Cristiano Ronaldo overcame the challenge from Lionel Messi and Neymar to win the 2017 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.
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.
Congratulations, #CristianoRonaldo! 🙌
Winner of #TheBest FIFA Men’s Player 2017 🏆 pic.twitter.com/agzK4mBaci— #TheBest 🏆 (@FIFAcom) October 23, 2017
Bravo @Cristiano #Ronaldo, #TheBest FIFA Men’s Player 2017! 👏👏👏
🏆 #UCL ✓⚽ #UCL top scorer ✓🏆 La Liga ✓🏆 Club World Cup ✓ pic.twitter.com/QvJE6n9ZgY— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 23, 2017
Back-to-Back UCL ✅
Back-to-Back UEFA Best Player ✅Back-to-Back FIFA #TheBest ✅ One and only Cristiano Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/Mejr8XCOF9— TheCRonaldoFan (@TheCRonaldoFan) October 23, 2017
Feature image: Real Madrid FC