C. Ronaldo named Fifa player of 2008
The Portugal and Manchester United winger becomes the first Premier League player to win the award.
Cristiano Ronaldo, beat AC Milan's Kaka, Liverpool's Fernando Torres and Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Xavi to the prestigious title.
His 42 goals for Manchester United last season helped the Old Trafford club clinch the Premier League and Champions League double.
The coaches and captains of 155 national teams took part in the voting for the award, with Messi finishing second ahead of Torres, Kaka and Xavi. Ronaldo is only the second Portuguese player to pick up the Fifa honour following Luis Figo's triumph in 2001.
Vocabulary:
winger: extrem
beat: guanyar a algú (a alguna cosa)
clinch: guanyar
ahead: davant
[http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/01/12/world.award/index.html]
