balon de oro

The crack of the United was on the verge of having to leave football. The heart beat too fast, even at rest.

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most shining star of the football world. The end Manchester United's Portuguese going as one of the best players in the world and which won the Golden Ball in December, in tough battle with Leo Messi Bluered and Premier League titles and the Champions obtained with Manchester United so credited.

But all this could have been nothing if Cristiano Ronaldo had not successfully completed a heart operation to be submitted in Portugal when it had 15 years of age.

The footballer's mother, Dolores Aveiro, who was revealed yesterday one of the best kept secrets of the United crack, which was about to leave the active practice of sport. "It seems that this operation and treatment was allowed to run faster, "said the mother of Cristiano Ronaldo to British newspaper 'The Sun'. Dolores Aveiro said that the player's heart "was often too high even at rest."

Doña Dolores relates that when doctors detected heart problems Cristiano Ronaldo lived in Madeira. "When I was informed of the situation gave my permission for my child to undergo a laser surgery. We were all very concerned players cited by the daily English. for their health and the possibility of having to leave the football, that loves. "

The intervention was a success. "Fortunately, everything went well and the few days he was giving back to the ball," said Dolores in its disclosure to 'The Sun', which recalled that in recent years had died several players on the pitch because of his heart problems. Seginho (Sao Caetano), Feher (Benfica), Foe (Cameroon selection) and Puerta (Sevilla) are some of these

Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United player, was the winner of the 53rd edition of the Golden Ball yearly handing the French magazine "France Football" with a total of 446 points, ahead of the Argentinian player Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona and Liverpool's Spanish Fernando Torres.

The Portuguese player won two votes more than those achieved by the Brazilian Kaka last year, when they led this prestigious trophy with 444, so that his victory has been no appeal to the rest of the other candidates to take the Golden Ball.

The second position went to the Argentinian player Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona, third last year, and has achieved a total of 281 points, while Liverpool's Spanish striker, Fernando Torres is the Spanish had to settle for third place with 179, and the Real Madrid goalkeeper, Iker Casillas, finished fourth with 133 Eusebio (1965) and Luis Figo (2000), while the fourth player from Manchester United that he succeeds after Héritier of Law (1964), Bobby Charlton (1966) and Best (1968).

A world of difference
Ronaldo drew a large margin to the second ranked, Lionel Messi, who returned to be the second consecutive year among the candidates to take the Golden Ball, which earned a total of 281 points.

Liverpool's Spanish striker, the Golden Ball.

The 96 judges who had gathered to award the France Football Ballon d'acknowledged massive player's performance in the Champions League, his exceptional regularity in the Championship in England, where he was declared top scorer last year, and its terrible effectiveness against the opposite goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the third Portuguese who succeeds after the Ballon d' Fernando Torres, finished third with 179.

The victory of Spain in the European nations disputed in Austria and Switzerland in June last appreciated many of the members of the 'red', to the point that seven of them were included in the votes of the Golden Ball.

Thus, in addition to Torres, were voted the Madrid Casillas (133), the Barcelona Xavi (97) and Valencia David Villa (55). Other Spanish were rated Marcos Senna (Villarreal, 16 points), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal, 4) and Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid, 3), who completed the roster of Spanish representatives on the list of Golden Ball.

Also noteworthy was the presence of Argentine Sergio Aguero on the list of players voted. The youngest footballer of all the candidates finished fourteenth with 10 points, while the winner of last year, the Brazilian Kaká, it had to settle for eighth place with a total of 31 points.

The Manchester United's Portuguese striker, Cristiano Ronaldo is now as big favorite for tomorrow receive the 'Golden Ball' award to surrender tomorrow the French magazine 'France Football', and whose finalists are up to seven Spaniards.

The Luso, winner of the 'Premier' and the 'Champions League' with the English club, no rennet Euro with a good selection because of an injury, but several months ago is postulating as the best in the world and virtually the sole candidate.

The Spaniards, after the success in the last European Championship, were among the top favorites and are expected to Torres, Cesc, Casillas, Senna, Xavi, Villa and Sergio Ramos are among the positions of honor.

Fernando Torres, with his great campaign in Liverpool, Xavi, voted best player of Euro, or the Madrid Casillas, have aspirations and mean that Spain is the country with more nominees.

La Liga Spanish also has other illustrious names among the nominees as Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Samuel Eto'o or Madrid Pepe, Rafael Van Der Vaart and Ruud van Nistelrooy.

In addition, other major players appear with aspirations to be among the headboards as Adebayor, Arshavin, Ballack, Buffon, Gerrard, Ibrahimovic, Kaká, Lampard, Ribery, Luca Toni or Wayne Rooney.

Thus, 96 journalists have chosen the winner, which will be known tomorrow, for among the 30 nominees, eleven of them in league, many of the Premier League. Others remain far as the Italian league, which only has three representatives, the German and Russian and French with two of the only figure Benzema.