Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery for the FIFA Ballon D' Or.
Portugal Captain and Real Madrid Forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 28 is awarded the Ballon D' Or. The ceremony took place in Zurich, Switzerland on the 13th of January 2014. The Ballon d'or is an award given to the player considered the best in football in the previous year. The Ballon D' Or is organized by FIFA, The Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
Ronaldo was awarded the Ballon d' because of the number of points he received. He received 1,127. The coaches, Captains and some Journalists from the 170 countries in the FIFA associations were chosen to vote for their top 3 players. England manager,the US coach and american captain chose Ronaldo as well as many others. This is the first time since 2008 that he has beat Messi, breaking Messi's four year streak. First place with 1,365 points is Cristiano followed by Messi, 1,205 and Ribery 1,127. In 2013 he scored 69 goals in 59 games for Real Madrid and Portugal. He has 14 headed goals, 37 right foot goals, 6 free kick goals, 18 left- footed goals, 8 hat-tricks and 17 assists in the year of 2013. " First of all i have to say great thanks too all of my team-mates with the club and the national team. Without all their efforts this would not have been possible. I am very happy, it is very difficult to win this award" said Ronaldo as he accepted his award. He brought his son to the stage with him and his Girlfriend; Irina watched in the crowd. "He deserved it" - Lionel Messi.
The Women Best player was Nadine Angerer. The bet coach was awarded to Jupp Heyndes. Messi and Ronaldo didn't vote for each other. Ronaldo voted for Radamel, Gareth Bale and Mezut Ozil. Messi voted for Andres Iniesta, Xavi and Neymar. Ronaldo has been known as the first runner up but now he is the best of 2013. Lets see what happens next year.
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