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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:43:25 +0000

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By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:27:03 +0000

it’s interesting to look at the voting and see how far ahead of second-placed Messi Ronaldo was (446 points
to 281)
Luca Toni, after a great first season at Bayern, was also among the nominees but didnt get a single vote. This would suggest that the big summer championships, where Toni really flopped at Euro 2008, do make a big difference. Then again Ronaldo wasnt great for Portugal.

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By: Kenny

Kenny — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:51:04 +0000

Cristiano Ronaldo WON!!! He definitely deserved to win. He was by far the best soccer player in the world last season and in my mind, is the best soccer player to have ever played. He is only 23 yrs old and is only getting better. He will pass legends like Pele, Maradona, and Eusebio. He has not even hit his climax in his career. Cristiano Ronaldo is the best.. forever!!!

By: Kevin Fylan

Kevin Fylan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:30:48 +0000

Ha! I rather think Xavi is David Gower to Ronaldo’s Kevin Pietersen. Different class altogether.

By: des

des — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:38:29 +0000

Xavi - are you serious? The best player in Europe. A neat and well-oiled cog he might be but I can’t imagine too many fans thinking “ooh, Xavi’s playing, let’s go along specially to see if he can roll a neat square ball 12 metres and maintain possession because that’s so important in the modern game.”
Ronaldo is in a different class. He is Shane Warne to Xavi’s Robin Jackman.

By: Red Devil

Red Devil — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:38:25 +0000

Hail Ronaldo the tormentor.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:59:20 +0000

He has certainly been slightly off the pace of late but i guess he has just come back from an injury. The bizarre handball at the weekend was very strange though, perhaps his mind was somewhere else…like Madrid

By: Kevin Fylan

Kevin Fylan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:56:06 +0000

I don’t know. He was the best player in the Premier League for five months, a very good player in the Champions League and merely a decent one at Euro 2008. This season his form seems to be not quite up there with last term.
I’ve got no problem with him winning but personally I think I’d have gone for Xavi, as a figurehead for Spain’s midfield at Euro 2008.

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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:28:32 +0000

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