The fifa player of the year 2008 was announced yesterday ,and cristiano ronaldo the manchester united star player won the fifa player of the year .not to forget that just recently before this event fifa player of the year 2009 cristiano ronaldo had also won the European Footballer of the Year.
Ronaldo had a magnificent 2007/08 season, scoring 42 goals for Manchester United, and capturing the Premier League, Champions League and European Golden Boot. He followed this up this term by lifting the Club World Cup in Japan.
The 23-year-old becomes the first England-based player to be named FIFA World Player of the Year, and only the second Portuguese, following in the footsteps of Luis Figo, who triumphed in 2001.
In the women's category, Brazilian sensation Marta was victorious, winning for the third year in a row.