Cristina Ronaldo scoops up Ballon d'Or world player of the year award for the third time

Cristina Ronaldo,beat Lionel Messi for the second consecutive time  to win the Ballon d'Or award.
Other Contenders for the award were Messi,and Bayern Munich Goal keeper,Manuel Neuer at a FIFA ceremony held in Zurich, Switzerland.
While receiving the award,he gave a speech,saying," I would like to thank all those who voted for me,it has been an incredible year,I would like to continue the work I have done so far,I want to improve in order to become better as each day goes by".
He also said that he never thought he would bring the trophy home for the third time.
Ronaldo picked up his first world player of the year award in 2008,and repeated the same feat in 2013,it was also predicted that he will win it again after he completed a spectacular season at Real Madrid.
He scored 56 goals in 51 appearances for Los blancos in all competitions in 2014,and netted a total of 61 goals from 60 appearances during the calendar year.