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Goal.com's 50 Greatest Players Of 2008
The results are in... after weeks of analysing, debating, not to mention the odd sword-fight, we at Goal.com have finally come up with a definitive list of whom we think are the 50 greatest performers of the past year! Let us know your thoughts!
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Dec 5, 2008 2:30:53 PM
Welcome to Goal.com's greatest players of 2008 - the Goal.com 50!
A team of 25 Goal.com reporters representing leagues from: England's Premier to Spain's Liga; Italy's Series to Turkey's Super; Argentina's Apertura to Australia's A-League and beyond, all cracked our fingers, scratched our skulls, and banged our heads against brick walls devising a selection of stand-out performers deemed worthy of our votes.
Each journalist then went away and ranked the shortlist of 75 players in order of whom they believe were more deserving of the moniker: 'Greatest player of 2008'. Individual performances were noted from January to December 2008, as was team contribution, together with prizes and accolades awarded. The final lists were cut off at 50.
Once the results were in, the data was collated by adding together all of each footballer's corresponding ranks. So for example, if Ashley Young was positioned at 38 on one reporter's list, and ranked 49 on another, his total for the two would be 87.
However, if a player was completely omitted from a received shortlist, then he would be assigned penalty points. The winner, therefore, would be the player who had the lowest overall score.
Every day we will be updating this page with two new entrants, but for now:
The Results So Far...
[50 - 41]
50 - Ashley Young - Aston Villa, Premier League - Score: 1109
49 - Javier Zanetti - Internazionale, Serie A - Score: 1104
48 - Daniel Guiza - Fenerbahçe, Super Lig - Score: 1089
47 - Juninho Pernambucano - Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 - Score: 1083
46 - Juan Román Riquelme - Boca Juniors, Argentine Apertura - Score: 1077
45 - Luca Toni - FC Bayern, Bundesliga - Score: 1064
44 - David Silva - Valencia, Primera Division - Score: 1060
42 (T) - Thierry Henry - Barcelona, Primera Division - Score: 1040
42 (T) - Daniel Alves - Sevilla, Primera Division / Barcelona, Primera Division - Score: 1040
41 - Antonio Cassano - Sampdoria, Serie A - Score: 1028
[40 - 31]
40 - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar - Ajax Amsterdam, Eredivisie / Real Madrid, Primera Division - Score: 1027
39 - Ricardo Carvalho - Chelsea, Premier Division - Score: 1025
38 - Samuel Eto'o - Barcelona, Primera Division - Score: 1017
37 - Philipp Lahm - FC Bayern, Bundesliga - Score: 1009
36 - Javier Mascherano - Liverpool, Premier League - Score: 1008
35 - Julio Cesar - Internazionale, Serie A - Score 1000
34 - Robinho - Real Madrid, Primera Division / Manchester City, Premier League - Score: 970
33 - Diego - Werder Bremen, Bundesliga - Score: 955
32 - Carles Puyol - Barcelona, Primera Division - Score: 915
31 - Wesley Sneijder - Real Madrid, Primera Division - Score: 887
[30-21]
30 - Daniele De Rossi - Roma, Serie A - Score: 878
29 - Esteban Cambiasso - Internazionale, Serie A - Score: 877
28 - Giorgio Chiellini - Juventus, Serie A - Score: 870
27 - Emmanuel Adebayor - Arsenal, Premier League - Score: 862
26 - Nemanja Vidic - Manchester United, Premier League - Score: 829
25 - Ruud van Nistelrooy - Real Madrid, Primera Division - Score: 827
24 - Sergio Ramos - Real Madrid, Primera Division - Score: 733
23 - Maicon Douglas Sisenando - Internazionale, Serie A - Score: 729
22 - Alessandro Del Piero - Juventus, Serie A - Score: 712
21 - John Terry - Chelsea - Premier League - Score: 705
20 - Frank Lampard - Chelsea, Premier League - Score: 668
19 - Marcos Senna - Villarreal, Primera Division - Score: 636
18 - Rio Ferdinand - Manchester United, Premier League - Score: 610
17 - Gianluigi Buffon - Juventus, Serie A - Score: 589
16 - Kaka - Milan, Serie A - Score: 587
15 - Wayne Rooney - Manchester United, Premier League - Score: 586
14 - Karim Benzema - Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 - Score: 559
13 - Andres Iniesta - Barcelona, Primera Division - Score: 538
12 - Steven Gerrard - Liverpool, Premier League - Score: 537
11 - Franck Ribery - FC Bayern - Bundesliga - Score: 521
Now, the Top Ten...
10 - Sergio Agüero - Atlético Madrid, La Liga - Score: 510
9 - Andrei Arshavin - Zenit St Petersburg, Russian Premier League - Score 469
8 - Francesc Fabregas - Arsenal, Premier League - Score: 444
7 - David Villa - Valencia, La Liga - Score: 356
6 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Inter, Serie A - Score: 279
5 - Xavi Hernández - FC Barcelona, Primera División - Score: 222
4 - Iker Casillas - Real Madrid, Primera Divsion - Score: 219
3 - Fernando Torres - Liverpool, Premier League - Score: 100
2 - Lionel Messi - Barcelona, Primera Liga - Score: 98
1 - Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester United, Premier League - Score: 32
Congratulations to Cristiano Ronaldo, and thanks to all our readers for joining us on this journey to the top!
What are your thoughts on those selected so far? Controversial? Let us know!!!
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