FIFA World Player of the Year 2008 Shortlists

i think messi should win it i think he is betted then C. Ronaldo

Posted from  United States

I agree that Christiano Ronaldo is a good player and yes he scored 42 goals, but he hardly performs against good teams such as (Barcelona, Arsenal and AC Milan). Lionel Messi on the other hand performs in every match, big or small. He has a better strike rate than Ronaldo and should and will become the next World Player of the year. whoever said that Messi has no flare or magic should google Lionel Messi and see for yourself.

Posted from  United States

obviously casillas deserves it
but since the award is biased against goalies, he probably won’t win
he was the only player to prove himself to be the best in all competitions
cristiano ronaldo did nothing in euro 2008

anyways fifa WORLD player… isn’t that based on country competitions?
cristiano ronaldo can’t even come in the top 20 if it’s purely based on euro 2008

If any goalkeeper should get it, it should be Buffon. Casillas is not all that good, he is over rated. look back at last years champions league and see for yourself.

Posted from  United States

C.Ronaldo is the best player in the world, the way he plays football is entirely different than the top players, he has full control over the ball, he has reached to a point that not many players can, SEE GUYS as a winger it’s not easy to score goals, he can dribble, pass, 2 footed, can hit free kicks and all that comes, he is diffintely an amazing palyer… he desreve the honor and this year he is going to be the top scorer in Premier league again,,,, even he was injured and missed first few matches but he caught up with top scorer… Messi is a great player too but he has to do something AMAZING and very noticeable to wint he trophy,, NO OFFENSE to any fans….I love football and Love Cr7 style of footy…

cristiano ronaldo deserves all awards becouse of he won primier leage and chanpion leage and elso scored 42 goals no one can score one season 42 goals a side of midfilders that is why cristiano deserve world pest player and second is messe
1-cristiano ronaldo
2-messi
3-rood van nistelrooy
4-torres
5-xavi

all ader players must mae bitter no one can try to do what cristiano done ok by the time is still oportunaty doesn,t comes twice

the person who said that christiano is a midfielder is wrong, he was playing the forward role, that is why he scored so many goals. Rooney was more of a midfielder last season. not because he scored so many goals means that he must get the award. he scored the most goals but he also took the most shots.

Posted from  United States

Moe you got it all wrong. Messi can shoot well and hard. He can pass forward (while C-ron usually passes backward). He has been injured for the end of last season and for a few months and look now… who has had the better season now? From your comment it looks like you’ve only saw 2 games or so with Messi in it. Also you have to exclude the beginning of last years season. Which would be excluding several of CR7’s goals. Also look at the shots by CR7 this and how many were on target and how many were goals. Compare it to Messi’s… Messi doesn’t do nonsense shots and when he shoots he rarely gets it off target. Messi was 2nd top score or somewhere there in the CL, yet he was injured for some part of it. If Barca with Ronaldinho and Messi were playing against Man Utd the result would’ve been different.

Posted from  United States

c.ronaldo is the best

Posted from  Ukraine

Flippy u r the first person who said something that made sense about Ronaldo and Messi. You must be a fan too.

Posted from  United States

I think Messi is the best player in the world.

Posted from  United Kingdom

Messi has got good quality in footballing due to his courage,bravery,talent and good sense of approach.

Posted from  United Kingdom

Nobody beats C-Ron.cristiano deserves the award more than anyone else.He was the undisputed world player of the year by May.we only wait for the confirmation.He’s an all rounded player,tall,strong,handsome,inspirational and a goal scoring machine.

Based on achievement during the year, CR7 had to win it, is he a fantastic player? absolutely. was he the best? IMHO, no. He was part of the MU team that had stellar performances from everyone for the whole year. Could MU still beat Chelsea, Arsenal, liverpool w/o CR7, yes. Did he disappear during big games, yes. How many PK’s did he take that he didn’t win (helps your stats when your the designated PK taker, remember when tevez earned a pk at the end of the game and could have had his hat trick, CR& pushed him saide so that he could take it, selfish). Without Scholes, tevez, rooney, etc. late game heroics, MU would not have achieved the double.

Messi has a greater impact @ Barcelona and the National team and involves and creates more for his teammates than CR7, does he take all the PKs, no, he celebrates his teams achievements more than his. Had he remained injury free for the season, Barcelona would have done better and his impressive stats would be more so.

This is a team game, and a heavily marketed game. is it good business to have CR7 win it, absolutely- he is a much better version of David Beckham (more skilled, prettier) from a marketing perspective (has a huge female following- I doubt Tevez has such a strong female following). With Berba now @ MU and playing a traditional strikers role, CR7 will not have the same type of year as he will be tasked more with feeding Berba and Rooney the ball and the EPL is more competitive this year.

Just like Beckham, CR7 will probably get more involved in his endorsements and Rock star life and become more fashion over function (then SAF will sell him to Real for $$$$$, laughing all the way to the bank).

Messi will win 08-09 BD’O. (if he stays fit)

Posted from  Canada

C. Ronaldo without question is deserving. Messi will never win this award for a number of reasons.

1. Next year Zlatan Ibra….ich will win.
2. He is injury prone.
3. So many other freaky young footballing talents will be coming into the spotlight.
4. Would it kill Messi to use a little hair gel? Buy a new suit?

However this does not mean Messi will not continue to be a very capable player.

Posted from  Germany

Apparently handsomeness, hair gel and wardrobe are requirements for the Bolon D’Or according to Manuel and zephania.

Sad,

too bad for Ribery, Tevez and all the ugly blokes of futbol, that regardless of talent may never win. LOL

Mr. or Mrs. Pancho

I never said it was a beauty competition, I was giving Messi free advice as a stylist and high fashion expert. Normally I get paid handsomely for this service.

The mere mention of players like ribery or tevez as potential winners of the Ballon D’Or speaks volumes as to your understanding (or lack thereof) of the game.

tevez? tevez? cmon! this is a blog for serious discussion of football.

come on guys lets not talk stupid its either c.ronaldo, messi or ibrahimovic
me personally i would say
1. ibrahimovic
2.c.ronaldo
3.messi

c.ronaldo his year was 2007 not 2008
messi for next year
zlatan has had a great year for anyone who has been keeping up with him

Posted from  United States

messi is the world best player…

Posted from  United Kingdom

im a man utd fan, and i watch man city regularly, and i have to say that they have some bright stars coming through. some could go on to make big bucks.

1. darius vassell
2. michael ball
3. dietar hamnam

they have way more talent than cr7 and messi. loads of you are sooo racist against fatty’s like darius…

Posted from  United Kingdom

lionel messi comes from another planet.
let talk about everythings in football
LIONEL MESSI IS TOO GOOD in every aspect in football field
messi can score, he can dribble even more than a dribble,he has a accurate passes from any side in football pitch,he can tackle anybody to achived his aim and objective………..so what else are we talking about.
let the award goes to LIONEL MERCY BOY
C.RONALDO BE SECOND

1-Lionel Messi
2-Ibrahimovic
3-Ribery
4-C.Ronaldo
5-Gerrard
6-Xavi
7-D.Villa
8-Arshavin
9-Kaka
10-Eto’o

Posted from  Austria

Ha ha Will – that was funny. Almost as funny as people saying Ibrahimovic was in line for any awards. I see now that Messi is bookies favourite for world player of the year award, what a joke if they don’t give it to ronaldo. Messi is a legend but he didn’t achieve as much as ronaldo last year, in fact didn’t even come close. Travesty if ronaldo doesn’t get it..

u are all dremers,best soccer players are of course from brazil, but dream yourselfes one day u may be proud, of your owe player, good lock u all,,,,,,cristiano ronaldo first of all, is 50/75 brazilian, he got the blood, u may not know that… ask the best coach of all, scolary thanks to him ronaldo………..,

Posted from  United States

Cristiono Ronaldo is the best world player of the year 2008/9

Posted from  Uganda