2008 Ballon d'Or
The 2008 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists,[1] was awarded on 2 December 2008.[2]
| 2008 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
 2008 Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo | |
| Date | 2 December 2008 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Highlights | |
| Won by |  |
| Website | www |
Rankings
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | |
 |
446 |
| 2 | Lionel Messi |  |
 |
281 |
| 3 | Fernando Torres | |
|
179 |
| 4 | Iker Casillas | |
|
133 |
| 5 | Xavi | |
|
97 |
| 6 | Andrey Arshavin |  |
|
64 |
| 7 | David Villa | |
|
55 |
| 8 | Zlatan Ibrahimović |  |
 |
30 |
| 9 | Kaká |  |
|
29 |
| 10 | Steven Gerrard | |
|
28 |
| 11 | Marcos Senna | |
|
16 |
| 12 | Emmanuel Adebayor |  |
|
12 |
| 13 | Wayne Rooney | |
|
11 |
| 14 | Sergio Agüero | |
|
10 |
| 15 | Frank Lampard | |
|
8 |
| 16 | Franck Ribéry |  |
 |
7 |
| 17 | Samuel Eto'o |  |
|
6 |
| 18 | Gianluigi Buffon | |
|
5 |
| 19 | Michael Ballack | |
|
4 |
| Cesc Fàbregas | |
|
4 | |
| 21 | Didier Drogba |  |
|
3 |
| Sergio Ramos | |
|
3 | |
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|
3 | |
| 24 | Edwin van der Sar |  |
|
2 |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | |
|
2 |
Additionally, five players were nominated but received no votes:[2]
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Karim Benzema | |
|
| Pepe | |
|
| Luca Toni | |
|
| Rafael van der Vaart | |
|
| Yuri Zhirkov | |
|
References
- "2008 Leaderboard". France Football. 2 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- Pierrend, José Luis (16 January 2009). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
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