Barcelona and Brazil national team forward Ronaldinho was named on Monday the best football player of 2004 according to FIFA. This is reported by Reuters. Ronaldinho scored 624 points in the poll. Second place with 523 points was taken by London Arsenal and France national team player Thierry Henry. \n \nItalian Milan and Ukraine national team forward Andriy Shevchenko, who recently became the winner of the "Golden Ball" award, took third place in the FIFA poll with 253 points. \n \nIt should be noted that the poll to determine the best football player in the world was conducted among 157 head coaches of national teams and 145 team captains. \n