On New Year’s Eve, established Uruguayan paper El Pais announced their well respected end of season awards and Ronaldinho scooped top honours being crowned ’Rei da América’ (King of America).
Ronaldinho won the award for the first time in his career after leading Atletico Mineiro to success in the continent’s most prestigious league competition, the Copa Libertadores.
Ronaldinho won the vote made by journalists from around the continent with 156 votes. Neymar, who played at Santos at the start of 2013, got 81 votes. while Newell’s Maxi Rodriguez took 79 votes.
