FIFA; Ronaldo wins FIFA player of the year, joins Messi as 5-time winner

Cristiano Ronaldo has caught up with Lionel Messi to become a five-time winner of FIFA's best player award.
The Real Madrid forward was crowned player of the year on Monday at the FIFA Best ceremony at the 

London Palladium theater attended by runner-up Messi and third-placed Neymar.
(AFP) Lionel Messi speaks with former Argentina player Diego Maradona before the start of the awards (Reuters)
Idris Elba, acting as host, poses for a selfie photograph with Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi , Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos, AC Milan and Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci, Real Madrid and Brazil's defender Marcelo, Real 

Madrid and Spain defender Sergio Ramos, Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil defender Dani Alves, Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andrés Iniesta, Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil forward Neymar and Real Madrid and Croatia's midfielder Luca Modric, with their awards as members of the team winning the FIFA Pro World11 award 2017. (AFP)