ROME, Jan 29 - Italy's World
Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro was named Best Player at the
Italian Football Oscars on Monday.
The award, based on the votes of members of the Italian Footballers
Association, was one of three Cannavaro won at the ceremony in
Milan after also coming out top in the Best Italian Player and Best
Defender categories.
The Oscar made it three trophies in three months for the
33-year-old Real Madrid player, who won the European Footballer of
the Year award in November and the following month became the first
defender to be voted FIFA's World Player of the Year.
Three of Cannavaro's Italy team mates also received awards on
Monday. Juventus's Gianluigi Buffon was named Best Goalkeeper, AS
Roma's 23-year-old midfielder Daniele De Rossi got Best Young
Player, and Luca Toni received the Top Scorer award for his tally
of 31 league goals for Fiorentina last season.
In the other categories, AC Milan playmaker Kaka shared the Best
Foreign Player award with Cagliari striker David Suazo, while
Luciano Spalletti was recognised for turning Roma into Serie A
challengers again when he was voted Best Coach.
