19:58
Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned as the best
player on the planet for the third time - and he
celebrated by clenching his fists and then yelling
inaudibly into the microphone.
The Real Madrid and Portugal forward claimed the
2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or award at a ceremony in
Zurich on Monday evening after he received 37.66
per cent of the vote ahead of Lionel Messi (15.76
per cent) and Manuel Neuer (15.72 per cent).
And upon taking the stage and receiving the
award from former Arsenal and France legend
Thierry Henry, Ronaldo gave a short speech
before celebrating by shouting something largely
inaudible.
VIDEO Scroll down to watch Cristiano Ronaldo's
celebration
It cannot be sure what Ronaldo shouted, although
it sounds like he was yelling: 'TWOOO!'
If that is indeed the case, this could be in
reference to the two-consecutive Ballon d'Or
awards he has now claimed to add to the first
trophy he won back in 2008.
Before his extraordinarily passionate outburst,
Ronaldo said: 'I can see my mother, my family. I
would like to thank all those who voted for me.
My coach, my fellow player, the President of my
club.
Cristiano Ronaldo wins the 2015 Ballon d'Or
'It's been an unforgettable year. To win this
trophy, a trophy of this kind, is something unique
and all I can say is I want to continue working as
I have so far, trying to go on to more titles -
individual and as a team - for my mother, my
father who is up there looking at there any my
son.
'I want to get better as the days go by. I want to
say to all the Portuguese that I never thought I
could win this trophy on three different occasions.
Of course it is something that is always with me, I
want to become one of the greatest players of all
time, and this requires a lot so I would like to
thank you for all this evening.'
No comments
Post a Comment