Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA Ballon d'Or Award 2013

Real Madrid forward footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo won the 2013 FIFA world’s best player awardat FIFA Awards Ceremony in Switzerland. He beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or Award 2013.

FIFA awards 2013:-

Ballon d’Or: Cristiano Ronaldo
Women’s world player: Nadine Angerer
Male coach: Jupp Heynckes
Female coach: Silvia Neid
Ballon d’Or Prix d’Honneur: Pele
Puskas goal award: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden v England)
Fifa Presidential Award: Jacques Rogge
Fair Play Award: Afghanistan Football Federation
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a staggering 69 goals in 59 matches during 2013 and helped Portugal to secure their place in next year’s World Cup finals by scoring all four goals in their 4-2 aggregate play-off victory over Sweden.

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014

Category: Sports Current Affairs