just one last comment about ronaldo and his player of the year awards.
i never really enjoyed watching him play that much. That said, he is defintely deserving of every title hes got. his goal average everywher he plays is like something out of the 30s. where most great strikers like van basten, sheva, trez, van nistelroy etc. score a goal every two game, ronaldo scores almost one a game till he got hurt, and more than 50% after that. i would say he is one of the most UNDERRATED players ever.
as for the WC 2002, i was the only one of my friends who felt that ronaldinho or kahn shoulda gotten the awards. every single braz attack (when he was on the team) went thru him, he created all, and i am so glad he is finally getting the recognition as one of the alltime greats now 3 years later.
And to bring it back to del piero. he is a great forward, but comeon to talk about him alongside ronaldino or shev (and even mentioning him for player of the year) is like comparing zlatan to ronaldinho, they're several divisions below the true phenomenons.
peace