Ronaldo wins the 2016 UEFA Best Player in Europe award
Cristiano Ronaldo kisses the trophy after being named the UEFA Best Player of the Year for his achievments in the past season. Photo: Reuters
Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Best Player in Europe award after a phenomenal season which saw him win the Champions League with his club side before going on to win the 2016 UEFA European Championship with Portugal.
Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award on Thursday after winning both last season's Champions League and Euro 2016 with Portugal.
Ronaldo received the accolade for the second time in his career after finishing ahead of Real team-mate Gareth Bale and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann.
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