Ronaldo named player of the year

**Dirtycheat** · **Ronaldo named player of the year -** 04-27-2008, 10:51 PM

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Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as the Professional Footballers' Association player of the year.

The 23-year-old wins the award for the second successive season after another outstanding campaign that has seen him score 38 goals in all competitions.

"I feel very happy. It is a great moment, it is an honour, a pleasure," said the Portuguese star.

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas picked up the young player of the year award.

Ronaldo beat off competition from Liverpool duo Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard, 20-year-old Fabregas and Gunners team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor and Portsmouth goalkeeper David James.

The Portugal international was also in the running to scoop the young player of the year award, a feat he achieved last year, but was pipped to the prize by Spain international Fabregas.

Torres, Micah Richards, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ashley Young were the other nominees.

I feel very good but it is not just my award, my team-mates have helped me a lot this season

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo did not attend the event, as he is busy preparing for Man Utd's Champions League semi-final second leg clash with Barcelona on Tuesday night, but was presented with the award by United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

"When you work all season to play good, to do something for the team, to do your contribution for the team and then at the end of the season the PFA give you this award, it is a great moment, it is an honour, a pleasure," said Ronaldo.

"It is a great motivation to carry on like that, to work more and get better.

"I feel very good but it is not just my award, my team-mates have helped me a lot this season.

"They give me good passes to score goals - and I score - but it is a good moment for me."

Ronaldo revealed he voted for Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor, but believes the right man walked away with the award.

"I voted for Adebayor because I think he has had a great season as well," he said.

"But you have many players who have had a good season - Torres, Fabregas, many players. But I think I deserve to win!"

Of his award, Fabregas said: "I'm very proud. It's a very prestigious trophy.

"Football is a collective game and you prefer to win trophies with team-mates but it's always nice to have this type of award.

"I dedicate it to my team-mates because without them I would not have won."

BBC broadcaster and former England and Blackpool full-back Jimmy Armfield received the merit award for his services to the game.

PFA Premier League Team of the Year:
David James (Portsmouth), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd), Nemanja Vidic (Man Utd), Gael Clichy (Arsenal), (WTF?) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd), Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Fernando Torres (Liverpool).

PFA Championship Team of the Year:
Wayne Hennessy (Wolves), Bradley Orr (Bristol City), Ryan Shawcross (Stoke), Dan Shittu (Watford), Paul Robinson (West Brom), Brian Howard (Barnsley), Marvin Elliott (Bristol City), Liam Lawrence (Stoke), Jonathan Greening (West Brom), Ricardo Fuller (Stoke), Kevin Phillips (West Brom).

PFA League One Team of the Year:
Kieren Westwood (Carlisle), Angel Rangel (Swansea), Garry Monk (Swansea), Danny Livesey (Carlisle), Julian Bennett (Nottm Forest), Andy Robinson (Swansea), Ferrie Bodde (Swansea), Kris Commons (Nottm Forest), Richie Wellens (Doncaster), Jermaine Beckford (Leeds), Jason Scotland (Swansea).

PFA League Two Team of the Year:
Jon Lewis (Peterborough), Craig Pead (Brentford), Stephen Foster (Darlington), Danny Swailes (MK Dons), Dean Lewington (MK Dons), Jason Puncheon (Barnet), Keith Andrews (MK Dons), Lloyd Dyer (MK Dons), George Boyd, (Peterborough), Jack Lester (Chesterfield), Aaron McLean (Peterborough).

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what i wanna know is how on earth did evra get overlooked for the LB position?

Clichy made several mistakes whereas evra was solid throughout the season.

what i want to know is what is it that fabregas does that makes everyone think he is playing great unless someone says otherwise? The dude got shat on twice when he played united. He doesnt deserve it

congrats to ronaldo though, well deserved.

p/s note how there are no chelsea players there

ViSh23 · 04-27-2008, 11:07 PM

He deserved that.... he did have a wonderful season and hope that next season he will be better than this season..

Well without his team mate think he would have got nothing...

Congrats to him..

About evra its weird for me, he is better than G.Clichy(french people did vote for evra instead of clichy)

Chelsea, no players... its not a surprise

Prongs · 04-28-2008, 03:52 AM

FA went all sorry for arsenal's fuckall end to the season so maybe that made em give that award to clichy .

Fair enough team . Predicted winner . Although the young award is weird . IF ronaldo is winning the actual award and is also nominated for the young player of the year award , then how he not win it ? last year they made the same ruling . In all fairness cesc might deserve something but young player of the year award should have been to ronaldo .. He also needs to improve a bit :P and mature a lot

**funkdoctorspock** · 04-28-2008, 04:21 AM

Clichy had zero business getting named on the epl team of the year over evra. Absolute rubbish.

I can understand why Ronaldo didn't repeat as young player of the year. I figured that if he didn't get it, Ashley Young would. So it was a bit surprising to read that Fabregas won.

Amusing that not a Chelsea player was named to the team of the year.

**ZEUS** · 04-28-2008, 09:50 AM

Well done Ronaldo!!! He's been outstanding this season. Now, there's one more trophy for him to win: Ballon D'Or. And I'm sure he will.

I was very surprised too, to see Clichy there instead of Evra. I think my grand grandma would have chosen Evra instead of Clichy.

**Mark** · 04-28-2008, 10:18 AM

Great news, congrats Ronaldo, he fully deserves it, had a absolute amazing season and i hoping he can end it in that style too cuz we really need he's drop of genius in the last matches of the season.

No Chelsea players, surprising, but more i don't really care.

Sagna and Clichy i could say WTF! because al least Evra was huge this season for ManUtd and i think he is better then Clichy and he isn't there, a minus from me for FA there imo.

Sagna ? i don't now but he i ask you he was really that good ? cuz i don't know what to say about him.

In rest i don't have any objections about the team.

Once again, congrats Cristiano.

Anderson · 04-28-2008, 04:52 PM

congrats cristiano.......

what i dont understand is how fabregas beat him to young player?

macca247 · 04-29-2008, 03:45 PM

well done ronaldo you cleary outshined the rest

RaRai · 04-29-2008, 10:55 PM

The award had to be a bit of a no brainer really. I don't think anyone in the EPL has come near to matching him this season for his skill and end product.

Dew · 04-30-2008, 12:13 AM

Congrats Ronaldo. A very well-deserved award. I think he should have won the Young PFA also, as he's been the consistent throughout the season, but oh well.

I hope he can put up some brilliant performances in the next 3 all important games to guide United to a glorious double, and also shine in the Euro to win the Ballon d'Or. I wish him all the best.