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HardyRonaldo wins PFA Player of the Year Award
April 29th 2008 04:45
Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been rewarded for his extraordinary form this season with the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Player of the Year award for the second consecutive season.
The Portugese international bettered the legendary George Best's goal scoring record for a Manchester United winger with 38 goals in all competitions for the Red Devils and the chance to score even more in the two remaining premiership games of the season and the Champions League.
Realistically, Ronaldo's only challenger to the award was ever only going to be Liverpool striker Fernando Torres who has scored 22 goals in his first season in the English Premier League. The maturity and quality Torres has shown since his move from Atletico Madrid has been more than expected and he will continue to improve at just 23 years of age.
Other contenders for the prestigious award included Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas and teammate Emmanuel Adebayor and Portsmouth goalkeeper David James.
Cesc Fabregas won the Young Player of the Year award, fighting off tough competition from Ronaldo, Torres, Micah Richards, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ashley Young.
The PFA top-flight team of the year are as follows:
David James (Portsmouth), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd), Nemanja Vidic (Man Utd), Gael Clichy (Arsenal), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd), Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Fernando Torres (Liverpool).
[Image Source: thePFA.co.uk]
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