Cristiano Ronaldo received today the Golden Ball, a distinction of the French magazine France Football that the player dedicated to the family, in a ceremony at Paris.
Cristiano Ronado received the trophy of the hands of the director of the magazine France Football, Denis Chaumier, in the studios of the Téléfoot, which it detached the « exceptional season of the Portuguese player ».
Ronaldo promised to pursue with pledge the way of the success and pointed out that he still have to learn very much.
« It is always important to be between the best players and I want to continue so », said Cristiano Ronaldo, in press conference, after receiving the trophy.
“ I am very happy ”, said the player to the TF1 already with the prize in the hands. “ It is a dream that had from kid. I always dreamed in winning one day the golden ball”, commented Ronaldo.
The player of Manchester United dedicated the prize to his family, which always accompanies it: " I am moved enough and very happily. And wanted to use this opportunity to dedicate the trophy to my family, which helped me to arrive here ”.
Besides the family, the Portuguese did not forget of thanking for his colleagues of the United: " I want to thank my colleagues of profession, principally my companions of team, without whom it would not have been possible to win the 'Balon d'Or' ”.
Ronaldo remembers what battled very much for this title: " I was 18 years old when I reached Manchester, in other words, it was very young. I always had hopes to become a great football player in Europe and in the world. And it was always that that I tried to do, improving from year for year ”.
“ Of course it wasn't easy, but I do not regret anything that I have done to arrive here ” pointed out the best player of the world to the TF1. “ I always dreamed to be able to lift this trophy and, thanks to God, now I can ”.
The international Portuguese, who was visibly emotioned, showed off the golden ball: " The trophy is splendid, marvelous and very pretty I hoped very much for it ”.
« I am an ambitious player. I want to gain more individual and collective titles », said the extreme of Manchester United.
Ronaldo became the third Portuguese to gain this prize after Figo and Eusébio.
In the last season, Cristiano Ronaldo won the Champions League and the English League, having been the best marker of these competitions, with eight goals in the « Millionaire League » and 31 in the English championship.
