Cristiano Ronaldo was playing for Manchester United in 2008 when he was named FIFA World Player of the Year. He was the first Premiership footballer to be given this award.
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the 2008 fifa world best player award was given to Cristiano Ronaldo, of Manchester United. The first and second runners up award went to Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Fernando Torres of Liverpool respectively.
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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.
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Cristiano ronaldo is the best player because his speed,tactics,midfielilding&attack
Well Cristiano Ronaldo won fifa world player of the year in 2008 and Deco has never won it or been called the worlds best player.
ronaldo has won it 100 trillion times
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It was Ronaldo.
£200,000,000 to £300,000,000he is worth so much money because, he is officially the worlds best soccer player and, he has won the FIFA WORLD PLAYER AWARD twice in a row whearas, Cristiano Ronaldo is a good player, it is just that he has only won the award once in 2008 and Messi has won it in 2009 and 2010 and now it is April 17 2011 and it is a big chance of messi getting the award.