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]
Rankings
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo |  Portugal
|
 Manchester United
|
446 |
| 2 | Lionel Messi |  Argentina
|
 Barcelona
|
281 |
| 3 | Fernando Torres | Spain
|
Liverpool
|
179 |
| 4 | Iker Casillas | Spain
|
Real Madrid
|
133 |
| 5 | Xavi | Spain
|
Barcelona
|
97 |
| 6 | Andrey Arshavin |  Russia
|
Zenit
|
64 |
| 7 | David Villa | Spain
|
Valencia
|
55 |
| 8 | Kaká |  Brazil
|
 Milan
|
31 |
| 9 | Zlatan Ibrahimović |  Sweden
|
Internazionale
|
30 |
| 10 | Steven Gerrard | England
|
Liverpool
|
28 |
| 11 | Marcos Senna | Spain
|
Villarreal
|
16 |
| 12 | Emmanuel Adebayor |  Togo
|
Arsenal
|
12 |
| 13 | Wayne Rooney | England
|
Manchester United
|
11 |
| 14 | Sergio Agüero | Argentina
|
Atlético Madrid
|
10 |
| 15 | Frank Lampard | England
|
Chelsea
|
8 |
| 16 | Franck Ribéry |  France
|
 Bayern Munich
|
7 |
| 17 | Samuel Eto'o |  Cameroon
|
Barcelona
|
6 |
| 18 | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy
|
Juventus
|
5 |
| 19 | Michael Ballack | Germany
|
Chelsea
|
4 |
| Cesc Fàbregas | Spain
|
Arsenal
|
4 | |
| 21 | Didier Drogba |  Ivory Coast
|
Chelsea
|
3 |
| Sergio Ramos | Spain
|
Real Madrid
|
3 | |
| Nemanja Vidić |  Serbia
|
Manchester United
|
3 | |
| 24 | Edwin van der Sar |  Netherlands
|
Manchester United
|
2 |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | Netherlands
|
Real Madrid
|
2 |
Additionally, five players were nominated but received no votes:[2]
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Karim Benzema | France
|
Lyon
|
| Pepe | Portugal
|
Real Madrid
|
| Luca Toni | Italy
|
Bayern Munich
|
| Rafael van der Vaart | Netherlands
|
Real Madrid
|
| Yuri Zhirkov | Russia
|
CSKA Moscow
|
References
- ^ "2008 Leaderboard". France Football. 2 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Pierrend, José Luis (16 January 2009). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 January 2009.