I le faaiuga o le tausaga 2005, na amata ai ona faʻaputuputuina e Ronaldinho le tele o faʻailoga a le tagata lava ia. Na ia manumalo i le FIFPro World Player of the Year i le amataga o le masina o Setema 2005, e faʻaopoopo i le 2005 FIFPro World XI, ma na faʻaigoaina o le 2005 European Footballer of the Year. I lena lava tausaga, na filifilia ai Ronaldinho o le FIFA World Player of the Year mo le tausaga lona lua sosoo. Na avea o ia ma tagata taʻa tolu na manumalo i le faʻailoga i le sili atu ma le tasi taimi, ina ua maeʻa tolu taimi manumalo Ronaldo ma Zinedine Zidane. O lona puleʻaga o le tagata sikolasipi sili ona lelei i le lalolagi na le masalomia aʻo ia manumalo foi i le Ballon d'Or lauiloa mo le taimi muamua i lana galuega.
Setema 2005