At 19:30 Lithuanian time in Zurich, Switzerland, the prestigious FIFA Best Awards ceremony took place. The most anticipated part of the ceremony was the announcement of the winners. FIFA President Gianni Infantino declared Cristiano Ronaldo as the best footballer of 2016, having won the UEFA Champions League and the European Championship in the previous season. In the battle for the FIFA Best Player award, Ronaldo surpassed Barcelona star Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann. L. Messi and other Barcelona players did not attend the ceremony - they remained in Barcelona. The award for best coach of the year went to the miracle worker Claudio Ranieri of Leicester City. The 65-year-old Italian led a modest Leicester City team to triumph in the highly competitive English Premier League. C. Ranieri competed with Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) and Fernando Santos (Portugal national team). Z. Zidane won Champions League trophies and other titles, while F. Santos led Portugal to victory in the European Championship. The author of the most beautiful goal was 29-year-old Malaysian Mohdas Faizas Subri. He stood out with an exceptional "panenka" goal from about 25 meters and a sharp angle. All the awards: - Best Men's Player of 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo - FIFA Fan Award for Liverpool and Borussia fans - Best Coach of the Year - Silvia Neid - FIFA Fair Play Award for Atletico Nacional - Best Coach of the Year - Claudio Ranieri - Best Goal of the Year - Mohdas Faizas Subri - Best Women's Player of the Year - Carli Lloyd
