Crisitano Ronaldo capped off a tremendous year by winning the FIFA player of the year award in Zurich. Ronaldo was the unanimous choice from among a star-studded field including Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann.

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Ronaldo, who had a successful year for both club and country, had scored an incredible 16 goals in 12 games to win the Champions League title. He also led his country to the first ever Euro Cup with an amazing turnaround in the knock-out stages.

"2016 was the best year of my career, it was a year that was magnificent at a personal level and at a sports level," Ronaldo said after being handed the prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

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Claudio Ranieri, Leicester City’s coach and manager was awarded the best men’s coach award for the miraculous Premier League title win last year. This was the first time after disassociating from France Football Magazine for the Ballon d’Or that FIFA successfully organized the new series of awards.