RONALDO WINS 2014 FIFA BALLON D’OR Cristiano Ronaldo is officially the world’s best player for the second straight year as he received the 2014 Ballon d’Or on Monday night. The Real Madrid and Portugal forward was awarded FIFA’s top individual honour over Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Ronaldo, 29, took home the award for the third time in his career, after also winning it in 2008. Ronaldo and Messi have been the only players to receive the award since then, with the Argentine earning the honour for four straight years from 2009-2012. Ronaldo set a record by scoring 17 goals in last season’s Champions League, guiding Madrid to their 10th title, the long-awaited La Decima. He scored twice in the semi-finals against Bayern Munich and the crowning goal in the final against Atletico Madrid. This season, he has scored a remarkable 26 goals in 16 games in La Liga, and an additional five goals in six Champions League games. Nadine Kessler of Germany won the Woman Footballer of the Year award. Japanese journalist, Hiroshi Kagawa, receives the FIFA Presidential award. The veteran journalist covered his tenth World Cup at Brazil 2014, and he is honoured for his outstanding service to the sport. The journalist who also covered the 1979 FIFA U-20 World Cup joins footballing royalty Pele, Sir Alex Ferguson and Franz Beckenbauer on the honour roll of the prestigious award
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:41:09 +0000
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