Cristiano Ronaldo capped off a memorable year by winning the best player of 2014 accolade at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Monday.
The 29-year-old, who is hotly tipped to follow up this success by claiming his third FIFA Ballon d’Or early next month – and second in successive years – received the award at the Atlantis luxury hotel as part of the Globe Soccer Conference.
Ronaldo was joined by his Real Madrid team-mate James Rodriguez and manager Carlo Ancelotti at the awards ceremony.
Already this year Ronaldo has broken the record for the number of goals scored in a single Champions League season as he played an integral role in Madrid securing their 10th La Liga title, while reaching 200 league goals in just 178 games – faster than any other player in La Liga history.
