Chelsea's Petr Cech has been named UEFA's Club Goalkeeper of the Year, with Kaka of AC Milan landing the Club Footballer of the Year gong.
Czech shot-stopper Cech received his award at Thursday's draw for the UEFA Champions League group stages after seeing off competition from the likes of Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina.
Cech's award marks a considerable return to fortune after he recovered from a career threatening head injury earlier in the season to help Chelsea reach the semi-finals of the competition.
Milan trio Paolo Maldini, Clarence Seedorf and Kaka collected the Defender, Midfielder and Forward accolades after helping the Italian outfit lift the trophy in Athens.
And Kaka walked away with the main prize too, succeeding Barcelona's Ronaldinho who was named best in Europe in 2006.
Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Cristiano Ronaldo , Didier Drogba and Wayne Rooney all received nominations for their respective categories.
Carlo Ancelotti has dedicated the European Super Cup to Antonio Puerta, the Sevilla player who died this week.
揙f course, we dedicate this trophy to Puerta. The game was played despite the atmosphere of great sadness. It was very difficult for all of us, but it was decided it had to go ahead and so we played.
MADRID - Here follow the words of praise offered by the Spanish press the day after Milan's victory in the European
Supercup at Montecarlo: Marca: "Milan have dedicated the victory to Puerta: the final will be remembered for the homage to Antonio." As: "It was a less painful defeat, a worthy homage to the deceased player."
"A noble Milan has won Puerta's Supercup." "Sevilla came on the pitch with anger and a great Milan side had the better of them." El Mundo: "Pirlo: the Leonardo of football, a player who almost always manages to find the keys to unlock the match." El Pais: "A noble Milan side from all points of view wins a title against an opponent overcome by tiredness and sadness." The
newspaper also defines Milan "not only winners of the Champions League, but also one of the essential components of the formula of sports, which would be hard to comprehend without their philosophy and their history."
aku sggp stay up tgk game ni..
credit to pirlo.
key passing die mmg mantap2..
aku kepingin nk tgk larian2 kaka' yg best tuh
tp xdpt laaa..
skali skale je dpt tgk die pegang bola..
dh asik kene kepit dek alves je..
power gak si alves ni yer..
patut laa chelsea nk beli.
best tu best gak game tu..
tp milan start slow pace..
byk di control oleh sevilla.
credit to nesta gak sb halang sevilla utk menyumbat 2nd gol..
time dida dh kene beat dh..
eh..cite byk pon x gune..
ko tgk sendri laa gaara..hehehe