Ronaldo Named FIFpro World Player Of The Year

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named FIFPro World Player of the Year.

The Reds winger was presented with the award by Sir Alex Ferguson at United’s Carrington training headquarters on Monday.

The 23-year-old scored an incredible 42 goals on his way to helping the Reds to a Premier League and Champions League Double.

It’s the first of what is expected to be a string of awards for the Portuguese attacker, who has also been nominated for the prestigious Ballon d’Or award.

Ronaldo was also named in the FIFPro World Team of the Year, as was his team-mate Rio Ferdinand.

FifPro team: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid); Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), John Terry (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Carles Puyol (Barcelona); Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Kaka (AC Milan), Xavi (Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Barcelona); Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United).

FifPro is the world-wide umbrella organisation for the Professional Football Association around the globe, and includes more than 40 associations meaning that thousands of players registered their votes for these awards.