Fiction: These awards over the years is too concentrated on an individual's performance at the world cup. While Cannavaro was the best player at the world cup, his team got kicked down to Serie B for match fixing and his performances for Real Madrid hasn't been too great either. On the other hand, Ronaldinho won the double and is almost single-handedly carry Barcelona at the moment. So no, Cannavaro is not going to be a better player than Ronaldinho just because he played better at the world cup.
Fact or Fiction: People only made a big deal of the 'brawl' at MSG because the NBA is dominated by African-American athletes.