Ronaldinho Gaucho golden foot

Brazil's Ronaldinho was named yesterday as winner of the Golden Foot award for best player over 29 years

In the final vote, the Blaugrana overcame rossonero Henry, Raul and Real Madrid Bianconeri Buffon. At least, Dinho received good news in full downhill football.

Also included as initial candidates the English star David Beckham and Steven Gerrard, the Welshman Ryan Giggs, Italy's Francesco Totti, Frenchman David Trezeguet and Portugal's Luis Figo, who did not achieve the number of votes required to be between the four finalists.

Since 2003, the Italian daily La Gazzetta dello Sport and World Club Champions in a competition sponsored by the Principality of Monaco, a vote cybernauts to your consideration the top ten players were older than 29 years during the 2008-2009 campaign.

Roberto Baggio, Pavel Nedved, Andrey Shevchenko, Ronaldo, Alessandro Del Piero and Roberto Carlos have been players who have until now been awarded, in addition to the stars Francesco Totti, the French David Trezeguet and Thierry Henry, besides the Portuguese Luis Figo, Raul Gonzalez on Spanish and Brazilian Ronaldinho.

The winning player will be released next September 18th will receive the recognition and three days after the hands of Prince Albert of Monaco. past, like those who are admitted to the Walk of Fame Monaco, as it was with Maradona, Eusebio, Fontaine, Gianni Rivera, whereas on this occasion to reflect on their footprints was the Brazilian Nílton Santos, who is known as the "Encyclopedia of Football."

Regarding the choice of 10 players older than 29 years, 2009, the nominees are British Stevern Gerrard and David Beckham, Ryan Giggs the Welsh, Italians and Gianlugi Bufón