Cristiano Ronaldo was handed over the best footballer of the 21st century award at the Globe Soccer Awards on Sunday night; Photo: Collected
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the best footballer of the 21st century at the Globe Soccer Awards. Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah and Ronaldinho were in contention to win the award.
The Portuguese star was handed the award for the best footballer of the 21st century from 2001 to 2020 in a glittering ceremony in Dubai on Sunday night.
Cristiano Ronaldo, 35, has won five UEFA Champions League titles between 2001 to 2020. He also won the Euro and UEFA Nations League for Portugal and won three English Premier League titles for Manchester United. Besides, he won two La Liga titles for Real Madrid and won two Italian Serie A titles for Juventus.
He also scored the highest 134 goals in the history of the UEFA Champions League and won Ballon d’Or five times. With all these, Cristiano Ronaldo has been selected as the best footballer of the 21st century.The Footballer of the Year has been selected at the Globe Soccer Awards since 2011. Ronaldo won the award for the fourth time in a row and for the sixth time in total. This year, he got bigger recognition on the same stage. Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com
