Nothing to prove for Ballon dOr-bound Ronaldo The Real Madrid superstar was crowned the worlds best player in Dubai on Monday, as the Portugal international led a Real-dominated night. Ronaldo, a two-time Ballon dOr winner, said he was pleased to be recognised for his year, which saw him score in Reals 10th European championship in May. The Ballon dOr for 2014 will be awarded on January 12 in Zurich, with Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer joining Ronaldo on the shortlist. I hope that its a good sign [for the Ballon dOr] but Im not worried about that, Ronaldo said. The people who vote already have. I just feel happy its one more trophy for my dedication and hard work. I want to say thank you to the people at Real Madrid, the players, the coach. We had a fantastic season, we won four trophies and were one of the best sides in the world. To win this award is a great pleasure, I am very proud. I dont have pressure because these things come naturally to me, I dont have to prove anything to anyone, my football talks for me on the pitch. I am happy. I do what I like, playing football, scoring goals, assisting and helping to show we are one of the best teams in the world. La Decima was one of the special moments of the season, as Real Madrid had been after it for a long time. Real Madrid won the best club of the year award - little surprise given their star player and coach took home multiple individual awards also. Ronaldo also took out the Marca fans favourite player of the year, while his agent Jorge Mendes won the gong for players representatives. Real coach Carlo Ancelotti took home best coach and best media attraction in football awards, while Florentino Perez was named best president. James Rodriguez won the best revelation player of the year, although the Real starlet shone to prominence representing Colombia at the World Cup. The only representative/player award that did not go the way of Real was a player career award for Milan legend Filippo Inzaghi.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 09:08:58 +0000
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