Cristiano Ronaldo has been rewarded with is hard work on the pitch during last season’s Champion League.
The Real Madrid talisman had a sensational form all the way to the finals where he and his team dismantled Juventus to win the trophy.
Ronaldo beat stiff competition from Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Juventus keeper, Gianluigi Buffon to the prize. The Portuguese has now won the award three times, one more than Barcelona’s 30-year-old forward Messi.
Barca’s Netherlands midfielder Lieke Martens, 24, won the women’s prize. Martens was instrumental in her country’s European Championship victory this summer, where she was named player of the tournament.
She beat Wolfsburg striker Pernille Harder and Lyon midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan to claim the prize.
England striker Jodie Taylor and right-back Lucy Bronze were named in the top 10, but missed out on the top three, voted for by coaches and journalists.
There was also a special ‘President’s Award’ given to Francesco Totti, who retired from football in July after 24 years at Roma, the only club he played for.
