Best Fifa Awards 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo wins men's player of the year
Tehran (KNA) : the bests in football in 2017 chosen
The Fifa Dream Team has been named, and here it is (4-4-3); Buffon, Alves, Marcelo, Ramos, Bonucci; Modric, Kroos, Iniesta; Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar.
Difficult to argue with much of that team. But Iniesta? Was he that good last year? At least the announcement might cheer up Bonucci though …
One of my favourites next and it's the Fifa fair play award. "This award shows more than any other the power of football and its ability to touch peoples' lives the world over," we are told. "And there can only be one winner". That man is Francis Koné. For anyone who doesn't remember, this is why he's won …
Holland won Euro 2017 in fine style so naturally Wiegman takes the Fifa award. She's not here though, but she tells us she's happy in a video recorded yesterday. What! I thought no one knew the results. Who do i call about this?
Buffon gets it. Legend. Will he ever stop? "It's a great honour to receive this award at my age," he says. The man's only 39. He can go on for years. For now though he just wants to win the Champions League with Juventus and the World Cup with Italy. Aim high squire.
Zidane wins, and looking suave as ever in a dickie bow, Zidane flits between English, French and Spanish. In Spanish he says he loves his wife, and name checks his best players "Ronaldo, Marcelo, Toni, Luca, thank you". Thanks to Madrid he says with a beaming smile, and strolls off
Neymar and Antonio Conte reckon Giroud should win it, while Kane shows no bias by opting for Masuluke. The odd couple of Catherine Zeta-Jones and Diego Forlan are the ones in the know though, and it is Giroud. Great goal lad, but nothing beats this.
Ronaldo wins it. Well deserved. He had another incredible year and to lead Real to retaining the Champions League was some feat. And what a complete player. And he shares a smile with his son. Maybe he gets a bad press. He thanks everyone he's ever met, and gives a nod to Maradona. "I'm so happy guys, thank you very much and good night," he finishes.
