BREAKING NEWS - Football: Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA Player of the Year award

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Real Madrid and Potugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA Player of the Year award

Congratulations, @Cristiano Ronaldo!
Winner of #TheBest FIFA Men's Player 2016 🏆 pic.twitter.com/6kNMWROFce

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) January 9, 2017

Ronaldo said:

"It is not the first time but it is the first time for this award. 2016, wow. I want to thank my team-mates. I was able to achieve what I could.

"I would like to think all those who voted for me, the fans the media. I don't have anything to add, awards speak for themselves.

"I am sorry that some from Barcelona are not with us but that is understandable."

OFFICIAL RESULTS: Here's a voting breakdown for the FIFA #Puskás Award 2016 #TheBest 🏆https://t.co/LO8lWBKxpn pic.twitter.com/ijMVJutBxZ

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) January 9, 2017

Also:

Congratulations, Claudio Ranieri!
Winner of #TheBest FIFA Men's Coach 2016 🏆https://t.co/LO8lWBKxpn pic.twitter.com/8czujwPzIz

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) January 9, 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world's best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich.

Real Madrid and Portugal forward Ronaldo, 31, beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann to the prize.

Ronaldo also won the Ballon d'Or in December, with both honours recognition for success in the Champions League with Real and Euro 2016 with Portugal.

Carli Lloyd of the United States was named the world's best female player.

Leicester's Claudio Ranieri was named best men's coach, ex-Germany boss Silvia Neid won the female coach award, while Penang's Mohd Faiz Subri received the Puskas award for the best goal of 2016.

For the past six years, the world's best player has received the Fifa Ballon d'Or award.

A version of that prize has been awarded by France Football magazine since 1956, but last year world football's governing body ended its association with that honour.

Instead, it introduced the Best Fifa Football Awards, with Ronaldo the first recipient of its main prize.

Voting for the player and coach categories was by national team captains and managers, selected journalists and, for the first time, an online poll of fans.

Each counted for 25% of the points.