Cristiano Ronaldo 101 » Marta Vieira da Silva http://cristianoronaldo101.com Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, Cristiano Ronaldo profile and biography, Cristiano Ronaldo pictures and photos, Cristiano Ronaldo news and videos. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:05:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Ronaldo gets World Player of the Year award http://cristianoronaldo101.com/2009/01/cristiano-ronaldo-gets-world-player-of-the-year-award/ http://cristianoronaldo101.com/2009/01/cristiano-ronaldo-gets-world-player-of-the-year-award/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:06:00 +0000 Webmaster http://cristianoronaldo101.com/?p=85 Cristiano Ronaldo was named as FIFA World Player of the Year for 2008 on Monday and became the first Premier League player to get the award at a star-studded gala in Zurich.

The 23-year-old was in stunning form last term when he helped Manchester United to Premier League and European Cup success hitting 42 goals in the process, and after FIFA’s annual poll of international team coaches and captains he has added the world governing body’s prize to the prestigious Ballon d’Or which he has already received.

Ronaldo received the award from Pele, and said: ”It is an overwhelming moment and a very special moment in my life and I would like to say to my mother and sister that the fireworks can be set off now.

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