Gerrard misses out on Ballon d'Or

Ronaldinho has been crowned European Footballer of the Year. The 25 year old Brazilian was clearly ahead of the other leading contenders. Frank Lampard was runner up with Stevie Gerrard in third position. The award is decided by France Football magazine. Ronaldinho, the current World Player of the Year, has been in sensational form this year as he won La Liga with Barcelona.

Unfortunately Steve Gerrard was unable to emulate Michael Owen's achievement in 2001 by winning the Ballon d'Or but he will surely have more chances to win this prestigious award in the future. However no one can begrudge Ronaldinho the award as he has shown his extraordinary ability and has been consistently fantastic this year.