EPT2008-2009 football(soccer) thread - Page 31
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ilj.psa
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ilj.psa
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Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or "Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 2008 Ballon d'Or award ahead of Lionel Messi and Fernando Torres. Ronaldo was the clear favourite to land the prestigious prize after a remarkable year at Old Trafford. The powerful attacker netted 42 goals last season as the Red Devils claimed Premier League and UEFA Champions League glory. His summer was overshadowed by Real Madrid's courting of the 23-year-old, while he missed the start of the new term with an ankle injury. But Ronaldo has demonstrated his impressive ability in recent weeks, netting nine times since September. Ronaldo finished runner-up to Brazilian forward Kaka in 2007 and overcame strong competition this time around from Barcelona playmaker Messi - who finished second - and third placed Liverpool star Torres. He is already FIFPro World Player of the Year and also took the top prizes from the Professional Footballers' Association and the Football Writers last term. The Portugal winger is the first United player to win the Ballon d'Or since George Best in 1968 and the first from his country since Luis Figo in 2000" + Show Spoiler + Final positions (British based players in bold): 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 (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 Milan), 30 pts 10 Steven Gerrard (England, Liverpool), 28 pts 11. Marcos Senna (Spain, Villarreal), 16 pts. 12. Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo, Arsenal), 12 pts. 13. Wayne Rooney (England, Manchester United), 11 pts. 14. Sergio Aguero (Argentina, Atletico Madrid), 10 pts. 15. Frank Lampard (England, Chelsea), 8 pts. 16. Franck Ribery (France, Bayern Munich), 7 pts. 17. Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon, Barcelona), 6 pts. 18. Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, Juventus), 5 pts. 19. Michael Ballack (Germany, Chelsea), Cesc Fabregas (Spain, Arsenal), 4 pts. 21. Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast, Chelsea), Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid), Nemanja Vidic (Serbia, Manchester United), 3 pts. 24. Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands, Manchester United), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands, Real Madrid), 2 pts. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_4575921,00.html a pretty awesome video if you have 8 mins, click for better quality | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28695 Posts
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ohoh~troubles
Korea (South)70 Posts
 Maybe next year Messi ... Maybe | ||
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kroko
Finland2136 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i33.tinypic.com/24uz1vc.jpg) No freekick :O | ||
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PhilGood2DaY
Germany7424 Posts
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28695 Posts
gerrard is still one of the best distance shooters in the world tho, normally nobody is better than him at timing shots ;( | ||
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PhilGood2DaY
Germany7424 Posts
probably that and his expression and his movement makes this so funny | ||
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Musli
Poland5130 Posts
You hear it first !  | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28695 Posts
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TonyL2
England1953 Posts
On December 03 2008 01:38 Musli wrote: Messi 2009 ! You hear it first ! That's a safe option! But who knows, someone else may suddenly dominate in 2009 | ||
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TheMusiC
United States1054 Posts
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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TheMusiC
United States1054 Posts
On December 03 2008 04:13 zulu_nation8 wrote: kahn did ooohhhh yeah that's right, my bad. kahn was a beast. i still think casillas is better though | ||
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Sauron
Romania169 Posts
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28695 Posts
oh and real madrid bought huntelaar. I think thats a very wise choice, been wondering why it took so long honestly =p | ||
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China26351 Posts
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28695 Posts
but hey holland one of the best countries and they now have like 4 of the best dutch | ||
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