WE CAN BUT DREAM

Last updated : 10 December 2004 By Editor

Ronaldinho was named World Soccer magazine's Player of the yesterday while Jose Mourinho took the Manager of 2004 prize and Greece took the Team award.

Barca's Ronaldinho came top with 28.6 per cent of the readers' poll, beating
Thierry Henry (22.2 per cent) and Andriy Shevchenko.

Mourinho was the overwhelming winner in the coach's section with 35.5 per cent of the vote. Otto Rehhagel, who took Greece to an unexpected victory at Euro 2004, was runner-up and Arsene Wenger came third.

Greece narrowly won the Team award following their shock European
Championship victory in Portugal. They polled 25.1 per cent, just ahead of
Arsenal.