Cannavaro wins Fifa player crown
Italy's World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro has been named Fifa World Player of the Year.
The award polls votes from national team coaches and captains and Cannavaro beat three-time winner Zinedine Zidane and reigning champion Ronaldinho.
Real Madrid central defender Cannavaro, 33, was crowned European Footballer of the Year in November.
\"It's a great honour for me to be here because it has been an incredible season,\" said Cannavaro.
He added: \"The competition is scary, so strong. It's not usual for a defender to sit between Ronaldinho and Zidane.
\"Of course it must be a great compliment for the coaches I've had this year.
\"It also underscores the way I am playing - and look at the matches we are playing in the teams I've had, and at Real.
\"I can't ask for anything else, with the World Cup and Golden Ball award - you can't do any better than that.\"
Brazil's Marta won the women's award ahead of Germany's Renate Lingor and Kristine Lilly of the USA.
