First Eusébio, Then Luis Figo, Now Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United Star Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Ballon d’Or

The result everyone was expecting has come to pass as the Red Devils’ superstar winger has been named European Footballer of the Year…

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There could only be one choice this year. Lionel Messi time will come but no player in recent history can claim the year Cristiano Ronaldo had over the last 12 months. No need to repeat what has already been said about his achievements in the last year since its been written about many times before. Kaka had a fantastic season in 2007 winning the Ballon d’Or Ronaldo not only matched that but surpassed it with his performances for Manchester United in 2008.

2008 Ballon d’Or Top Ten Classification

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Manchester United) – 446 points

2. Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona) – 281 pts

3. Fernando Torres (Spain/Liverpool) – 179 pts

4. Iker Casillas (Spain/Real Madrid) – 133 pts

5. Xavi Hernandez (Spain/Barcelona) – 97 pts

6. Andrei Arshavin (Russia/Zenit St. Petersburg) – 64 pts

7. David Villa (Spain/Valencia) – 55 pts

8. Kaka (Brazil/AC Milan) – 31 pts

9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden/Inter) – 30 pts

10. Steven Gerrard (England/Liverpool) – 28 pts

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One Response to “First Eusébio, Then Luis Figo, Now Cristiano Ronaldo”

  1. OldRightBack Says:
    December 2nd, 2008 at 11:21 am

    Ronaldo certainly deserves it base on last year’s performance IMO. I’m pulling for Messi next year…. Gotta love how the ball sticks to his feet through a crowd.

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