BALONUL DE AUR 2008

**beavis** · 19-10-2008 15:25

Kaka, Ronaldo şi Messi printre nominalizaţii la Balonul de Aur

Publicaţia France Football a dezvăluit duminică numele celor 30 de fotbalişti candidaţi pentru Balonul de Aur 2008, trofeu ce va fi decernat la 2 decembrie.

Numele cele mai vehiculate pentru a cuceri trofeul sunt Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi şi Fernando Torres. În schimb, foşti laureaţi precum Ronaldinho sau Fabio Cannavaro lipsesc de pe lista celor 30 de jucători pentru 2008.

Intervievat de cotidianul spaniol AS, fostul fotbalist brazilian Pele a declarat: "Dacă am putea acorda trofeul mai multor jucători, eu i l-aş da lui Torres, lui Casillas, lui Messi şi lui Cristiano Ronaldo. Dar pentru că anul trecut Kaka a ieşit învingător în lupta cu Messi şi cu Cristiano Ronaldo, acum cred că se va decide între ultimii doi."

Lista celor 30 de nominalizaţi pentru Balonul de Aur:

Premier League (11)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)

Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United)

Frank Lampard (Chelsea)

Didier Drogba (Chelsea)

Michael Ballack (Chelsea)

Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)

Fernando Torres (Liverpool)

Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)

Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal)

Primera Division (11)

Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)

Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid)

Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid)

Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)

Pepe (Real Madrid)

Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)

Xavi (FC Barcelona)

Samuel Eto'o (FC Barcelona)

Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid)

David Villa (Valencia)

Marcos Senna (Villarreal)

Serie A (3)

Kaka (AC Milan)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milano)

Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)

Bundesliga (2)

Franck Ribery

Luca Toni

Russian Premier League (2)

Andrei Arshavin (Zenit Sankt Petersburg)

Yuri Zhirkov (TSKA Moscova)

Ligue 1

Karim Benzema (Lyon)

**Shodo** · 19-10-2008 17:21

messi

**supy** · 19-10-2008 17:27

Cristiano Ronaldo

**deangel9** · 19-10-2008 18:35

Fernando Torres - din pacate s-a accidentat acum cand era in forma ...

**FanStiintza** · 19-10-2008 19:27

Ronaldo

**B0bo** · 19-10-2008 22:15

F Torres , a demonstrat si la Euro si la Liverpool , un jucator impresionant.

**Dragos2005** · 19-10-2008 22:17

Cristiano Ronaldo

**Scacea** · 20-10-2008 09:13

eu zic ca anul asta Messi il ia

**b3bytzu** · 20-10-2008 10:17

mi-as dori Lionel Messi

**oveman** · 20-10-2008 16:14

Sper decat sa nu-l castige Cristiano Ronaldo.

**SAM** · 20-10-2008 23:05

Cristiano Ronaldo

**xan** · 21-10-2008 01:13

Originally Posted by oveman

Sper decat sa nu-l castige Cristiano Ronaldo.

**domingo** · 21-10-2008 17:57

Cristiano Ronaldo

**beavis** · 21-10-2008 18:23

- Gheata de Aur a Europei (42 goluri marcate in sezonul trecut, fiind golgeter atat in Premier League cat si in UCL)

- câştigător al UEFA Champions League

- campion al Angliei

- UEFA Best Player of the Year

**AlexSUN** · 22-10-2008 23:52

Cristiano Ronaldo

**Mr.Shadow** · 27-10-2008 21:29

Lionel Messi

**robertzel01** · 27-10-2008 21:52

Cristiano Ronaldo

**2shae** · 27-10-2008 22:05

Cristiano Ronaldo

**mishu.16** · 12-11-2008 20:34

Lionel Messi

**FanStiintza** · 28-11-2008 22:13

Messi Tips Ronaldo To Win Ballon D'Or

'The Flea' is prepared for a runners-up spot when the Golden Ball votes are counted next month...

Ballon d'Or nominee Lionel Messi has tipped his rival Cristiano Ronaldo to claim European football's most prestigious individual award.

The run up to December's announcement of the Golden Ball winner of 2008 has been dominated by Messi and Ronaldo.

The Argentinean and the Portuguese are out on their own as clear favourites for the award, and Barcelona star Messi concedes that his Manchester United counterpart has the edge on him.

Ronaldo has claimed a slew of individual awards already this year. He has accrued the FIFPro World Player of the Year honour, along with the English Football Writers Award and the Premier League Players' Player of the Year.

The 23-year-old has also been named the Uefa Club Footballer of the Year and has won the Golden Boot for his return of 42 goals last season.

Combined with those accolades, the former Sporting Lisbon man helped the Red Devils to the Premier League title and the Champions League to cap a truly remarkable year.

Speaking in the wake of Barcelona's 5-2 win over Ronaldo's former club in Portugal, Leo Messi was questioned by the local media for his prediction on the outcome of the Ballon d'Or vote.

Playing up the significance of such an honour, Messi plumped for his foe.

He said: "I think the Ballon d'Or is an important competition. He won the Champions League, the Premier League as well, he won them, so I think he will be awarded the prize."

Ronaldo came in for some criticism earlier this month with his declaration that he was the 'best, second best and third best' footballer at work in the world, and it is not a manner in which the modest Messi views himself.

On Ronaldo's outlandish statement, the 21-year-old was coy.

He said: "Each one is how he is. I am a footballer and that is all I care about. As they say in Barcelona, the important thing is to have the respect and support of my teammates. I am happy with that."