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The '''2008 Ballon d'Or''', given to the best [[Association football|football]] player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2008/20081202_031616_le-classement-du-ballon-d-or-2008.html |title=2008 Leaderboard |publisher=[[France Football]] |date=2 December 2008 |access-date=17 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217003758/http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2008/20081202_031616_le-classement-du-ballon-d-or-2008.html |archive-date=17 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> was awarded on 2 December 2008.<ref name="rsssf2008">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy08.html |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2008 |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]] |first=José Luis |last=Pierrend |date=16 January 2009 |access-date=16 January 2009 }}</ref> [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] won the award, being his first of five. His win also began a 10-year dominance of the award between him and [[Lionel Messi]] — which eventually led to an intense [[Messi–Ronaldo rivalry|rivalry]] between the two. Both players had won five [[Ballon d'Or]] awards before the dominance was ended in [[2018 Ballon d'Or|2018]] by [[Luka Modrić]]. |
The '''2008 Ballon d'Or''', given to the best [[Association football|football]] player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2008/20081202_031616_le-classement-du-ballon-d-or-2008.html |title=2008 Leaderboard |publisher=[[France Football]] |date=2 December 2008 |access-date=17 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217003758/http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2008/20081202_031616_le-classement-du-ballon-d-or-2008.html |archive-date=17 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> was awarded on 2 December 2008.<ref name="rsssf2008">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy08.html |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2008 |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]] |first=José Luis |last=Pierrend |date=16 January 2009 |access-date=16 January 2009 |archive-date=12 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312003451/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy08.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] won the award, being his first of five. His win also began a 10-year dominance of the award between him and [[Lionel Messi]] — which eventually led to an intense [[Messi–Ronaldo rivalry|rivalry]] between the two. Both players had won five [[Ballon d'Or]] awards before the dominance was ended in [[2018 Ballon d'Or|2018]] by [[Luka Modrić]]. |
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| 2008 Ballon d'Or | |
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 2008 Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo | |
| Date | 2 December 2008 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Highlights | |
| Won by |  Cristiano Ronaldo (1st award) |
| Website | www |
The 2008 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists,[1] was awarded on 2 December 2008.[2] Cristiano Ronaldo won the award, being his first of five. His win also began a 10-year dominance of the award between him and Lionel Messi — which eventually led to an intense rivalry between the two. Both players had won five Ballon d'Or awards before the dominance was ended in 2018 by Luka Modrić.
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References
- ^ "2008 Leaderboard". France Football. 2 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (16 January 2009). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2008". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
