Friday 11 April 2008

NO NEED FOR NOMINATIONS?

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the nominations for this year's PFA players' player and young player of the year awards - and surely there is no need to even look at the other nominees.

The 23-year old has scored 37 goals already this season and has to be a good bet to go and inspire Manchester United to Premier League and Champions League success this season.

Ronaldo is surely also a dead cert for FIFA world player of the year after missing out to Brazilian starlet Kaka last year.

The other nominations in the PFA players' player category are the Fernando Torres, who must be his only rival for the award after a superb first season in the Premier League, his Liverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard, Arsenal duo Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor, and Portsmouth keeper David James.