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Ronaldo keeps on winning - Fifa Best Player Award

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Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world's best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich.

Real Madrid and Portugal forward Ronaldo, 31, beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann to the prize. Ronaldo also won the Ballon d'Or in December, with both honours recognition for success in the Champions League with Real and Euro 2016 with Portugal.
2016 was quite a year for Ronaldo.

As well as scoring the decisive penalty in the shootout to win the Champions League, rescuing Real with a hat-trick in the final of the Club World Cup, captaining Portugal to Euro 2016 glory and being recognised with a fourth Ballon d'Or, he now has something Messi does not - the honour of being named best Fifa men's player.

The former Manchester United forward had been the favourite for the award, following a year in which he continued to deliver.

The stats don’t lie:
44 games, 42 goals, 14 assists.
The third best minutes-per-goal rate (83.68) of anyone scoring a minimum of 10 goals across Europe's top five leagues during 2016, behind Luis Suarez (82.57) and Radamel Falcao (59.6).
Finishing top scorer in the Champions League in 2015-16 with 16 goals, seven more than second-placed Robert Lewandowski.

"It was my best year so far," said Ronaldo. "The trophy for Portugal was amazing. I was so happy and of course I cannot forget the Champions League and the Club World Cup. We ended the year in the best way. I'm so glad to win a lot of trophies, collective and individual. I'm so, so proud."

Results
Cristiano Ronaldo: 34.54% of total votes
Lionel Messi: 26.42%
Antoine Griezmann: 7.53%

BEST FIFA WOMANS PLAYER

Despite the United States failing to finish on an Olympic podium for the first time, co-captain Carli Lloyd has continued her exceptional form both for her club, Houston Dash, and country.The 34-year-old saw off competition from Germany's Olympic gold medallist Melanie Behringer and five-time winner Marta of Brazil. "I honestly was not expecting this," said Lloyd. "I know Melanie did fantastic in the 2016 Olympics."

Results
Carli Lloyd: 20.68% of total votes
Marta: 16.60%
Melanie Behringer: 12.34%

BEST FIFA MENS COACH

From 5,000-1 outsiders to Premier League champions. Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri, who has also led his side to the last 16 of the Champions League this season, won the award ahead of Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane, who lifted the Champions League in his first season in charge, and Portugal's Fernando Santos, who led his team to an unexpected success at Euro 2016.

Results
Claudio Ranieri: 22.6% of total votes
Zinédine Zidane: 16.56%
Fernando Santos: 16.24%

BEST FIFA WOMANS COACH

Germany's Silvia Neid retired in 2016 after capping an 11-year spell in charge of the national team by guiding them to Olympic gold for the first time. Success in Rio added to her extensive trophy collection, which includes the World Cup and two European Championships.

Results
Silvia Neid: 29.99% of total votes
Jill Ellis: 16.68%
Pia Sundhage: 16.47%
Puskas award (best goal)

The BEST GOAL of 2016 was, officially, scored by Penang's Mohd Faiz Subri.

It came in the Malaysia Super League, the forward converting a superb, swirling free-kick from 35 yards which started out heading towards the top left corner but ended up in the top right.
Results
Mohd Faiz Subri: 59.46% of total votes
Marlone: 22.86%
Daniuska Rodriguez: 10.01%
Others: 7.68%


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