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Ukraine · 2003–04 · ST
Ukraine's favourite son, the clinical Milan striker lifted the Champions League in 2003 and earned the 2004 Ballon d'Or for his prolific goal-scoring. Career record: 111 caps and 48 goals for Ukraine; club career at FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea; honours include Ballon d'Or 2004, 5× Hall of Fame (2004–2004).
Ukraine · 1956–64 · CDM
The 1958 World Cup ended with him named in the tournament's all-star eleven, and a year later his goal in Budapest carried the Soviet Union past Hungary. The Soviet Union won the first European Championship in 1960 with him in midfield, and at Dynamo Kyiv he took the 1961 league title, the first ever won outside Moscow, after being named Eastern European Footballer of the Season. Career record: 23 caps and 2 goals for Ukraine; club career at FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, FC Dynamo Kyiv; honours include Hall of Fame.
The almanac puts Andriy Shevchenko ahead by 8 rating points, 95 against 87.
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