2008 FIFA World Player of the Year
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 year in a row.[2]
Other awards included the FIFA Development Award, which went to the
World Cup qualifying match, the Presidents of the two FAs, Mahmut Özgener (Turkey) and Ruben Hayrapetyan (Armenia) shook hands, which was significant as the countries shared a long history of hostility towards each other.[3]
Shortlists of 23 men and 10 women were announced on 29 October 2008,.
Results
Men
| Rank | Player | Points | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cristiano Ronaldo |
935 |  Manchester United
|
| 2 |  Lionel Messi |
678 |  Barcelona
|
| 3 | Fernando Torres |
203 | Liverpool
|
| 4 |  Kaká |
183 | Milan
|
| 5 | Xavi |
155 | Barcelona
|
| 6 | Steven Gerrard |
98 | Liverpool
|
| 7 |  Samuel Eto'o |
58 | Barcelona
|
| 8 | Iker Casillas |
49 | Real Madrid
|
| 9= | Andrés Iniesta |
37 | Barcelona
|
| 9= | David Villa |
37 | Valencia
|
| 11 |  Andrey Arshavin |
36 | Zenit Saint Petersburg
|
| 12 | Frank Lampard |
33 | Chelsea
|
| 13 |  Didier Drogba |
30 | Chelsea
|
| 14= |  Michael Ballack |
27 | Chelsea
|
| 14= | Cesc Fàbregas |
27 | Arsenal
|
| 16 |  Zlatan Ibrahimović |
26 |  Internazionale
|
| 17 |  Emmanuel Adebayor |
25 | Arsenal
|
| 18 |  Franck Ribéry |
23 | Bayern Munich
|
| 19 |  Ruud van Nistelrooy |
14 | Real Madrid
|
| 20 | Sergio Agüero |
12 | Atlético Madrid
|
| 21 | John Terry |
11 | Chelsea
|
| 22 | Gianluigi Buffon |
8 | Juventus
|
| 23 | Deco |
1 | Barcelona Chelsea
|
Women
| Rank | Player | Points | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marta |
1002 | Umeå
|
| 2 | Birgit Prinz |
328 | Frankfurt
|
| 3 | Cristiane |
275 | |
| 4 | Nadine Angerer |
198 | Djurgården
|
| 5 | Kelly Smith |
150 | Arsenal
|
| 6 | Daniela |
130 | Linköping
|
| 7 |  Shannon Boxx |
115 | |
| 8 | Hope Solo |
83 | |
| 9 |  Christine Sinclair |
47 | Vancouver Whitecaps
|
| 10 |  Ingvild Stensland |
41 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg
|
References
- ^ "FIFA World Player of the Year - Men's votes by player" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ "FIFA World Player of the Year - Women's votes by player" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ "Ronaldo takes first award, Marta makes it three in a row". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original on January 20, 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ "Shortlists for FIFA awards revealed". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Gala nominees revealed". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on December 13, 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
| FIFA Women's World Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
| The Best FIFA Women's Player | |
