Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Lionel Messi are all up for the FIFA World Player of the year. The three players have been shortlisted for the award which is announced at FIFA’s world player gala in Zurich on December 17. It’s the first time any of the three have been up for the honour.
Kaka, who pretty much carried AC Milan to the Champions League victory last season is the favourite to win but faces very tough competition from 22 year-old Ronaldo and 20 year-old Messi who have both had exceptional years.
Last year saw world cup winning Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro win the award. Previous years have seen Ronaldo (the Brazilian) and Zinedine Zidane win three times each, whilst Ronaldinho has won twice. If Cristiano Ronaldo wins it will be a first for a player from an English club.
The award is decided by votes made from managers and captains of the national teams in FIFA’s member countries.
Kaka has picked up an award this season already, named as the FIFPro world player of the year. The reward was given in October after been voted for by 45,000 of his fellow professionals. Cristiano Ronaldo last season won both Player of the Season accolades after aiding Manchester United to the Premier League title. He has since continued his fine form into the current season.
Lionel Messi is the outsider of the three having enjoyed a brilliant 12 months for both club and country. He is regarded as one of the most gifted young players in the world so should he not win it this year be sure to expect him collecting the prize in future years.
Who do you think will win the award this year out of the three players?
ronaldo is the best player in the world for surley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
C.Ronaldo Aivero will win the best player for 2008/2009 season,Red Devils,bobbieslala@yahoo.com
if not christaina Ronaldo who will it be? no need to compete or ague cos God and Nature has made him great. so who is the man to let him down? It is his time so give it up for him, cos he deserve it his d chosen, gifted, destined to be the greatest. even the deads, the blinds and all the spirits can testify to that. his the golden boy.
C. R deserve the best this time he play to the last end and he got it through this is not about team or country they are playing the league. but what they played and the result of target he is. give it to him. C.ronaldo is the greatest.
I strongly agree that C.Ronaldo is the current world NO.1,nobody can dispute that fact.He has dominated the Eng league,Europe as a whole, he got speed,skills,scoring abilities name it.Ronaldo deserves to be called him what he is.
kaka deserve 1st … cuz he play well in his club and national team… soccer is not about SKILL … c.ronaldo deserve 2nd eventhough i don’t like c.ronaldo but i think c ronaldo good than messi.. as his hair very MESSY hahah… ok … kaka play his best for every club.. instead of c.ronaldo.. he only want to show off his stupid skill and messy is not pro as c,ronaldo.. and u all know why messy is 2nd instead of c.ronaldo cuz he is too act… he only show off or use his skill on noobs… but kaka did it for all those pro … so.. kaka the best! 2nd ronaldinho 3rd robinho =DD
iam only saying we see the action and the dripple and the talents that the players gave us as fans but we must put our eyes on the important thing that the player whatever he is he must win something important to his team and his country that will give his dripple and telant some meaning and i think ronaldo made that meaning to kaka he made that last season not this and to messi not for once in this season or the one before this season so think people and chose the right player and i think he is c.ronaldo and he will win if allah says…
the best footballer in this year 2008 messi socound c.ronaldo a third tores
2008 Ronaldo by a mile won both the EPL and CPL. Messi was in the Barcelona team that got knocked out by United. Messi would have never made a goal if he had played for a fortnight. Kaka is world class but has been left behind by Ronaldo who is a league of his own.
i think the best player will be c.ronaldo but messi and kaka i cant say they are not good players but i would like to say a nice players they are a famous players in the world we know kaka was best player in 2007 but now i think ronaldo coz ronaldo made agood season he was won champions league and epl so good luck all the players……..
Messi is the world Best Player
mess is the best fotballer in 2008 and 2009 now and the striker in the world ok my names nasri abdishakuur mahamed
i blieve messi in the best player in the world
i like KaKa better but i think Ronaldo deserves it more
i like leonel messi and kaka
I love Kaka very much and I think he would take it another time