The Paris Saint-Germain full-back became the first player to win the prestigious award for Brazilians in Europe twice in a row. The defender won by a narrow margin against fellow compatriot, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ramires-c30523 to win the accolade
Thiago Silva won the Samba Gold Trophy 2012, as he successfully defended his title for being the best Brazilian football player in Europe. It the former AC Milan defender won the prestigious accolade for a second time now, having won it last year.
The Samba Gold contest was established in 2008, and since then has been awarded to Kaka, Luis Fabiano, Maicon and current winner http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Silva-c34903. The Les Parisiens defender is the only player to have successfully won twice consecutively.
The PSG skipper managed to win by a narrow margin against his fellow nationals. Silva managed to score 17.70% on polls, closely followed by Chelsea midfielder, Ramires, who scored 17.04% on polls. It was a tightly contested encountered between the two, as
Silva just edged to win against his compatriot.
The Samba Gold Trophy is a personal accolade for those Brazilian footballers who are currently playing Europe. A pool of thirty players is shortlisted for the prestigious award, which is then subjected to voting by three different groups. These groups include
the fans, the journalists and a panel of former Le Selecao players.
The Journalists played a major role in the contest this year, as their votes proved pivotal to the 28-year-old’s second win. On the other hand, the former Brazilian players, mostly preferred http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SL-Benfica-c40542 midfielder, Ramires for lifting the trophy.
However, it was the fans (internet viewers), who had the main say at the end. The fans voted Thiago Silva ahead of Ramires, which proved to be a decisive factor in the centre-back’s victory. Surprisingly, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Felipe-Melo-c13535 turned out to be the fans’ favourite
ahead of other contestants.
Following were the top ten players who were shortlisted for the prestigious award:
Thiago Silva (PSG) 17.70%, Ramires (Chelsea) 17.04%, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hernanes-c16150
(Lazio) 3.67% and Rafael (Manchester United) 3.55%
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