Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.

The forward led Real Madrid to Champions League glory before captaining Portugal to victory at Euro 2016, their first major title.

The 31-year-old saw off competition from his Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale and Atletico striker Antoine Griezmann to land the award.

Ronaldo scored 51 goals in 48 games in all competitions for Madrid last season, including the winning penalty in the shoot-out win over Atletico in the Champions League final.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.