Cristiano Ronaldo has caught up with Lionel Messi to become a five-time winner of FIFA’s best player award. The Real Madrid forward was crowned player of the year on Monday at the FIFA Best ceremony at the London Palladium theater attended by runner-up Messi and third-placed Neymar. READ | How a ‘skinny’ Cristiano Ronaldo cried, sneaked out at night to live his dreamsA second successive honour for Ronaldo was expected after a season in which the Portuguese eclipsed his award counterparts in the trophy stakes. Record of Cristiano Ronaldo, FIFA Player of the Year . READ | Why Cristiano Ronaldo pleaded with pop star MadonnaThe Puskas Award for best goal went to Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud for a scorpion-style kick.

Source: Hindustan Times October 24, 2017 02:37 UTC