Ronaldo leads Real Madrid’s FIFA awards triumph

Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning last season saw him win the 2017 Best

FIFA men’s player of the year trophy as Real Madrid dominated a starstudded awards ceremony in London. The Portuguese ace, who has scored 44 goals in just 48 games for club and country so far this calendar year, played a major role in Real winning both La Liga and the Champions League. He scored twice in a 4-1 win over Juventus in the continental final at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on

June 3. Ronaldo saw off competition from longstanding Barcelona rival Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-germain’s Neymar, the world’s most expensive player. Real boss Zinedine Zidane took the corresponding manager of the year award, with the Spanish giants providing five players in the FIFPRO team of the year. Ronaldo won the inaugural Best FIFA men’s player of the year award last year following the end of a six-year merger between the FIFA honour and the Ballon d’or. “We are in England for the first time and I win consecutive awards,” Ronaldo said. “This is a great moment for me. I have fans all over the world.”