Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or 2013

A tearful Ronaldo receives FIFA Ballon d'Or Award for 2013

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the FIFA Ballon d'Or for the year 2013 beating Lionel Messi and Franck Ribéry to the world crown.

Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real Madrid CF and Portugal forward, scored 69 goals in 59 games in all competitions and provided perhaps the standout performance of 2013 with his sensational hat-trick for Portugal against Sweden in the FIFA World Cup play-offs.

Ronaldo also set a new mark of nine goals in a UEFA Champions League group stage.

It may be added that Ronaldo was runner-up behind four-time winner Messi in 2009, 2011 and 2012 having taken the previous FIFA prize in 2008.

The FIFA Puskás Award for goal of the year was won by Zlatan Ibrahimović for his remarkable 35-metre overhead kick for Sweden against England in November 2012.

And the The FIFA/FIFPro World XI consists the eleven top football players from across the globe. These lucky ones include:

Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München); Daniel Alves (FC Barcelona), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München), Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid CF); Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona), Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona), Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München); Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain).

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It is Tonight: FIFA Annual Awards Gala - Ballon d'Or | Watch Live Free Streaming - 7 January 2013

The much awaited FIFA Annual Awards Gala - Ballon d'Or arrives tonight, Monday evening.

Three contenders for the coveted Ballons d'Or [Photo: AFP/BBC]

Something that everyone has been wanting and waiting, even Lionel Messi himself, is the historic 4th time world's best player honour for Lionel Messi.

Lionel Andrés Messi, who hails from Argentina and plays for the leading club Barcelona broke many records this year as weh at Movin' Sports have been monitoring and writing about earlier.

He first broke the record of Pelé, who scored 75 goals in 1958 and Messi overtook him. Then it was the world record made by German Mueller of 85 goals in a calendar year made in 1972 - Messi has scored 91.

The Legends: Pelé [left] Messi [centre] - Mueller [right]

For his superb performance all along, he has thrice been honoured with the Ballon d'Or and in all probabilities, he should make it for the fourth time this year as he broke two world records of decades old and emerged as the highest scoring football player ever.

If he is honoured tonight, he will break the world record of three-time winners Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo of Brazil and even of himself. For tonight's award giving ceremony  Messi is certainly is the most favourite to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or prize ahead of club teammate Andres Iniesta and his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid, who complete the three-man shortlist in Zurich.

Although Pelé and Maradona are the big names in the world of football, the emergence of Messi may make him one of the living legends ever.

The FIFA Annual Awards Gala - Ballon d'Or is scheduled for Monday, 7 January at 18:00 GMT at Zurich, Switzerland.

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