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The 2008 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists, [1] was awarded on 2 December 2008. [2] Cristiano Ronaldo won the award, being his first of five.
The 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year awards took place on 12 January 2009 at the Zurich Opera House, Zürich, Switzerland, with Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United and Portugal taking the men's award, [1] and Marta of Umeå IK and Brazil taking the women's award for the third consecutive season.
Ronaldo's move increased the popularity of the Saudi Pro League, attracting other high-profile players. Ronaldo made his international debut for Portugal in 2003 aged 18 and has earned more than 200 caps, making him history's most-capped male player. With more than 100 international goals, he is the all-time top male goalscorer.
In the Super Cup, United faced 2008 UEFA Cup final winners Zenit Saint Petersburg at Stade Louis II in Monaco on 29 August 2008; Zenit won the match 2–1. [127] As UEFA's representative at the Club World Cup, Manchester United entered the tournament at the semi-final stage, where they beat 2008 AFC Champions League winners Gamba Osaka 5–3. [128]
13 April 2008 Old Trafford, Manchester, England Arsenal: 1–1: 2–1 114 3 May 2008 West Ham United: 1–0: 4–1 115 2–0 116 11 May 2008 JJB Stadium, Wigan, England Wigan Athletic: 1–0: 2–0 117 21 May 2008 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia Chelsea: 1–0: 1–1 UEFA Champions League: 118 11 June 2008 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland ...
Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo playing for Al Nassr in 2023 Personal information Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Date of birth (1985-02-05) 5 February 1985 (age 40) Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Position(s) Forward Team information Current team Al Nassr Number 7 Youth career 1992–1995 Andorinha 1995–1997 Nacional 1997–2002 Sporting CP Senior ...
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award the most time with 3 awards and is the only player to win it twice in a row. [6] [7] Female players are awarded the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award, introduced in 2013. [8] UEFA partnered with Groupe Amaury to co-organise the Ballon d'Or awards from 2024. The partnership means UEFA's awards for the best ...
Learn to edit; Community portal; Recent changes; ... as captain of the Portugal team is Cristiano Ronaldo. List of captains ... 2000–2008: 1: 54: 15 June 2008: 15 ...