CRISTIANO RONALDO WINNER OF THE FIFA WORLD PLAYER 2008 PRIZE WITH SPANISH FLAVOUR

Below is the image of the 5 Best Players on the Planet just before theceremony of the World FIFA Player 2008 prize announcement:left to right: Xavi (Spain); Torres (Spain); C.Ronaldo (Portugal);Messi (Argentina) & Kaka (Brazil).As seen, Spain for the first time have 2 candidates, plus if we considerAgentina &/or FC Barcelona in Messi´s case, the flavour of the night was definately Spanish, if not

IFFHS: XAVI HERNANDZ BEST CREATIVE PLAYER & IKER CASILLAS BEST GOALKEEPER FOR 2008

More titles & recognition for FC BARCELONA & Spanish Internationalmidfieder XAVI HERNANDEZ & REAL MADRID Spanish InternationalGoalkeeper IKER CASILLAS. The players have been awarded by 83 World experts under the IFFHS ( FIFA endorsed) umbrella, the title of"The Best Creative Player" & "Best Goalkeeper" for 2008XAVI (above) wins ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo & Messi. 2008 hasbeen a fabulous year for

SERGIO "KUN" AGUERO & LEO MESSI GIVE THEIR UEFA TOP SIDE FOR 2008

SERGIO AGUERO & LEO MESSI have given their list of 11 players& Coach that they each consider make up the ideal UEFA 2008 Team.Surprising names & curious selections, eg Aguero leaves out Messi& Messi includes Aguero but leaves out Ronaldo. SFS will let you decide if each have said something "hidden" in theirselection, but SFS thinks its all innocent. By the way , great sides!SERGIO AGUERO - TOP 11

WORLD SOCCER READERS ELECT SPAIN AS THE BEST TEAM 2008

The readers of the magazine WORLD SOCCER have elected thethe current EUROPEAN NATIONS CHAMPIONS SPAIN as the BestFootball Team for 2008, it took 41,1 % of the votes, ahead of ManchesterUnited (29,2%) & Zenit of San Petersburgo (9,1%).In the players section Cristiano Ronaldo won with (48,4%) followedway behind by Messi (15,1%) , Fernando Torres (15,1%),Casillas (13,6), Xavi (5,1%) & Villa (2,1%).