Wednesday, 10 Dec 2008 15:21 hr
One-man Cristiano Ronaldo Appreciation Society Sir Bobby Charlton can't stop heaping praise on the United winger...
Sir Bobby Charlton is joined by Denis Law, the late George Best and now Cristiano Ronaldo in the ranks of Manchester United players who've lifted the Ballon d'Or. Charlton will hand the Golden Ball - awarded to the man judged to be the European Footballer of the Year - over to Ronaldo along with Law on the Old Trafford pitch on Wednesday evening ahead of the Champions League dead-rubber clash with Aalborg. The Red Devils legend couldn't be happier to do so, and has tipped the flamboyant Portuguese maestro to lift another golden gong before long - a feat the retro United trio didn't manage between them. "It won’t be the last one he wins," Charlton predicted. "He is a fantastic player - head and shoulders above anyone else last year. I have had to shake his hand more than once for various awards he has won over the past year, and he deserves every one. He has the world ahead of him for the next 10 years. I get excited by watching him. If you are struggling, he can turn a game with one bit of skill. He used to be over the top, but he has learned now. All kids love players who do something special, my grandson included. That is why Ronaldo gets compared to George Best so often - everyone should emulate him." It's official, then. Sir Bobby is predicting a decade of dominance for Ronaldo and another crop of mini-Cristianos to take over when he's finally done pawing the Ballon d'Or. Get used to it.
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