Ronaldo named Best Men’s Player at FIFA Football Awards

CAIRO – 23 October 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real Madrid star, has won the award for the second year in a row after leading the Blancos to win La Liga and the Champions League two times.

The Portugal forward beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Paris St-Germain's Neymar to the honour.

Ronaldo scored 25 times in La Liga and added 12 goals in the Champions League to round off another sensational season.

Messi, for his part, contributed 49 goals and 11 assists in 50 appearances in 2017 for Barcelona and Argentina. The third nominee was Neymar, who became the most expensive player in the world when he joined Paris Saint-Germain in the summer.
Ronaldo said, "thank you, the guys who voted for me. And a mention to Lionel (Messi) and Neymar.”

"My teammates, my coach, my president, they support me all the year, so I say thank you to them. We are in England for the first time and I win consecutive efforts so it is a great moment for me. I appreciate the support. Thank you very much,” he said.

Ronaldo added, "it is great to be here around these amazing players. I'm so happy, guys. Thank you very much."