led his team to premiership, played in quaterfinals of the cl. scored two goals at euros. not much, but i never said he should win it. just took as example since many people point him out as a favorite.
he did absolutely nothing in europe and was disgraceful in portugal. how might one consider him as serious contender for the prize?
henry, drogba, nedved, shevchenko, deco, ronaldinho, hell even lampard are more serious contenders