Ballon d'Or winners 2000-2010: Where are they now?

Andriy Schevchenko (2004)

Then

An AC Milan legend, Andriy Shevchenko was one of the most prolific strikers in European football. At his prime, the Ukranian striker was capable of tearing apart opposition defences single-handedly.

The striker had his most successful years in AC Milan where his goalscoring prowess guided the Italian club to multiple league titles and the Champions League title in 2003. Schevchenko at his peak was so good that he won the Ballon d’Or award ahead of Barcelona legends Deco and Ronaldinho in 2004.

in 2006, the Ukranian made a move to Chelsea. Shevchenko struggled to make much of an impact at the London club and he finally called time on his stellar career in his hometown club of Dynamo Kyiv in 2012.

Now

After his retirement from football, Shevchenko stepped into politics and even took part in the 2012 Ukranian party election. However, the move was not as successful as his football career and Schevchenko's party did not win any seats as they could garner only 1.52% of the total votes.

After serving as the assistant manager for Ukraine national team in 2016, the former AC Milan striker was appointed as the manager after Ukraine’s dismal performance in the

Euro 2016 championships.