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Ronaldo Wins World Player Of The Year Again
Portuguese and Real Madrid forward Cristiano
Ronaldo won his third Ballon d’Or today at the
Federation of International Football Association
(FIFA) ceremony held in Zurich and beamed live
to football fans all over the world.
Ronaldo poses with his trophy
The 29-year-old — who played a key role in his
club’s 10th Champions League victory last year
— defeated Argentine and four-time winner
Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Bayern Munich
and Germany’s World Cup winning goalkeeper
Manuel Neuer.
The award was presented to Ronaldo by
Arsenal’s legend, Thierry Henry, who retired
from professional football after an illustrious
career spanning 20 years.
The award winner is usually voted by Captains
and Coaches of football national teams and
selected media personnel.
See the voting results on FIFA website.
It will be recalled that Real Madrid became the
first club in Champions League history to win
all their group matches on two occasions after
4-0 win over Bulgarian side Ludogorets in this
season’s Champions League. 
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