Back جائزة الكرة الذهبية 2008 Arabic Balón d'Oru 2008 AST Pilota d'Or 2008 Catalan Zlatý míč 2008 Czech Ballon d’Or 2008 German Χρυσή Μπάλα του 2008 Greek Balón de Oro 2008 Spanish توپ طلای ۲۰۰۸ Persian Ballon d'or 2008 French Ոսկե գնդակ 2008 Armenian
| 2008 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
 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.
- ^ "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.