guardian.co.uk - 12/2/2008
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Kaka and the Ballon d'Or Kaka, who did not play in the Copa America, poses with last year's Ballon d'Or. Photograph: Pierre Verdy/AFP
youtube.com - 11/26/2008
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guardian.co.uk - 12/2/2008
francefootball.fr - 12/2/2008
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Le Portugais de Manchester United a écrasé le
scrutin organisé par France Football. Il devance largement Messi...
et Torres. Un triomphe largement mérité au vu de sa saison exceptionnelle. (Photo Presse-Sports) Cité 77 fois premier sur 96, Cristiano ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Ballon d'Or 2008
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... But not everyone is celebrating, Paul Doyle slamming the notion of the award saying “systematically singling out an individual in a team sport is stupid and possibly even evil.” And the biggest critic is ...
Does a pole come with the Ballon d'Or?
Unprofessional Foul —
... the prestigious (but perhaps evil) Ballon d'Or. The Manchester United winger has won numerous plaudits for his performance this season, but maybe he should have been a goalie. ...
Should This Man Have Won the Ballon d’Or Instead of Cristiano Ronaldo?
The Offside —
... . In an excellent article on the Guardian’s sports blog yesterday, Paul Doyle suggests Aboutrika is a more worthy winner. Here’s why: Aboutrika has not only matched C-Ron’s achievement of winning the Egyptian league and the African Champions League with Al-Ahly, but he also won the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt, ...
Cristiano Ronaldo and the Ballon d'Or
The Run of Play —
... , he didn't do enough for his national team, he was a sulk on crutches all summer. But none of this was ultimately very serious. Ronaldo was so clearly ahead of the other top contenders for the award, Lionel Messi and Fernando Torres, that writers who wanted to disparage the outcome ultimately had to venture into the esoteric, as Paul Doyle did on the Guardian Sports Blog yesterday when he argued that Al Ahly's Mohamed Aboutrika, a wonderful player who barely played a match against top-quality opposition last year, would have been a more deserving choice. ...
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