After winning the 2016 FIFA Ballon d'Or award,
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo will go into another serious battle
for the 2016 FIFA inaugural best footballer award which will be held on
Monday, January 9, 2017 in Zurich.
The
Portuguese international has been said to be the favorite for the award
considering his success in the year 2016, where he helped Real Madrid
to win the 2016 UEFA Champions League and also captaining Portugal to
Euro 2016 glory.
Griezmann, Ronaldo and Messi
At the ceremony, it was said that FIFA
will also name the best women's player, and the best coaches in men's
and women's football.
Leicester City gaffer Claudio Ranieri, who
steered the club to the 2016 Premier League title, is up for best coach
while his rivals for the award are Portugal's Euro 2016 winning boss
Fernando Santos and Zinedine Zidane who steered Real Madrid to 2016
Champions League triumph.
Meanwhile, voting for
the awards is by national team captains and coaches, selected
journalists and for the first time, an online poll of fans.
The FIFA player award is different from the Ballon d'or which Cristiano Ronaldo won the 2016 edition.
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