Ronaldinho won his second consecutive FIFA World Player of the Year award on Monday, beating England's Frank Lampard and Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o.
Germany's Birgit Prinz was also a repeat winner, taking the women's award for the third consecutive year.
Ronaldinho won the poll of national team coaches and captains with 956 points, easily outdistancing Lampard, who had 306 points.
Eto'o, who plays alongside Ronaldinho at FC Barcelona, came in third with 190 points.
"It's a huge joy to be able to keep up this high level of performance the last years and I hope to be able to come back here over and over again," Ronaldinho said.
The 25-year-old Brazilian has been in sparkling form for both his club and country over the last 24 months.
In May, Ronaldinho led Barcelona to its first Spanish league title in six years, and his 10 goals this season have helped the Catalan team back to the top of the standings.
Ronaldinho has scored 34 league goals in 82 matches since his arrival from Paris Saint-Germain in 2003, and another 13 in 19 matches against European competition.
But Ronaldinho's impact over the last two years has meant more than goals. Combining with Eto'o and a host of other newcomers under Dutch coach Frank Rijkaard, Ronaldinho has led Barcelona's resurgence from an aging and ailing team into one of Europe's best.
Eto'o is the reigning African Player of the Year, and the 24-year-old leads the Spanish league with 15 goals. He scored 24 goals last season for Barcelona, his first at the club after moving from Mallorca.
"I find it positive to be seated here next to great players, who are part of the dream of thousands and thousands of Africans. Just a few years ago, I was kicking a ball in a street in Cameroon," Eto'o said.
On Monday, FIFA also named Brazil the best team for the fourth year in a row.
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