Sportske Novosti award is an annual football award established in 2001 by the Croatian daily sports newspaper Sportske novosti. It is awarded to the highest polling football player. The newspaper polls top coaches and players for the occasion.
Winners
Year Player Club Coaches and players polled 2001 Raúl Real Madrid 2002 Roberto Carlos Real Madrid 2003 Pavel Nedvěd Juventus 2004 Andriy Shevchenko Milan 2005 Frank Lampard Chelsea 2006 Thierry Henry Arsenal Fabio Capello, Felix Magath, Carlo Ancelotti, Lothar Matthäus, Guus HiddinkSrečko Katanec, Roberto Mancini, Marco van Basten, Didier Deschamps, Slaven Bilić 2007 Kaká Milan Zico, Safet Sušić, Herbert Prohaska, Emilio Butragueño, Andreas BrehmeFranco Baresi, Zbigniew Boniek, Marcel Desailly, Robert Prosinečki, Kenny Dalglish
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