Fox Soccer asks...

"How do you replace the best in the world?"

...as correspondent Jorge Moran analyzes the impact on Manchester United should Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Real Madrid.

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Henry says Messi is the best

"I have the possibility to watch Messi in training each morning, and because of what he demonstrates he is the best player in the world."

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Aragones hails Torres

Spain's Euro 2008 winning manager Luis Aragones on star striker Fernando Torres:

"Fernando is a great player for Liverpool and for our team and he can go anywhere because he has really extraordinary speed and he knows how to dribble...We always tell him he's a player who is so young that he can learn to do everything and there is no doubt he can be one of the best players in the world."

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Xabi Alonso touts Torres

“Fernando can be the best in the world...He has all the qualities to get that award [the Ballon d'Or].”

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Ronaldo not included in Euro 2008 top 23 players

It seems impossible when you consider how long he has held the title of The Best Player in the World but Crisitiano Ronaldo was not among the 23 players selected by the UEFA Technical Team for the Team of The Tournament.

UEFA technical director Andy Roxburgh said:

"The Team of the Tournament is something we put into our technical report for our coaching colleagues. We give them pointers on the players that our technical experts have appreciated during this event. This team is very much self-contained in terms of the tournament – this is not about reputations. In fact there are only four players in here who were in our UEFA Champions League team of the competition. It's all very much about the performances in this competition. We haven't included anybody who was knocked out in the group phase."

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