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Cristiano Ronaldo Is King of Football Again
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Cristiano Ronaldo Is King of Football, Again!
January 13, 2015 07:58
For the third time, Cristiano Ronaldo was voted the world's best football player. He hopes it also brought him closer to being remembered as one of the greatest of all time. (All images courtesy AFP)
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For the third time, Cristiano Ronaldo was voted the world's best football player. He hopes it also brought him closer to being remembered as one of the greatest of all time. (All images courtesy AFP)
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Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d'Or in a rout, racking up more than twice the votes of Lionel Messi, who edged German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer into third.
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The Real Madrid and Portugal forward's latest hat trick tied him with Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo of Brazil on three FIFA awards.
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"I want to become one of the greatest players of all time," Ronaldo said through a translator in his acceptance speech. "Of course, this requires a lot of effort and I hope to get there."
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Former France international Theiry Henry announced his Ronaldo as the winner.
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Sitting next to Messi, Ronaldo shut his eyes when his name was announced. He then smiled and walked up to the stage to accept the award.
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