A round-up of of this afternoon’s other football news

Cristiano Ronaldo gets in more car trouble
Six months after having his Ferrari 599 GTB written off after a collision with a concrete wall, Ronaldo is again in trouble for a car-related incident. The Real Madrid star allegedly used his £80 million-valued feet to kick the car window of 17-year-old student Sara Pardal, sending shards of glass flying into her face. The FIFA World Player of the Year was heading to an Elton John concert with his mum and sisters when he spotted the girl videoing him. Ronaldo claims she was with a photographer who had been stationed outside his house for days and that he only reacted because his mother was distressed. He has expressed regret but also accused Pardal of exaggerating her injuries.

Sheffield United try to build bridges with West Ham
The Blades completed the signing of former West Ham winger Kyel Reid today and have used the move as proof that there are no hard feelings between them

Manchester Utd winger wins FIFA World Player of the Year

Absolutely no one was surprised to see Cristiano Ronaldo pick up the FIFA World Player of the Year in Switzerland last night (except Fernando Torres, who looks like he wants to poke his own eyes out).

According to our Madrid-based compadres at Off The Post, the tricky winger used the post-awards interviews to stir the transfer shit storm that has been brewing since last summer.

When interviewed by a Spanish TV station, the young Portuguese spoke the mother tongue of Real Madrid fluently. When complimented on impressive Español skills, he replied “Thanks, I’ve been learning.”

Has C-Ron got it all wrapped up?

Yesterday, the 23-man shortlist for the 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year Award was announced, and no fewer than ten Premier League players made the cut. After his superb performance last night, Big Phil Scolari is hailing Frank Lampard as the world’s best player, but he will face stiff competition from self-professed King of the Universe Cristiano Ronaldo, who has received the backing of last year’s runner up Lionel Messi.

Here’s the full shortlist for the award, which will be presented on January 12 in Zurich: Emmanuel Adebayor, Sergio Agüero, Andrei Arshavin, Michael Ballack, Gianluigi Buffon, Iker Casillas, Deco, Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto’o, Cesc Fábregas, Steven Gerrard, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andrés Iniesta, Kaká, Frank Lampard, Lionel Messi, Franck Ribéry, Cristiano Ronaldo, John Terry, Fernando Torres, Ruud van Nistelrooy, David Villa, Xavi.

Do you think the petulant Portuguese deseerves to scoop the prize? Let us know who you’d pick from the shortlist with a vote and comment below…