Forecasts that the Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo is the winner of the 2013 Ballon was delivered this Monday, January 13, at the Kongresshaus in Zurich were confirmed.
Portuguese striker gets so add his second Ballon after he won in the 2008 edition .
" CR7 "
has come to collect the award,
which was announced by Pele, accompanied by his son after kissing his girlfriend Irina Shayk .
Cristiano exceeded the vote of the Golden Ball at the 2013 Barcelona striker Leo Messi and Bayern Munich's Franck Ribéry .
The Portuguese won with a 27.99% of the vote, ahead of Argentina ( 24.72% ) and French ( 23.36% ) .
Cristiano Ronaldo in the shade of Leo Messi in recent years, did not contribute to his candidacy annual titles, or collective or individual level.
Controversy
Also, the controversy that originated from a statement by Joseph Blatter , president of FIFA, which showed their sympathy for Leo Messi and parodied ' CR7 ' .
Still, no one questions the quality of Cristiano Ronaldo and his effectiveness as a scorer (69 goals joined in 2013). But they have not missed the voices have suggested that, given the tight result, note that the result has conditioned the tremendous 'pro - Ronaldo' campaign.
Break the hegemony of Leo Messi, winner of four consecutive Golden Ball, and frustrates the hopes of Franck Ribery, who expected to see rewarded his magnificent 2013 with Bayern Munich team which won five of six titles .