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| Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid
forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or world footballer of the year
award for the second year in a row.
Cristiano Ronaldo successfully
defended his world player of the year status convincingly with 37.66% of all
votes, winning for a third time. Barcelona and Argentina counterpart Lionel
Messi - who won four years in a row until Ronaldo beat him last year, was
second on 15.76%. He was narrowly ahead of Bayern Munich and Germany keeper
Manuel Neuer, who had 15.72%.
Ronaldo, who scored 52 goals in 43
games during 2014, looked emotional when collecting the award from former
France, Barcelona and Arsenal striker Thierry Henry.
The 29-year-old said: "I would
like to thank all of those who voted for me, my president, my coach and Real
Madrid. It has been an unforgettable year. To win this trophy at the end of it
is something incredibly unique."
The Portugal captain beat Barcelona
forward Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to the award.
Wolfsburg and Germany midfielder
Nadine Kessler was named women's player of the year, while Colombia's James Rodriguez won goal
of the year.
Germany's World Cup winner Joachim Low
won men's coach of the year.
Wolfsburg boss Ralf Kellermann was
named women's football coach of the year after a successful defence of the
Champions League.
The three candidates for the Ballon
d'Or were all picked in the team of the year, along with defenders Philipp
Lahm, David Luiz, Thiago Silva and Sergio Ramos, midfielders Andres Iniesta,
Toni Kroos and Angel Di Maria and forward Arjen Robben.
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