Cristiano Ronaldo Wins UEFA Europe Best Player Award

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, Sports News Wednesday, August 24th, 2016

…as the new Champions League match calendar out

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has again emerged the winner of UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.

Winning for the second time, the 31-year-old striker defeated club-mate Gareth Bale and Atlético Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann to clinch the award he first won in 2013/14 season.

Full results indicated Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/POR); Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid/FRA) 8 and Gareth Bale (Real Madrid/WAL) 7.

The process to arrive at the final judgment included journalists from each of UEFA’s 55 member associations providing an initial list of their five best-ranked players, with the first receiving five points; the second four, and so on.

According to UEFA official website, 10 players with the most points advanced to a second round of voting, which determined Ronaldo, Bale and Griezmann as the final three.

In a live poll during the UEFA Champions League group stage draw, the same 55 journalists then selected their favourite from the three-man shortlist via an electronic system.

Meawhile, UEFA has released its 2016/17 Championship League Match Calendar. The full match schedule is found below:

016/17 UEFA Champions League match calendar
28–29/06/16: First qualifying round, first leg
05–06/07/16: First qualifying round, second leg
12–13/07/16: Second qualifying round, first leg
19–20/07/16: Second qualifying round, second leg
26–27/07/16: Third qualifying round, first leg
02–03/08/16: Third qualifying round, second leg
16–17/08/16: Play-off round, first leg
23–24/08/16: Play-off round, second leg
13–14/09/16: Group stage, matchday one
27–28/09/16: Group stage, matchday two
18–19/10/16: Group stage, matchday three
01–02/11/16: Group stage, matchday four
22–23/11/16: Group stage, matchday five
06–07/12/16: Group stage, matchday six
14–15/02/17 and 21–22/02/17: Round of 16, first leg
07–08/03/17 and 14–15/03/17: Round of 16, second leg
11–12/04/17: Quarter-finals, first leg
18–19/04/17: Quarter-finals, second leg
02–03/05/17: Semi-finals, first leg
09–10/05/17: Semi-finals, second leg
03/06/17: Final (National Stadium of Wales, Cardiff)