Carli Lloyd named The Best FIFA Women's Player of the Year
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"I can't forget this incredible year. Thanks for voting for me.", says Ronaldo after reciving the award on Monday. Image Source: FIFA[/caption]Internet Desk: Cristiano Ronaldo won FIFA Men's player of the year award on Monday, beating off his old rival Lionel Messi who was pulled out of the ceremony only a few hours earlier by his club Barcelona.
Italian Claudio Ranieri won the coach of the year award for leading outsiders Leicester City to the English Premier League title.
The 31-year-old Ronaldo was rewarded for a year in which he won the Champions League with his club Real Madrid and then Euro 2016 with Portugal. Argentine Messi was second in the vote and Frenchman Antoine Griezmann third.
"I'm very happy and I can say that 2016 was the best year of my career," said Ronaldo as he was presented the award by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
Messi missed the ceremony along with all other Barcelona players who had been invited.
"With the aim of prioritising preparations for Wednesday's game against Athletic Club, FC Barcelona have decided that the players recognised in the awards will not be travelling to Switzerland for the ceremony," said the club in a statement.
Ronaldo also won the France Football's Ballon d'Or, the other major international award for the sport, last month.
Ronaldo also won the old FIFA award once in 2008 and also in 2013 and 2014 when it was organised jointly with France Football magazine.
Women
In addition to electing the best in the world among women, FIFA announced the best soccer player in the world and the American Carli Lloyd overcame German Olympic champion Melanie Behringer and Brazilian Marta and took "The Best". Lloyd wins the award for the second consecutive time. The Brazilian star tried the sixth in her career (she has not won since 2010).
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