Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten Lionel Messi for the second year running at the Best FIFA Football Awards.
Portuguese superstar Ronaldo won the prestigious gong last year and has retained the prize at a gala ceremony in London.
The stars of football came together at the Palladium Theatre, where a host of other awards were presented before another moment in the spotlight for the Real Madrid hero.
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud was also rewarded with the Puskas Award for his stunning scorpion kick against Crystal Palace.
Bad night for Barcelona with Lionel Messi not winning. Actually they have three Best Awards coming back to the Nour Camp.
Messi and Andreas Iniesta were both in the World XI.
While Lieke Martens was voted the best woman.
The Best Fifa Men’s Coach
Zinedine Zidane.
The Real Madrid winner won both La Liga and the Champions League last season.
He beat competition from Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri and Chelsea’s Premier League winning Antonio Conte.
The FIFA Puskas Award
Olivier Giroud.
The Arsenal striker was voted to have scored the best goal this season.
​The Frenchman beat Deyna Castellanos and Oscarine Masuluke with his scorpion kick against Crystal Palace.
Who won what?
The Fifa Puskas Award: Olivier Giroud
The Best Fifa Men’s Coach: Zinedine Zidane
The Best Fifa Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon
The Fifa Best Fan Award: Celtic
The Best Fifa Women’s Coach: Sarina Wiegman
The Fifa Fair Play Award: Francis Kone
The Best Fifa Women’s Player: Lieke Martens
The Best Fifa Men’s Player: Cristiano Ronaldo
FIFPRO World 11: Buffon; Alves, Ramos, Bonucci, Marcelo; Modric, Kroos, Iniesta; Messi, Neymar, Ronaldo.
