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Cristiano Ronaldo named European Footballer of the Year for the second time in a row
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo for the second year in a row . has been named European Footballer of the Year
In a message on the UEFA website, they noted that Ronaldo became the top scorer of the last Champions League draw (he scored 12 goals) and helped Real Madrid win this tournament for the second year in a row.
The winner was determined by voting, which was attended by 80 coaches and 55 journalists. Ronaldo scored 482 points, while fellow title contenders Lionel Messi and Gianluigi Buffon scored 141 and 109 points respectively.
by UEFA as the European Footballer of the Year was recognized Lieke Martens, who plays for the Netherlands national team and for Barcelona, . She was named Player of the Tournament at the recent Women's European Championship, which the Netherlands won.
- This is the third time Cristiano Ronaldo has received the European Footballer of the Year award, which has been awarded since 2001. In January 2017, he was recognized as the best player of the year according to FIFA, and a month before that, he received his fourth Golden Ball.