Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer
to Ballon d'Or award
Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d’Or
for the third time.
The trio of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Manuel Neuer |
Winners of
other awards include
FIFA Women’s World Player of the
Year: Nadine Kessler (Germany/Wolfsburg)
FIFA Men’s Football Coach of the
Year: Jogi Low (Germany)
FIFA Women’s Football Coach of the
Year: Ralf Kellerman (Wolfsburg)
FIFA Presidential Award: Hiroshi Kagawa
FIFA Fair Play Award:
Fifa’s volunteers
FIFA Puskas Award:
James Rodriguez (Colombia v Uruguay)
FIFA/FIFPro World
XI: Manuel Neuer (Germany/Bayern Munich), Sergio Ramos (Spain/Real Madrid),
David Luiz (Brazil/PSG), Philipp Lahm (Germany/Bayern Munich), Thiago Silva
(Brazil/PSG), Andres Iniesta (Spain/Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Germany/Real
Madrid), Angel Di Maria (Argentina/Manchester United), Arjen Robben
(Netherlands/Bayern Munich), Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona), Cristiano
Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid).
Interestingly, England captain Wayne
Rooney voted for Ronaldo, Toni Kroos and Gareth Bale. Scotland captain Scott
Brown voted for Ronaldo, Arjen Robben and Manuel Neuer. Wales captain, Ashley
Williams on his own part went for Bale, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Eden Hazard.
FIFA Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano
Ronaldo of Portugal and Real Madrid and FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year
winner Nadine Kessler of Germany.
Tonight’s nominees were Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer of which Thierry Henry opened
the all important envelope and announced Cristiano Ronaldo as the winner.
From the shortlist of Abby Wambach,
Marta and Nadine Kessler, the award went to Nadine Kessler, from
Wolfsburg.
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