Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned with the 2014 Ballon d'Or award after a stellar 12 months
Ronaldo shows his emotions after beating Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer to the coveted gong
Ronaldo (right) celebrates with his son Cristiano Jr on stage after winning the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014
The maverick forward (left) poses with his award with FIFA Women's Player of the Year Nadine Kessler
Ronaldo was looking to win the award for a second successive year and the third-time in his career
Ronaldo (left) enjoys a selfie with Marta before the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala on Monday evening
The Portugal superstar shakes hands with UEFA President Michel Platini before the gala
The 29-year-old played an integral role as Real Madrid won the Champions League last season
Ronaldo scored a staggering 56 goals in 51 appearances for Real as they won four trophies in 2014
Ronaldo was a clear
winner with 37.66 per cent of total votes cast by a panel made up of
captains, coaches and media members from all FIFA affiliate
associations.
Messi took second with 15.76 per cent, just ahead of Neuer on 15.72.
England manager Roy
Hodgson left both Ronaldo and Messi out of his own top three, voting
instead for Argentina's Javier Mascherano ahead of Germany pair Philipp
Lahm and Neuer.
Messi (right), who finished second, arrived on to the red carpet with his partner Antonella Roccuzzo
The diminutive superstar is mobbed by fans on the carpet as he signs autographs
Messi (centre right) captained Argentina to the World Cup final where they lost to Germany after extra-time
The 27-year-old (centre) scored 50 goals in 52 appearances for Barcelona last season
Third-placed Neuer (left) signs autographs on the red carpet ahead of the Ballon d'Or Gala on Monday
Neuer (left) was a mainstay in the Bayern team that won the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal Cup last season
The 28-year-old's brilliant year was completed by helping Germany to win the World Cup last summer
The trio were all included in the FIFPro World Team of the Year which is selected by their peers
