ZURICH - For the third time, Cristiano Ronaldo was voted the worlds best football player.
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one of the greatest of all time.Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon dOr in a rout on
Monday, racking up more than twice the votes of Lionel Messi, who edged German
goalkeeper Manuel Neuer into third.The Real Madrid and Portugal forwards latest
hat trick tied him with Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo of Brazil on three FIFA
awards. The original Ballon dOr presented by France Football magazine was won by
European standouts Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten three times
each.Only Messis four FIFA awards is ahead of the 29-year-old Ronaldo, whose
Madrid team again seems better placed for trophies in 2015 than his rivals
Barcelona.I want to become one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo said
through a translator in his acceptance speech. Of course, this requires a lot of
effort and I hope to get there.Ronaldo retained footballs highest individual
honour after scoring 61 goals last year. His record tally of 17 in a Champions
League season helped Madrid win an unprecedented 10th European Cup title — and
overshadowed a relatively disappointing World Cup campaign.He has kept up the
pace since FIFAs voting college — national team captains and coaches, plus
selected journalists, in more than 180 countries took part — cast ballots in
November.Ronaldo helped Madrid take the Club World Cup title last month to cap a
Spanish-record 22-match winning streak.Its a fantastic moment in my career,
Ronaldo said after the FIFA ceremony. I want to carry on with more titles in my
career, collective and individual.He won his first FIFA award in 2008 as a
Manchester United player and on Monday cited his mentor there, Alex Ferguson, as
an inspiration.He would say, Cristiano, you are the best, dont worry about the
rest. Hes fantastic. I miss him, Ronaldo said.One year ago, Ronaldo was in tears
of joy and relief at ending Messis four-year hold on footballs highest
individual honour.He was a much more composed winner on Monday.On hearing his
name read by French great Thierry Henry, Ronaldo closed his eyes, dipped his
head and smiled before walking to the stage.It has been an unforgettable year,
Ronaldo, who now has a statute in his home island Madeira, said after taking a
deep breath.In what has become a Ballon dOr tradition, Portugal captain Ronaldo
did not pick Messi in his top three and Argentina captain Messi ignored Ronaldo
on his ballot. Neither selected Neuer.Ronaldo received 37.66 per cent of total
voting points in a 23-candidate ballot. Messi got 15.76 per cent and Neuer 15.72
per cent.Germany won the other three major individual awards to compensate for
Neuers defeat.World Cup-winning coach Joachim Loew beat Ancelotti and Diego
Simeone of Spanish champion Atletico Madrid for the mens coaching awarrd.Germany
midfielder Nadine Kessler beat two former winners — Marta of Brazil and United
States forward Abby Wambach — to be named the best womens player in 2014.
Kessler received 17.52 per cent of all voting points, Marta got 14.16 per cent
and Wambach 13.33 per cent.A German man also won the coaching award for womens
football: Ralf Kellermann was rewarded for leading a Wolfsburg team including
Kessler to back-to-back UEFA Champions League titles. The shortlist included
Japan coach Norio Sasaki and Maren Meinert, who guided Germany to win the Womens
Under-20 World Cup.Womens football also lost to the men in fan voting for the
most beautiful goal, known as the Puskas Award.James Rodriguezs volley for
Colombia against Uruguay at the World Cup beat Ireland forward Stephanie Roches
spectacular strike for Peamount United in an amateur domestic league match in
October 2013. In third place was Netherlands forward Robin van Persies header
against Spain.FIFA President Sepp Blatter gave his annual award to 90-year-old
Japanese journalist Hiroshi Kagawa, who worked at his 10th World Cup in Brazil.
The Fair Play award went to FIFA tournament volunteer workers.Days after the
terrorist incidents in Paris, Blatter gave his keynote speech in French rather
than his usual English, and Henry followed his 1998 World Cup-winning teammate
Christian Karembeu in presenting awards.On a further sombre note, Kessler and
Kellerman paid tribute in acceptance speeches to their Wolfsburg colleague
Junior Malanda, a Belgium youth international, who died in a car crash at the
weekend.
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many of his teammates departed for warm, sunny destinations over the Olympic
break, David Clarkson decided to spend the majority of his time at home in
Toronto, working to get himself in a position to finish what otherwise has been
a forgettable season on the right foot. "Just at home with my daughter dressing
up as a princess and bossing me around but I was home with the family, went away
quickly, but was mainly just home with my wife and daughter," said Clarkson.
Having already missed 21 of 60 games this season being in and out of the lineup
due to two suspensions and two different injuries (foot and elbow), additional
time off was the last thing Clarkson felt he needed. "I think Ive had enough of
a break this year," he laughed, "but Im ready to go here to finish this season
the right way." Instead of time off, Clarkson dedicated himself to a workout
schedule in an effort to sustain the improvement in his play in the week leading
up to the Olympic break. "Especially with the year, the way its gone for me,
when you go through a tough time, sometimes youve got to dig deep and find a way
to get back to work and try to stay healthy." So far, Clarksons off-ice work
over the break has paid off, at least in the eyes of his head coach. "He worked
out and maintained a high level of conditioning and its shown here during this
mini camp," Randy Carlyle praised, singling Clarkson out after putting his team
through another high tempo practice with a heavy emphasis on battle drills
designed to ensure the team hits the ground running when they resume their
schedule on Thursday night against the New York Islanders. Reunited with
Nazem Kadri and Joffrey Lupul on a line in the second last game before the
Olympic break in Tampa Bay, Carlyle was impressed with the trios performance
against the Lightning and the following game against the Vancouver Canucks. The
three had played together most recently for a couple of games at the end of
November before various injuries and suspensions kept them apart.
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for us over the last little while and theres no reason to change that," said
Carlyle. "We think they should be challenging the Bozak, Kessel and van Riemsdyk
lines for minutes, offensive minutes." Likely more of a challenge than an
expectation given the tear that the JVR-Bozak-Kessel unit was on heading into
the break, an element of consistent production from that group would be welcomed
to take some of the onus off the top line. Clarkson seems to be pleased with the
chemistry developing among his linemates so far. "I think playing with those
two, we made a lot of good plays," he said. "We were in the other teams zone, we
were doing a lot and I think it was the healthiest Ive felt since coming back
off the elbow (injury)." Signing a seven-year, $36.75 million deal to play in
his hometown last summer, the expectations were high, probably too high to
legitimately expect them to be met. At that price, production is expected in the
range of 20 to 30 goals and 55-65 points. But Clarkson is not a player who will
consistently reach those targets. He knows the criticism has been abundant. "In
sports, I think you have to blank some stuff out whether its what people are
saying or whats going on," said Clarkson. "As a player you go through ups and
downs and its how you come out of it and how you handle it. You work hard
through those times to get stronger and better." Finally healthy, a strong
performance down the stretch could go a long way in helping to silence some of
his critics and erase the disappointment of the first three quarters of the
season. It promises to be tough, hard sprint to the finish and its type of
hockey Clarkson wouldnt want any other way. "This is playoff hockey," he said,
"the rest of the season is what its all about."
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