The Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, star of English club Manchester United, said it is "the first, second and third" best player in the world of today, in an interview to the newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo today released Monday.When asked who they were, in his opinion, the best three players of today, the skillful Portuguese joked that he deserved the three prizes. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the strong candidates for the trophy for best in the world in the season that will deliver FIFA on Jan. 12.
After a laugh, Cristiano Ronaldo, 23, commented that "there are other good candidates, like (Brazilian) Kaká (Argentine Lionel) Messi and (Spanish) Fernando Torres."
"I think this year I did everything that needed to be done (to win the FIFA award) and I want to continue doing more. My goal is to win it all, "said Cristiano Ronaldo to evaluate its potential.
In the event that his favoritism is confirmed, the young Portuguese star might receive the prize from the hands of FIFA's legendary Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the "King Pele", who recently declared that Cristiano Ronaldo was the best today and that he expected to hand the trophy.
"That represents a lot for me. Pele was the great soccer player of the world. For me it was a special feeling to hear those words from Pele, "he said.
Cristiano Ronaldo and the selection of Portugal will face on Wednesday in the outskirts of Brasilia in Brazil to the selected in a match that will close the 2008 agenda for both teams. And even if it is a friendly, both teams want to finish the season with a convincing victory.
