Portugal and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 2014 FIFA Ballon d’Or, beating perennial rival Lionel messi and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to retain a crown he also won last year.
The former Manchester United winger scored a record-breaking 17 Champions League goals last season as Real beat city rivals Atletico in May to claim their 10th European club football’s top trophy.
Ronaldo shared the Golden Boot with then Liverpool striker Luis Suarez after firing 31 league goals in just 30 appearances as Real finished third in La Liga.
He also helped the Spanish giants to Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup and Club World Cup triumphs in 2014.
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On his part, Messi scored 49 goals in all competitions for Barcelona and got Argentina to the World Cup final where they lost 1-0 to Germany.
Neuer helped Bayern to another Bundesliga title and he capped off a successful year by winning the World Cup.
All three players shortlisted for the FIFA Ballon d’Or award were selected by their peers for the 2014 FIFPro World XI team.
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FIFPro World XI 2014
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich/Germany), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich/Germany), Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain/Brazil), David Luiz (Chelsea/Paris Saint-Germain/Brazil), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid/Spain), Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid/Manchester United/Argentina), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich/Real Madrid/Germany), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona/Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal), Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich/Netherlands).
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