Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named
world footballer of the year after winning the Ballon d'Or for the second year
in a row.
The Portugal captain beat Barcelona forward Lionel Messi
and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to the award.
Cristiano Ronaldo successfully defended his world player of the year status convincingly with 37.66% of all votes. Barcelona and Argentina counterpart Lionel Messi was second on 15.76%, narrowly ahead of Bayern Munich and Germany keeper Manuel Neuer, who had 15.72%.
Ronaldo, who scored 52 goals in 43 games during 2014, looked emotional when collecting the award from former France, Barcelona and Arsenal striker Thierry Henry.
He said: "I would like to thank all of those who voted for me, my president, my coach and Real Madrid. It has been an unforgettable year. To win this trophy at the end of it is something incredibly unique."
How ever, Wolfsburg and Germany midfielder Nadine Kessler was named
women's player of the year, while Colombia's James Rodriguez won goal of the year.
Germany's World Cup winner Joachim Low won men's coach of
the year.
Wolfsburg boss Ralf Kellermann was named women's football
coach of the year after a successful defence of the Champions League.
The three candidates for the Ballon d'Or were all picked
in the team of the year, along with defenders Philipp Lahm, David Luiz, Thiago
Silva and Sergio Ramos, midfielders Andres Iniesta, Toni Kroos and Angel Di
Maria and forward Arjen Robben.
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