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• Who voted for who?

  Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or

  Posted at19:18

  The tactical voting (or stupid pettiness?) between the world's best two players continues. Neither Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi voted for the other.

  Ronaldo's choices were Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema - in that order. Spot the link.

  And Messi's picks were Angel Di Maria, Andres Iniesta andJavier Mascherano. Another not-so-hard-to-see connection there. Javier Mascherano?! Even Mrs Mascherano wouldn't have put her husband in the top three...

• Who voted for who?

  Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or

  Posted at19:15

  One of the most entertaining tasks after the Ballon d'Or announcement is poring through the complete breakdown of which players voted for who.

  Last year Cristiano Ronaldo did not vote for Lionel Messi. And Lionel Messi did not vote for Cristiano Ronaldo. What about this year?
• Join the debate at #bbcfootball

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  Aidan Williams: Ronaldo a deserved winner, can't help feeling a bit disappointed for Neuer, been consistently brilliant lately.

  Ryan Lobo: Congratulations CR7 - if only he had a better national team he would have probably won a World Cup!

• Vote percentage

  Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or

  Posted at19:12

  Fifa, being the transparent organisation that it is, has just released a breakdown of all the votes. And it wasn't even close...

  Cristiano Ronaldo: 37.66%

  Lionel Messi: 15.76%

  Manuel Neuer: 15.72%.

• CHAMPAGNE MOMENT

  Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or!

  Posted at19:09

  More from the Real Madrid superstar: "I want to continue to work as I have so far, to try and and win more titles, for my mother, for my father, for my son. To all the Portuguese people out there: I never thought that I would take this trophy back on three occasions. I want to become one of the greatest players of all time."

• CHAMPAGNE MOMENT

  Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or!

  Posted at19:08

  

  Cristiano Ronaldo finishes his acceptance speech with a bizarre whoop that slightly sounded like he might have been saying: "Boooom"! But I could be totally wrong.

  His little lad appears from the crowd, toddling on to the stage, then is scooped up into his father's arms. "Ahhhh," coos presenter Kate Abdo.

• CHAMPAGNE MOMENT

  Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or!

  Posted at19:06

  

  Cristiano Ronaldo: "I would like to thank all of those who voted for me, my president, my coach and Real Madrid. It has been an unforgettable year. To win this trophy at the end of it is something incredibly unique."

• CHAMPAGNE MOMENT

  Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or!

  Posted at19:04

  Cristiano Ronaldo is a man used to taking the acclaim of a crowd - but his stage is usually the football pitch, not a plastic plinth in Zurich.

  He takes a moment to catch his breath, compose himself, before thanking the world for the award.

• CHAMPAGNE MOMENT

  Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or!

  Posted at19:02

  

  Never in doubt, was it? The Real Madrid superstar bows his head and takes a deep breath as a super-super-slow mo camera captures the moment his name is revealed.

• Ballon d'Or

  Posted at19:00

  

  Former Arsenal, Barcelona and France striker Thierry Henry, looking dapper in his bow-tie, wanders on to the stage with the golden envelope.

  He is tasked with revealing the winner, and is joined by Fifa president Sepp Blatter for the big moment. Thierry will give it some va va voom for sure.

• Ballon d'Or nominee

  Cristiano Ronaldo

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• Ballon d'Or nominee

  Manuel Neuer

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• Ballon d'Or nominee

  Lionel Messi

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• Ballon d'Or

  Posted at18:59

  The moment we have all been waiting for. The 2014 Ballon d'Or winner is going to be announced. Ready?

• Fifa Women's Player of the Year

  Posted at18:57

  Nadine Kessler: "My heart is beating madly at the moment. I don't think I ever thought in my life I would achieve this moment.

  "Our club has had the tragedy of Junior Malanda and that has overshadowed everything over the past few days, we are struggling to come to terms with that.

  "Without my team-mates and my coach, this would never have bee possible. I have a great degree of gratitude that I must give to my family. They have seen me through all the difficult times."

• CHAMPAGNE MOMENT

  Fifa Women's Player of the Year - Nadine Kessler (Germany)

  Posted at18:56

  

  Nadine Kessler, the Wolfsburg and Germany midfielder, is overcome with emotion as her name is read out. The Kongresshaus in Zurich rises to its feet to applaud the 26-year-old as she walks to the stage to collect her award.

• Fifa Women's World Player of the Year

  Posted at18:55

  

  A final reminder of the nominees....

  Nadine Kessler (Germany)

  Marta (Brazil)

  Abby Wambach (United States)

• Fifa World Women's Player of the Year

  Posted at18:54

  Can Neuer become the first goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or? *Five-minute warning klaxon* We're are about to find out shortly.

  Firstly, it is time for the Fifa Women's Player of the Year....

• Ballon d'Or nominee

  Posted at18:52

  Pep Guardiola on Manuel Neuer: "He's the best ever in the world. He's a great, great man. He's smart, he anticipates the actions, he's very good with his feet. He controls, he dominates absolutely everything."

• Ballon d'Or nominee

  Posted at18:51

  Time to hear all the lowdown on the final Ballon d'Or nominee - Germany and Bayern Munich sweeper - sorry, keeper - Manuel Neuer. He is quizzed by German-speaking presenter Kate Abdo, before listening to a message from his Bayern boss Pep Guardiola