Cristiano Ronaldo, on Sunday, beat longtime football rival, Lionel Messi to be named the player of the century at the Globe Soccer Awards, which held in Dubai, the UAE.
The 35-year-old Juventus star is a five-time Ballon d’Or winner and has won domestic league titles in Spain, England and Italy including the Euro 2016 with Portugal
Receiving the award, he expressed pride at receiving the accolade, admitting it was not easy to be top of his game for so many years, even as he hailed his teams, coaches and clubs, who made all possible.
He also expressed on Twitter that he couldn’t be happier with the award, as he is about to celebrate his 20th year as a professional footballer.
The Globe Soccer Award for player of the century is given to the player judged the best between the year 2001 and 2020.
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Manchester city’s manager, Pep Guardiola was honoured as the manager of the century.
Guardiola was honoured for a managerial career which has seen him win league championships in Spain, Germany and England, as well as the Champions League twice.
