AC Milan's Brazilian playmaker Kaka believes Cristiano Ronaldo is in pole position to take his coveted World Footballer of the Year crown this year.
The Brazilian scooped the award last year, as well as the European Golden Ball, after inspiring the Italian giants to their Champions League success in 2007.
The Portuguese winger did exactly the same for Manchester United this summer, leading Kaka to believe his rival is the "number one candidate".
He told La Gazzetta dello Sport's Sportweek magazine: "I believe that the number one candidate is still Cristiano Ronaldo, above all for what he did and won in the Champions League with Manchester United."
Kaka, meanwhile, is hoping for a better season with Milan after his side were knocked out of the Champions League by Arsenal and could then only finish fifth in Serie A, outside the Champions League qualifying positions.
The 26-year-old said: "It will be a different season with lots of new inspirations."
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I'll tell you the reason ManU wants to keep Ronaldo. It's virtually inevitable that Cristiano Ronaldo will be the FIFA World Player Of the Year 2008...ManU wants to keep Ronaldo so that when he is named the best player of the year he'll be playing in the English Premier League and with Manchester United. If they feel they need his services after that they'll keep him and if they don't, they will sell him to his "Dream" team.
world best player of the year CRISTIANO RONALDO
RONALDO best footballer in the world
ron is the man
na kaka is still the best even tho ronaldo scored 40+ goals kaka has that class that ronaldo doesnt have yet maybe in 3 or 4 years ronaldo will be a complete player but for now i think kaka is the best player in the world followed by ronaldo and messi
kaka is right Ron is the man unoposed
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