Cristiano Ronaldo clinched yet another trophy in 2017 after being named the Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year at a star-studded ceremony in London on Monday.
The Portuguese forward, who won last year’s inaugural award, fired Real Madrid to the La Liga title and scored 12 goals as the Spanish giants won the Champions League. The striker himself scored 44 goals in just 48 games for club and country so far this calendar year, including two in a 4-1 Champions League final win over Juventus.
Real boss Zinedine Zidane took the corresponding manager of the year award, with the Spanish giants providing five players in the FIFPro team of the year.
Ronaldo won the inaugural Best FIFA men’s player of the year award last year following the end of a six-year merger between the FIFA honour and France Football’s Ballon D’Or. The 32-year-old previously won the FIFA World Player of the Year award, the precursor to the Best FIFA award, in 2008.
He has now won the last two FIFA men’s trophies as well as three of the last four Ballon D’Or awards.
Amazing feeling to have won this award again. Want to dedicate to my family, my friends, my teammates and coaches from both Real Madrid and Portuguese NT and everyone who supported me. pic.twitter.com/umpYMo1JZg
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) October 23, 2017
Bravo @Cristiano #Ronaldo, #TheBest FIFA Men's Player 2017! 👏👏👏
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 23, 2017
🏆 #UCL ✓
⚽ #UCL top scorer ✓
🏆 La Liga ✓
🏆 Club World Cup ✓ pic.twitter.com/QvJE6n9ZgY
Ronaldo's 2017 has been better than yours #TheBest pic.twitter.com/LNIzTVDWy4
— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 23, 2017
Cristiano Ronaldo in 2017:
— Footy Jokes (@Footy_Jokes) October 23, 2017
🏆 La Liga
🏆 Champions League
🏆 UEFA Best Player
🏆 FIFA Best Player
🏆 Ballon d'or loading... pic.twitter.com/DfhPDTX1pC
Senhoras e senhores, @Cristiano, o melhor do Mundo. 🌍☝🏽
— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) October 23, 2017
Ladies and gentlemen, Ronaldo, the best in the World.#TheBest #GOAT #TeamPortugal pic.twitter.com/rkoJ4bxFlr
😃🏆👏 #TheBest
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) October 23, 2017
⭐ @Cristiano#HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/H1a65EbuCM
#CristianoRonaldo 43.16% 🥇#LionelMessi 19,25% 🥈#Neymar 6.97% 🥉
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) October 23, 2017
Every single winner from #TheBest awards 2017 🙇https://t.co/Hw3BK1fK6i
FIFA's Men's Player of the Year Awards
— Pulisensisco (@OmVArvind) October 23, 2017
2012:
Ronaldo - 🏆
Messi - 🏆🏆🏆🏆
2017:
Ronaldo - 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Messi - 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
NEVER gives up.
Which major coaches voted for Ronaldo and who voted for Messi? #TheBest pic.twitter.com/GhK5nwEss1
— Goal (@goal) October 23, 2017
Cristiano Ronaldo's record in 2017:
— InfoCristiano (@InfoCristiano) October 23, 2017
48 apps
44 goals
10 assists
4 trophies
1 UEFA Best Player
1 FIFA The Best
Room for more. 😏 pic.twitter.com/i3339XeBbL
The reason why Ronaldo the best this year. Show him some love 🙌 #TheBest pic.twitter.com/ZOTS7DWqUr
— Mehwish Ijaz (@MehwishIjazi) October 23, 2017