Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned the FIFA World Player of the Year for 2008. Ronaldo was presented with the award at a ceremony in Zurich and adds it to other individual honours he has received due to his brilliant 2007/2008 season in which he scored 42 goals.

The Portuguese star has already scooped the FIFPro World Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or award and becomes the first player from the English Premier League to take the award.