Manchester United stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Edwin Van Der Sar find place in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) World rankings in the playmaker and goal keeper rankings. Liverpool’s inspirational captain Steven Gerrard also made it to the play maker list and he is the only England footballer in the list.. Spain players topped the list due to their heroics in the Euro 2008. IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper of 2008 Rankings: 1. Iker Casillas (Spain and Real Madrid): He is in scintillating form in 2008. 2. Gianluigi Buffon (Italy and Juventus) 3. Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands and Manchester United): How many goals United gave in recent time? May be in single digits. Thanks to Ferdinand-Vidic-Van Der Sar combination. 4. Petr Cech, Czech Republic (Chelsea) IFFHS World’s Best Playmaker of 2008 Rankings: 1. Xavi Hernández (Spain and Barcelona): Silent assassin. Excellent player and best player in Euro 2008. 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal and Manchester United): FIFA World player of year 2008. 3. Lionel Messi (Argentina and Barcelona): Best footballer in the world. 4. Steven Gerrard England and Liverpool): Inspirational force behind Liverpool. IFFHS World’s Best Top Division Goalscorer of 2008 Rankings: 1. Lucas Ramón Barrios (Argentina and Colo Colo): he scored 37 goals in 38 Matches. 2. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands and Ajax Amsterdam): He scored 33 goals in 34 matches. 3. Miguel Alejandro Ximénez (Uruguay and Sporting Cristal) 4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal and Manchester United) Click here to know more about IFFHS World Football rankings. … [Read more...]
Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA World Player for 2008
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo beat Barcelona star Lionel Messi to win 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year award. Cristiano Ronaldo helped Manchester United to win Premier League and Champions League in 2008. Kaka won this prestigious award in 2007. This award was presented in a gala ceremony in Zurich. Ronaldo is the first player from English Premier League to win this award. Lionel Messi helped Argentina to win the gold medal in 2008 Beijing Olympics. But Ronaldo scored 42 goals in 2008 in all competitions and helped Manchester United to clean sweep all the major tournaments. Ronaldo already won the Ballon d'Or trophy and the FIFPro World Player of the Year in 2008. But Lionel Messi might have given a stiff competition if voting was held in January, 2009. Brazil/Los Angeles Sol forward Marta won the Women’s world player for 2008 – this is third successive time, she won this prestigious award. Undisputed best! 2008 FIFA World Player: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) – 935 votes – 136 first votes. 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) -678 votes – 76 first votes. 3. Fernando Torres (Liverpool) – 203 votes 4. Xavi (Barcelona) 5. Kaka (AC Milan) Kaka selection is a controversial one but Xavi helped Spain to with European Championship and is the Player of the tournament. Who will forget Torres heroics for Liverpool and Spain? Cristiano Ronaldo is undisputed choice for his outstanding performances for Manchester United in 2008. Lionel Messi will be in similar position in 2009. Click here to read blog on Lionel Messi and Football World. … [Read more...]
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