The Ballon d'Or 1997 was awarded to a player with what nickname?
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Ballon d'Or 1997 The 1997 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Ronaldo on 23 December 1997.
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Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (] ; born 18 September 1976), commonly known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Popularly dubbed "O Fenômeno" (The Phenomenon), he is widely considered to be one of the greatest football players of all time. In his prime, he was known for his dribbling at speed, feints, and clinical finishing.
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1997–98 French Division 1 The 1997–98 Division 1 was the 60th season of Division 1, the top French professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1932. The season began on 2 August 1997, and concluded on 9 May 1998.
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Jorge Cañas Jorge Joaquín Cañas Cerna was a Salvadoran football player. Throughout his career he had various nicknames: "El Cuto", "La Flecha" and "Cañitas".
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Agustín Calleri Agustín Calleri (born 14 September 1976) is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. His nickname is "Gordo" which means "Fat" in Spanish. He is known as a hard-hitter and he prefers playing on clay.
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Marc Degryse Marc Gabriel Degryse (born 4 September 1965), nicknamed "Le Lutin d'Ardooie" ("The Imp of Ardooie") and "The Little One", is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a forward.
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Miguel Ángel Nadal Miguel Ángel Nadal Homar (] ; born 28 July 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer. Nicknamed "The Beast", he based his game in a tremendous physical display, also being adaptable to various defender and midfielder positions.
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Gaúcho (footballer) Luís Carlos Tóffoli, usually nicknamed Gaúcho (7 March 1964 – 17 March 2016), was a Brazilian football player (centre forward), manager and club president.
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Matheus Oliveira Santos Matheus Oliveira Santos (born 28 September 1997), known as Matheus Oliveira or simply Matheus, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as an attacking midfielder.
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Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (born 19 June 1965 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian former footballer, better known on the football pitch as Ronaldo, or Ronaldão ("big Ronaldo"), to differentiate him from his younger compatriot and teammate, also dubbed Ronaldo, who was initially nicknamed Ronaldinho ("little Ronaldo"), a nickname later adpoted by footballer Ronaldinho Gaúcho.
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Didier Deschamps Didier Claude Deschamps (] ; born 15 October 1968) is a retired French footballer and current manager of the France national team. He played as a defensive midfielder for several clubs, in France, Italy, England and Spain, such as Marseille, Juventus, Chelsea and Valencia, as well as Nantes and Bordeaux. Nicknamed "the water-carrier" by former France team-mate Eric Cantona, Deschamps was an intelligent and hard-working defensive midfielder who excelled at winning back possession and subsequently starting attacking plays, and also stood out for his leadership throughout his career. As a French international, he was capped on 103 occasions and took part at three UEFA European Football Championships and one FIFA World Cup, captaining his nation to victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
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David Faupala David Faupala (born 11 February 1997) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester City.
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Rafaelson Rafaelson Bezerra Fernandes (born 30 March 1997), simply known as Rafaelson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vitória as a forward.
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Maxi Rodríguez Maximiliano Rubén "Maxi" Rodríguez (] ; born 2 January 1981) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Uruguayan club Peñarol. Nicknamed "La Fiera" (Beast in English), he is commonly used as a winger on both flanks but can also operate as an attacking midfielder.
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Marcelo Delgado Marcelo Alejandro Delgado (born 24 March 1973 in Capitán Bermúdez, Santa Fe Province) is a retired Argentine footballer, best known for his nickname "Chelo". He usually plays as a deep-lying forward, and is currently in Defensores de Villa Cassini, Argentina. He is regarded as one of the best Argentinian forwards in the past decade. He has been capped for Argentina and played at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He is well known for his technical ability and finishing.
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Thiago Maia Thiago Maia Alencar (born 23 March 1997), known as Thiago Maia, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for French club Lille OSC as a defensive midfielder.
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Timur Timonin Timur Igorevich Timonin (Russian: Тимур Игоревич Тимонин ; born 7 April 1997) is a Russian football player.
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Paulinho McLaren Paulo César Vieira Rosa, nicknamed Paulinho and Paulinho McLaren (born September 28, 1963) is a former Brazilian football player.
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Richie Ashburn Donald Richard Ashburn (March 19, 1927 – September 9, 1997), also known by the nicknames, "Putt-Putt", "The Tilden Flash", and "Whitey" (due to his light-blond hair), was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball. He was born in Tilden, Nebraska (some sources give his full middle name as "Richie"). From his youth on a farm, he grew up to become a professional outfielder and veteran broadcaster for the Philadelphia Phillies and one of the most beloved sports figures in Philadelphia history. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Giovanny Giovanny Bariani Marques (born 19 September 1997), simply known as Giovanny, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Clube Atlético Paranaense.
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1999 FIFA World Player of the Year The 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Rivaldo with 536 points. David Beckham took second place, the highest ever position for an English footballer. Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta came third.
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Branislav Prelević Branislav "Bane" Prelević (; born December 19, 1966) is a retired Serbian and Greek professional basketball player. He is known by the name of Branislav Prelevits (Greek: Μπράνισλαβ Πρέλεβιτς ) in Greece. He is commonly referred to by his nickname Bane (, Greek: Μπάνε ).