Cristiano Ronaldo Finally wins the Fifa Ballon d'Or

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Cristiano Ronaldo wins the 2013 Ballon d'Or 
The most prestigious football award in History has just been held in Zurich, and the most anticipated award was won by no other person than Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo outrun two other contestant, Franck Ribéry's Bayern Munich and Lionel Messi of Barcelona.
While thanking his team-mates for their support in making him win the award. Ronaldo got emotional as he came forward to receive his award.
This will be the second time Ronaldo will be going home with the award as his greatest rival, Messi has won the award four times in a row.
The only time Cristiano Ronaldo won the world’s best footballer award he sent a message to his family back in Madeira: “You can start the fireworks now.” This time the rockets will burst over Zurich because Ronaldo is bringing his whole clan to Fifa’s home town.
Other awards won were the first ever Ballon D'Or Prix D'Honneur which was awarded to Pelé.
The Fifa/Fifpro World XI 2013 was also named and featured the Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, the defenders Philipp Lahm, Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva and Dani Alves, the midfielders Iniesta, Xavi and Ribéry and the forwards Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo.
Jupp Heynckes, who won the Champions League and the German league and cup with Bayern Munich last season, was named as the coach of the year over his fellow Champions League final coach, Borussia Dortmund's Jürgen Klopp. The retired former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was the third nominee for the coach of the year but he did not attend the ceremony as he is on a family holiday in Barbados.
The German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer, who plays in Australia for the Brisbane Roar, was named as the Women's World Player of the year ahead of the Brazilian Marta and the American Abby Wambach.
"I have to say that I'm a little surprised, but very thankful. First of all I have to thank everybody that voted for me. I just want to pay my respects to Marta and Abby who have had an incredible year too."
Ibrahimovic won the 2013 Fifa Puskas Award for the most beautiful goal of the season for his long-distance bicycle kick while playing for Sweden against England. The former head of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogges won the presidential award while the Afghanistan Football Federation were awarded the fair play award.


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