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Cristiano Ronaldo beat off competition from arch-rival Lionel Messi to win FIFA’s Men’s Best Player of 2016 on Monday evening. The Portugal and Real Madrid forward completed a double, having already claimed the Ballon d’Or last month, with a convincing win against Messi and Antoine Griezmann. FIFA Player of Year vote breakdown: Cristiano Ronaldo: 34.54% Lionel Messi: 26.42%. Antoine Greizmann: …

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Cristiano Ronaldo claimed the top prize at FIFA’s “The Best” ceremony on Monday evening. The 31-year-old forward claimed the award having been part of the Real Madrid and Portugal sides that both tasted European glory,, adding the FIFA Men’s Best Player award to the Ballon d’Or he picked up last month. Congratulations, @Cristiano Ronaldo! Winner …

Real Madrid and Barcelona have exercised high levels of dominance in FIFPro’s World Eleven for 2016. In a team voted on by fellow footballers, the two Spanish sides have come out on top in a big way as they comprise nine of the eleven players in the side, with former Barca right-back Dani Alves (now of Juventus) also being included. …

With UEFA’s Team of the Year just announced, we look at what the lineups of a continental championship may look like. In part one of this series we looked at XIs made up of players from North America, Asia/Australia and Africa. Now we turn our attentions to South America and Europe. Many ’80s and ’90s kids may remember the all-continental XIs …

UEFA have officially announced the results of their Team of the Year poll for 2016. Fans were asked to vote for their best elevens from the twelve months just gone, the overall result of which UEFA have now made public. As expected, Champions League winners Real Madrid have the most players included in the lineup, with four of Zinedine Zidane’s …

‘Moyesey’ is coming ‘home’ for Christmas as his Sunderland side travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United on boxing day. The sight of the so called ‘Chosen One’ may make United fans throw up their turkey and ham as it will remind them of one of the worst season in recent memory the club have went through. Alex …

Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo ended 2016 in perfect fashion a they defeated Kashima Antlers in the final of the Club World Cup in Japan. The Portuguese international bagged a hat-trick for himself as Zinedine Zidane’s side came from 2-1 down to defeat their opponents 4-2 after extra time. Ronaldo’s first goal came from the penalty shot on the hour …

Cristiano Ronaldo hit another personal milestone on Thursday as Real Madrid booked their place in the Club World Cup final in Yokohama. Zinedine Zidane’s side beat a stubborn Club América 2-0 thanks to goals from Karim Benzema and the aforementioned Ronaldo, who has now scored 500 goals in club competitions throughout his career. However, the goal itself nearly didn’t stand. …

What a year it has been for Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo. Champions League winner, Euro 2016 champion and now he sees off Antoine Griezmann and arch nemesis Lionel Messi to pick up world football’s most coveted individual award. This adds to his previous Ballon d’Or wins in 2008, 2013 and 2014 as he closes the gap on …

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or award for the fourth time in his career. The Real Madrid forward has capped off a tremendous year that saw him win European medals with both Real Madrid and Portugal, by beating Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann to the individual honour. Ballon d’or France Football 2016 winner : CRISTIANO RONALDO#ballondor pic.twitter.com/ECa0u3L6EK — France …

FIFA has narrowed down the pool of Men’s World Player of the Year to three final nominees. From an initial 23-man list that included the likes of Luis Suárez, Neymar, Toni Kroos, Paul Pogba, Gareth Bale and Jamie Vardy, the last men standing have been revealed. Joining the annual battle between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo this year will be …

Barcelona welcome Real Madrid to the Camp Nou on Saturday to contest the first Clásico of the season. Zinedine Zidane’s side head into this fixture having created something of a gap between themselves in first place and their rivals in second, six points being the current difference. Where both of these sides have at times looked imperious in the past, …

UEFA has announced its 40-man shortlist for 2016’s Team of the Year. As well as the usual suspects from giants Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, this year sees a strong Premier League contingent with Laurent Koscielny, Joe Allen, Kevin De Bruyne, Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kanté, Dimitri Payet Riyad Mahrez, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sánchez all seeing their …

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has lifted the lid on his career-defining move to Spanish giants Real Madrid and why he thinks Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest to ever play the sport. The 28-year-old is firing on all cylinders for the Gunners at the moment, only recently producing a contender for goal of the season against Bulgarian side Ludogorets …

Gerard Pique is not sitting on the fence here. Barcelona got a 2-1 win on the weekend away to Sevilla, a result garnered thanks to Lionel Messi’s 500th goal for the club. Europa League champions Sevilla have a stunning home record and were thought capable of upsetting the Catalan giants but Messi and Co. spoiled the party as is a …

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly agreed terms on another contract extension with the La Liga giants which will see him remain at the club until 2021. According to Spanish sports outlet, AS, Ronaldo and Real have agreed on a further three year extension to the 31-year-old’s current deal. This latest extension will expire when the player is 36, …

Having played at the top level of European level for well over a decade, Cristiano Ronaldo has faced off against some of the greatest defenders the game has ever seen. The Portuguese forward has played against the likes of Gerard Piqué, Carles Puyol, Fabio Cannavaro, Giorgio Chiellini, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry and Paolo Maldini – but has revealed that former …

Real Madrid’s dressing room is becoming increasingly fractious, as their star man is failing to perform. Spanish television show El Chiringuito (as reported by the Mirror) have claimed that the dissent surrounding Ronaldo’s form is growing ever louder, with Pip Estrada claiming that certain players, though not yet criticising Ronaldo to his face, have taken to grumbling behind his back: …