Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo & Messi Didn't Vote For One Another As Full Results Revealed!

In the closing analysis, it seems as though the best man received. A relieved and over emotional Cristiano Ronaldo took to the condition to receive his winning prize thus denying rival Lionel Messi an archive fourth straight Ballon d'Or.

Along with Messi injured in 2013, Ronaldo banged in goals at a furious pace for Real Madrid and single-handedly helped Portugal in to the World Cup finals that has a remarkable performance in the actual play-off against Sweden. In 59 games for team and country within 2013, he scored 69 goals.

However the voting was close. Ronaldo required 27. 99 percent from the votes, against 24. 72 percent for Messi and 12. 39 percent pertaining to Bayern Munich striker Franck Ribéry.

The particular voting system awarded several points to first option, three to second and another to third. Each captain and manager of any Fifa member nation will be given one vote while is one media agent from each country. Telegraph Sport's Holly Winter, England's sole mass media representative, voted for Ribéry Messi, as well as Ronaldo in that order.

Obviously neither Messi nor Ronaldo voted for one another. Tactically-aware Ronaldo, that couldn't vote for him self, selected Monaco's Colombian striker Radamel Falcao as number 1, (as did the skippers involving Ecuador and Colombia) their teammate at Real Madrid' Gareth Bale and Arsenal' playmaker Mesut Ozil.

Messi conversely voted for three involving his Barcelona team-mates – Andrés Iniesta, Xavi in addition to Neymar...

In another section of tactical voting, Portugal's national team coach Paulo Bento plumped pertaining to his captain Ronaldo then Falcao and Arjen Robben, departing out Messi completely. His Spanish counter-part Vicente Del Bosque voted for Xavi, Iniesta in addition to Ribéry.

England' manager Roy Hodgson chose Ronaldo along with his first pick with Zlatan Ibrahimovic – that won the Fifa prize for goal from the year against England with the bicycle kick – while runner-up with Robin van Persie 3rd.

Interestingly, everybody Welsh voted for Gareth Bale, Uruguay captain Diego Lugano voted pertaining to Uruguayans Luis Suárez in addition to Edinson Cavani as 1st and second best gamers and Norway captain Brede Hangeland imagined Germany and Bayern midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger was one of the most deserving recipient of the actual award.



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