Here I am thinking to myself, “How come Ronaldinho never gets injured or sick?”, then I find out he has missed training this week due to a fever. I must be a jinx for the greatest player in the world Not to worry I’m sure he will get better soon and will be playing for Barca again in no time. Unfortunately, due to his fever he did not only miss his training session, but in addition, he could not accept his runner-up award for the Best Playmaker of the Year from the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. He came second to Zinedine Zidane for those that are curious.

Rijkaard Comes Through With Something Special

But the main winner of the night, as far as Barca was concerned was the news that coach Frank Rijkaard accepted the award for Coach of the Year. The IFFHS conducted online voting to reach their decisions. Rijkaard dedicated the award to the club and its staff. Congratulations to Rijkaard who has been in the top four ever since he started coaching at Barca three years ago.