Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Ballon d’Or 2014 for the Second Straight Year

Ronaldo Wins Baloon d'Or 2014 (courtesy Ronaldo)

Cristiano Ronaldo wins the official award of football player of the year for the second straight year! He won the Ballon d’Or on the Monday night leaving behind the star player of Argentina Lionel Messi and the well known German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. He received 37.66% votes while Lionel Messi got 15.76% leaving Manuel Neuer on third position with 15.72% votes. When his name was called by the legend Thierry Henry, he poured down his head and closed his eyes to hide the emotions and walked to the stage with a slight smile!

The Portages forward star player of football Cristiano Ronaldo who has been playing for the club of Real Madrid has won the award for the third time in his football career. In 2008, Ronaldo won the Ballon d’Or for the first time in his football career. After that, the icon of football, the star player who always had a tough competition with Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, who is playing for the Argintina National team and FC Barcelona, had won this from 2009 to 2012. In 2013, finally Cristiano Ronaldo succeeded in breaking the streak of Messi for Ballon d’Or award and won it for the second time in his career. Now on the Monday nicht, he received the award for the second straight year and for the third time in his lifetime!

The 29 years old Ronaldo was pretty happy after winning it for the second consecutive year and said that he has never thought of getting the trophy for the third time and receiving the honor of bringing it back to home. Moreover, he pointed towards his wish of becoming best football player ever. He also said that he will continue his hard work and try to be better and better each day.

The star player was very disappointing in the FIFA football world cup and his team, Portugal, was eliminated in the group stages. They suffered defeat from the hands of Germany and US. He only managed to score in a single match among the three group stage matches played by his team.

But the bad form was replaced by a blazing come back to his club and he helped his club in having many victories. He managed to score 61 goals for Real Madrid in 2014 with setting a record of scoring the 17 goals in Champion’s league last year. His Champion’s League goals include some significant goals. He putted the ball into the net twice in the semi-finals against Bayern Munich and the victorious goal against Atletico Madrid in the final making the way of Real Madrid to title for the 10^th time which is known as “La Decima.” Moreover, his goal scoring feast has 26 goals in 16 competitions of La Liga. Additional goals numbered to 5 in 6 games of Champions League helps in adding to his goal account.

The award of Ballon d’Or was represented by the France Football until it was joined by FIFA in 2009 and the FIFA’s World Player award was combined with Ballon d’Or.