A ƙarshen shekara ta 2005, Ronaldinho ya fara tara tarin kyaututtuka na sirri. Ya lashe kyautar FIFPro World Player of the Year a watan Satumbar 2005, ban da kasancewa a cikin 2005 FIFPro World XI, kuma an kira shi Dan wasan Turai na shekara ta 2005. A wannan shekarar, Ronaldinho ya zama dan wasan FIFA na shekara ta shekara ta biyu a jere. Ya zama dan wasa na uku ne kawai ya lashe kyautar fiye da sau daya, bayan Ronaldo da Zinedine Zidane masu nasara sau uku. Ya rinjaye a matsayin dan wasan kwallon kafa mafi kyau a duniya ba a jayayya ba yayin da ya lashe Ballon d'Or mai daraja a karo na farko a cikin aikinsa. A ranar 19 ga Nuwamba, Ronaldinho ya zira kwallaye biyu yayin da Barcelona ta ci Real Madrid da 3-0 a kan hanya a wasan farko na El Clásico.
Satumba ta 2005