FIFA PRIZE WINNER
Ronaldo hits out at doubting media
Ronaldo lifted the award at a ceremony in Zurich on Monday after a glittering year on the pitch
Madrid — Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo claims he had to overcome media "campaigns" against him to win Fifa’s inaugural "The Best" prize for the world’s best player in 2016. Ronaldo lifted the award at a ceremony in Zurich on Monday after a glittering year on the pitch in which he led Madrid to Champions League glory and captained Portugal to their first major international triumph at Euro 2016. However, Ronaldo’s year was blighted by reports from an international consortium of media organisations in December that claimed a huge data leak involving 18-million documents showed the Portuguese hid €150m from image rights in the British Virgin Islands. Ronaldo has strongly denied all claims of wrongdoing. "There were many doubts, many campaigns against me from inside and outside football," Ronaldo told Spanish radio station COPE. "They wanted to hit me from all sides and the truth is The Best was The Best and that is me, so I am very happy. "They wanted me to feel bad, but as I...
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