Barca trio scoop awards

The Brazil star wins the top Player of the Year award for the second successive season and his team-mate Lionel Messi picked up the ASPIRE Young FIFPro Players' Player prize.

"This is a huge honour and also provides important motivation to keep striving for future progress," Ronaldinho said of the award.

Samuel Eto'o, who is currently sidelined through injury, was handed the FIFPro Merit Award for his work with football in Africa and efforts to drive racism out of the game.

The only non-Barca player to be recognised was Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo.

The exciting Portuguese prodigy succeeds Old Trafford team-mate Wayne Rooney as the ASPIRE Fans' Young Player of the Year.

A Team of the Year was also revealed:

Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus); Lilian Thuram (Barcelona), Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcelona), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), John Terry (Chelsea); Andrea Pirlo (Milan), Zinedine Zidane (Retired), Kaka (Milan); Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona), Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Ronaldinho (Barcelona).