so that "my mother can walk to the shops."

Having recently extended his contract with Milan up to 30 June 2008, Shevchenko remains uncomplicated and hardworking, not to mention a perfectionist. On the homepage of his website, he announces to his fans: "Don't make me an idol. I am yet to reach my best." Now that is a tantalizing prospect, if ever there was one…

mk18

29-11-2004, 14:36

how the hell is henry on that list

Ninaad

29-11-2004, 18:36

1971 Johann Cruyff - (Ajax)
1972 Franz Beckenbauer - (Bayern Munich)
1973 Johann Cruyff - (Ajax)
1974 Johann Cruyff - (Ajax)
1975 Oleg Blokhin - (Dynamo Kiev)
1976 Franz Beckenbauer - (Bayern Munich)
1977 Allan Simonsen - (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
1978 Kevin Keegan - (Hamburger SV)
1979 Kevin Keegan - (Hamburger SV)
1980 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge - (Bayern Munich)
1981 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge - (Bayern Munich)
1982 Paolo Rossi - (Juventus)
1983 Michel Platini - (Juventus)
1984 Michel Platini - (Juventus)
1985 Michel Platini - (Juventus)
1986 Igor Belanov - (Dynamo Kiev)
1987 Ruud Gullit - (A.C. Milan)
1988 Marco van Basten - (A.C. Milan)
1989 Marco van Basten - (A.C. Milan)
1990 Lothar Matthäus - (Inter Milan)
1991 Jean-Pierre Papin - (Olympique Marseille)
1992 Marco van Basten - (A.C. Milan)
1993 Roberto Baggio - (Juventus)
1994 Hristo Stoitchkov - (F.C. Barcelona)
1995 George Weah - (A.C. Milan)
1996 Matthias Sammer - (Borussia Dortmund)
1997 Ronaldo - (Inter Milan)
1998 Zinedine Zidane - (Juventus)
1999 Rivaldo - (F.C. Barcelona)
2000 Luis Figo - (Real Madrid)
2001 Michael Owen - (Liverpool)
2002 Ronaldo - (Real Madrid)
2003 Pavel Nedved - (Juventus)

next Sheva !!

Jeff

29-11-2004, 18:51

what is his official website?

Xudong

29-11-2004, 19:32

fifa award started from 1991, i think

ilgenio

29-11-2004, 20:53

Milanello09

30-11-2004, 01:22

if sheva doesnt win it im running down my street naked

is he doesnt win it this award will definately lose its credibility

XZeRo3003

30-11-2004, 02:07

If Sheva DOES win, well I'm gonna have to run in the street naked. :p017:

If he doesn't... meh, I might do the same :p017:

if sheva doesnt win it im running down my street naked

is he doesnt win it this award will definately lose its credibility

Milanello09

30-11-2004, 02:11

of course sheva is gna win it man dont correct me i know what i said.. whyd u think i said that

XZeRo3003

30-11-2004, 02:15

of course sheva is gna win it man dont correct me i know what i said.. whyd u think i said that

I'm not correcting yoiu at all... I'M REALLY GOING TO STREAK IF SHEVA WINS! :cpuke: :cpuke: :cpuke: :cpuke:

lol

Lombardia

30-11-2004, 05:27

yes ninaad produced the golden ball list(which is the 'real' award)

here is the fifa world player of the year lists

1991 L. Mattheus (inter)
1992 M. Van Basten (milan)
1993 R. Baggio (juventus)
1994 H. Stoichkov (barcelona)
1995 G. Weah (milan)
1996 Ronaldo (barcelona)
1997 Ronaldo (barcelona/inter)
1998 Z. Zidane (juventus)
1999 Rivaldo (barcelona)
2000 Zidane (juventus)
2001 Figo (real madrid)
2002 Ronaldo (inter/real madrid)
2003 Z. Zidane (real madrid)

rae

30-11-2004, 05:36

I'm not correcting yoiu at all... I'M REALLY GOING TO STREAK IF SHEVA WINS! :cpuke: :cpuke: :cpuke: :cpuke:

lol
Me three :D

Shomo

30-11-2004, 10:53

how the hell is henry on that list

what d u mean by that, are u telling me henry doesn't deserve to be on the list i guess u are biased for saying that.henry really desrves to be there, he was one of the main driving force of arsenal that won the Premiership and won in a style with Unbeaten record in premiership history.and he scored 40 goals in a season for god sake and u are saying how did he get on the list.

almilan

02-12-2004, 05:05

what d u mean by that, are u telling me henry doesn't deserve to be on the list i guess u are biased for saying that.henry really desrves to be there, he was one of the main driving force of arsenal that won the Premiership and won in a style with Unbeaten record in premiership history.and he scored 40 goals in a season for god sake and u are saying how did he get on the list.

henry should certainly be primership player of the year Shomo but when has he performed to the same standard as he does in the primership in Europe or for his country? the answer is that he has not. thats why he should not win. hes is only good (sometimes a joy to watch) against medicore defenders of average priemership teams.

ive been at 4 matches where shevchenko has played and once where henry has played. there is no comparison. Shevchenko is a better finisher, more consistent and a more intelligent player. Also sheva is not moody and arrogant like Henry( see the way he celebrates now lately when he scores, no emotion, he just puts on this conceited pose)

Shomo

02-12-2004, 12:48

henry should certainly be primership player of the year Shomo but when has he performed to the same standard as he does in the primership in Europe or for his country? the answer is that he has not. thats why he should not win. hes is only good (sometimes a joy to watch) against medicore defenders of average priemership teams.

ive been at 4 matches where shevchenko has played and once where henry has played. there is no comparison. Shevchenko is a better finisher, more consistent and a more intelligent player. Also sheva is not moody and arrogant like Henry( see the way he celebrates now lately when he scores, no emotion, he just puts on this conceited pose)

am not comparing henry and shevchenko, what am saying is that henry deserves to be in the list, ok if u talking about the champions league,then would u agree with me that morientes have played better than shevchenko last season.,and deco deserves to be in if u are following that way.

Shevchenko is one best of my strikers in the world,and he deserves it just like henry and ronaldinho.and if anyone win the award i have no grudge against him cuz they all desrve it.

I think u have really misunderstood my point overall, cuz am not talking about the comparison between henry and shevchenko.am talking about henry being desrved to be in list.

Dil dil

02-12-2004, 17:14

Source: Football Italia

Marcello Lippi reveals he has given his FIFA World Player of the Year vote to Andriy Shevchenko and reassures Antonio Cassano.

“The extraordinary consistency with which Shevchenko finds the net suggests he deserves to win it,” explained the Italy boss. “I have already voted in his favour. The only one who might be able to snatch it away is Deco because of the number of trophies he won in 2004.”

The Milan hitman is the hot favourite to take both the Balon d’Or and the FIFA Award this month and can now count on the support of Italy’s international Coach.

In an interview with RAI DUE programme ‘10 minuti’ Lippi also commented on the future of controversial figure Antonio Cassano.

“Cassano is a great champion who above all needs to find his consistency at club level. Once that is sorted out and he has relaxed into the role, he can be considered for the Azzurri.”

The Roma star could be called up for February’s international friendly in preparation for the World Cup qualifier in Scotland. His row with Gigi Del Neri saw him sidelined from both teams, but he made an impressive return to form with four assists in their 4-0 drubbing of Siena last week.

The lack of big star names in the 1-0 friendly win over Finland saw Messina’s Stadio San Filippo remain half-empty, but Lippi insists there is no lack of affection for the Azzurri.

“I want to see an Italy squad that is determined and brimming with enthusiasm. Despite what some may say, I have learned from my own experience in this job that players are passionate about representing their country and are only too happy to engage in international duty.”