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Cristiano Ronaldo wins player of the year at first ever Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony
8:48 CAT | 09 Jan 2017
Getty (File photo) / Ronaldo's performances at Euro 2016 helped Portugal lift the trophy for the first time
Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned the first ever world player of the year at the Best FIFA Football Awards.
The Real Madrid star fought off competition from Barcelona rival Lionel Messi to win the trophy in its inaugural year.
Ronaldo, wearing an electric blue suit and accompanied by his son Cristiano Jnr and partner Georgina Rodriguez, collected his award in person in Zurich.
He was also named in the FIFpro team of the year, alongside Barcelona pair Messi and Luis Suarez.
FIFA launched the Best Football Awards after ending its association with the Ballon D’Or.
Football’s governing body designed a brand new player of the year trophy and explained how the awards were decided before the ceremony itself.
It explained: “The winners of The Best FIFA Men’s and Women’s Player, and The Best FIFA Men’s and Women’s Coach awards, are determined through a combined voting process, in which 50 per cent of the decision is based on the votes of captains (25 per cent) and head coaches (25 per cent) from national teams all around the globe.
“The remaining 50 per cent is split equally between an online public ballot of football fans (25 per cent) and submissions from a selected group of media representatives (25 per cent) from all around the world. The vote took place between Friday 4 November and Tuesday 22 November 2016.”
FIFA President Gianni Infantino also hailed the event, which is set to become an annual awards ceremony.
He said before the event: “It’s a great occasion. It’s about deciding, officially, who is the best.”
Source: The Mirror
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