Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA Ballon D 'or for the fifth time
* Cristiano Ronaldo wins Best Fifa Men's Player
* Lieke Martens wins Best Fifa Women's Player
* Fifa XI is: Buffon; Marcelo, Bonucci, Ramos, Alves; Iniesta, Modric, Kroos; Neymar, Ronaldo, Messi
* Celtic win Fifa Fans Award
* Sarina Wiegman wins Best Fifa Women's Coach
* Zinedine Zidane wins Best Male Coach
* Gigi Buffon wins Best Goalkeeper
* Olivier Giroud wins Puskas Award for best goal
By PA:
Real Madrid's Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned the best soccer player in the world for the second year running at Fifa's The Best awards gala on Monday.
The four-time Ballon d'Or winner won a La Liga and Champions League double with the Madrid club this year, striking twice against Juventus in the European Cup final to help Real become the first team to retain the trophy in its current format.
'I'm 32 and I'm the best player in the world', Ronaldo reflects on winning award
Barcelona's Argentina forward Lionel Messi, who has won the Ballon d'or five times, and Paris St Germain's Brazil forward Neymar were runners up for the award voted for by national team coaches and captains plus the media and fans.
The Best Fifa Men's Player award and the Ballon d'or, which is voted for only by the media, are now separate awards.
Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane won the manager of the year trophy for his part in the club's success.
Zinedine Zidane
Zidane was awarded Best Men's Coach Credit: FIFA
Five Real players were named in the best XI of the year, with Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos joining Ronaldo, while Messi, Neymar, Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Dani Alves (PSG), Leonardo Bonucci (AC Milan) and Andres Iniesta (Barcelona) were also selected.
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud won the Puskas Award for the best goal of the year, which was the Frenchman's scorpion kick against Crystal Palace, and Buffon was declared best goalkeeper.
Holland's Lieke Martens won best female player of the year, while the Dutch women's national team coach Sarina Weigman was voted best manager after the team's triumph at Euro 2017.
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