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AC Milan's Thiago Silva crowned winner of 2011 Samba d'Or
The defender has been named as the best Brazilian footballer of the past year in Europe, beating compatriots Dani Alves and Hulk who finished second and third respectively
By Livio Caferoglu
The 27-year-old was inaugurated as the best Brazilian player in Europe of the past year by Sambafoot, following his excellent campaign in Italy where he played a significant role in helping his team to the Serie A title last season.
Barcelona right-back Dani Alves came in second place, while Porto striker Hulk came third in the final standings.
The Samba d'Or has become an annual recurrence since its inception in 2008. Previous winners of the award include Real Madrid midfielder Kaka, Sao Paulo hitman Luis Fabiano and Inter defender Maicon.
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"But, we came through. Obviously there were a lot of changes so it's good to get the result.
"Belgium are a very, very strong side who are going to be really good in the future. Vincent [Kompany] told me about them and said that they were coming good and I totally agree with him."
"[Gary] Cahill I suppose is slightly more of a concern for me because it is a jaw injury. We're desperately hoping the CT scan doesn't show any fracture and it's just going to be a bruising situation, which will be bad enough, but won't stop him taking part in the tournament. As far as John's [Terry] concerned he felt his hamstring a little bit. Again it wasn't a major thing when he came off but we still need to scan it just to be 100 per cent sure."
Suffice to say, if Cahill has broken his jaw, he won't play any part in the tournament.
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