Cristiano Ronaldo has completed a clean sweep of major individual awards this season after being voted The Best FIFA Men's Player 2016 at a ceremony in Zurich.A month ago Ronaldo, 31, reclaimed the Ballon d'Or from Lionel Messi and in August was handed the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award for a second time. Cristiano Ronaldo: My Portugal storyThose accolades were recognition for a memorable year in which Ronaldo lifted the UEFA Champions League before captaining his country to a first international... UEFA.com - News
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Cristiano Ronaldo leads way in Player Barometer
Ever wanted to know who the form players at UEFA EURO 2016 will be? Thanks to a new EURO2016.com application you can – and it will come as little surprise to anyone that Cristiano Ronaldo is top of the pile of the SOCAR Player Barometer.SOCAR Player BarometerThe Real Madrid forward's scintillating recent form puts him ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimović at the top of the Player Barometer rankings, the top ten of which features seven players who appeared in Saturday's UEFA Champions League final. Ronaldo is joined by his Madrid club-mates Sergio Ramos (seventh) and Toni Kroos (eighth) while Atlético Madrid are represented by Antoine Griezmann (third), ...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Late Strike Lifts Real Madrid To El Clasico Triumph (Video)
The odds were stacked against Real Madrid in Saturday’s showdown with Barcelona. But in “El Clasico,” all bets are off, especially when two of the best players in the world are on the field. This time it was Cristiano Ronaldo, not Lionel Messi, who played the role of hero. With the two La Liga (Spanish first division) rivals tied at Nou Camp with under 10 minutes to play, the Real Madrid striker corralled a Gareth Bale cross and buried it into the net for the deciding goal in the 85th minute. Real Madrid’s 2-1 win snapped Barcelona’s 39-game home winning streak and helped keep its La Liga hopes alive, as the club now...