No surprised. Happy for him that after winning the UEFA best player, he gets this important award. Parabens!! Coaches and captains of 155 national teams participated in the vote.
Placing: Name and points
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), 935 pontos
2. Lionel Messi (Argentina), 678
3. Fernando Torres (Espanha), 203
4. Kaka (Brasil), 183
5. Xavi (Espanha), 155
6. Steven Gerrard (Inglaterra), 98
7. Samuel Eto'o (Camarões), 58
8. Iker Casillas (Espanha), 49
9. Andrés Iniesta (Espanha), 37
10. David Villa (Espanha), 37
11. Andrei Arshavin (Rússia), 36
12. Frank Lampard (Inglaterra), 33
13. Didier Drogba (Costa do Marfim), 30
14. Michael Ballack (Alemanha), 27
15. Cesc Fábregas (Espanha), 27
16. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Suécia), 26
17. Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), 25
18. Franck Ribéry (França), 23
19. Ruud van Nistelrooy (Holanda), 14
20. Sergio Aguero (Argentina), 12
21. John Terry (Inglaterra), 11
22. Gianluigi Buffon (Itália), 8
23. Deco (Portugal), 1
Some photos:
January 12, 2009- Zurich, Cristiano Ronaldo receiving the FIFA player of the year 2008 trophy
January 12, 2009- Zurich, Receiving the FIFA player of the year trophy by Pele.
January 12, 2009- Zurich, Receiving the FIFA player of the year trophy by Pele.
January 12, 2009- Zurich, Cristiano Ronaldo at the press conference
January 12, 2009- Zurich, The finalists Xavi, Fernando Torres, CR7, Leo Messi, and Kaka
January 12, 2009- Funchal, Madeira- Cristiano Ronaldo's family celebrating with champagne after seeing he won.
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