Published on 11:06 PM, August 25, 2016

Ronaldo wins the 2016 UEFA Best Player in Europe award

AFP, Monaco

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award on Thursday after winning both last season's Champions League and Euro 2016 with Portugal.

Ronaldo received the accolade for the second time in his career after finishing ahead of Real team-mate Gareth Bale and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann.

The award is voted for by journalists from each of UEFA's 55 member associations.

Ronaldo wins the 2016 UEFA Best Player in Europe award

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