Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world’s best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich.
Real Madrid and Portugal forward Ronaldo, 31, beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann to the prize.
Ronaldo also won the Ballon d’Or in December, with both honours recognition for success in the Champions League with Real and Euro 2016 with Portugal.
Carli Lloyd of the United States was named the world’s best female player.
Leicester’s Claudio Ranieri was named best men’s coach, ex-Germany boss Silvia Neid won the female coach award, while Penang’s Mohd Faiz Subri received the Puskas award for the best goal of 2016.
We have – but this is different.
For the past six years, the world’s best player has received the Fifa Ballon d’Or award.
A version of that prize has been awarded by France Football magazine since 1956, but last year world football’s governing body ended its association with that honour.
Instead, it introduced the Best Fifa Football Awards, with Ronaldo the first recipient of its main prize.
Voting for the player and coach categories was by national team captains and managers, selected journalists and, for the first time, an online poll of fans.
Each counted for 25% of the points.
2016 was quite a year for Ronaldo.
As well as scoring the decisive penalty in the shootout to win the Champions League, rescuing Real with a hat-trick in the final of the Club World Cup, captaining Portugal to Euro 2016 glory and being recognised with a fourth Ballon d’Or, he now has something Messi does not – the honour of being named best Fifa men’s player.
The former Manchester United forward had been the favourite for the award, following a year in which he continued to deliver remarkable statistics. These included:
„It was my best year so far,“ said Ronaldo. „The trophy for Portugal was amazing. I was so happy and of course I cannot forget the Champions League and the Club World Cup. We ended the year in the best way. I’m so glad to win a lot of trophies, collective and individual. I’m so, so proud. “
Ronaldo and Messi have a history of not voting for each other for major awards and they continued that habit, both filling their top three with club-mates.
Portugal captain Ronaldo opted for Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Sergio Ramos.
Messi, the Argentina captain, went for Luis Suarez, Neymar and Andres Iniesta.
Results
Cristiano Ronaldo: 34.54% of total votes
Lionel Messi: 26.42%
Antoine Griezmann: 7.53%
Despite being on the shortlist for best individual player, Griezmann did not make the best XI.
The line-up features five players from Real Madrid, four from Barcelona, one from Juventus (Dani Alves, who was at Barca for the first half of 2016) and one, Manuel Neuer, from Bayern Munich.
That means no Premier League players were included.
Despite the United States failing to finish on an Olympic podium for the first time, co-captain Carli Lloyd has continued her exceptional form both for her club, Houston Dash, and country.
The 34-year-old saw off competition from Germany’s Olympic gold medallist Melanie Behringer and five-time winner Marta of Brazil.
„I honestly was not expecting this,“ said Lloyd. „I know Melanie did fantastic in the 2016 Olympics. “
Results
Carli Lloyd: 20.68% of total votes
Marta: 16.60%
Melanie Behringer: 12.34%
From 5,000-1 outsiders to Premier League champions.
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri, who has also led his side to the last 16 of the Champions League this season, won the award ahead of Real Madrid’s Zinedine Zidane, who lifted the Champions League in his first season in charge, and Portugal’s Fernando Santos, who led his team to an unexpected success at Euro 2016.
Results
Claudio Ranieri: 22.6% of total votes
Zinédine Zidane: 16.56%
Fernando Santos: 16.24%
Germany’s Silvia Neid retired in 2016 after capping an 11-year spell in charge of the national team by guiding them to Olympic gold for the first time.
Success in Rio added to her extensive trophy collection, which includes the World Cup and two European Championships.
Results
Silvia Neid: 29.99% of total votes
Jill Ellis: 16.68%
Pia Sundhage: 16.47%
The best goal of 2016 was, officially, scored by Penang’s Mohd Faiz Subri.
It came in the Malaysia Super League, the forward converting a superb, swirling free-kick from 35 yards which started out heading towards the top left corner but ended up in the top right.
Results
Mohd Faiz Subri: 59.46% of total votes
Marlone: 22.86%
Daniuska Rodriguez: 10.01%
Others: 7.68%
The fan award went to supporters of Liverpool and German club Borussia Dortmund, who together sang a moving rendition of ‚You’ll Never Walk Alone‘ – an anthem adopted by both teams – before their Europa League quarter-final in April. The match came the day before the 27th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 Liverpool fans died.
Liverpool went on to produce a stirring display, coming from behind to win the match 4-3 and advance to the semi-finals 5-4 on aggregate.
Results
Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool supporters: 45.92% of total votes
Iceland supporters: 31.37%
ADO Den Haag supporters: 22.71%
Colombian side Atletico Nacional were given the fair play award for their part in the aftermath of the plane crash which killed 19 players and staff of Brazilian side Chapecoense.
Chapecoense were en route to play the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana final when the plane crashed, killing 71 people.
Atletico Nacional said the title should be awarded to Chapecoense. Fifa recognised their „spirit of peace, understanding and fair play“.
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Reaction to Meryl Streep ‘s Golden Globes speech can be summed up as follows: “ Yay! ” from the celebs, “ Boo! ” from the far-right commentariat. But there’s another group of folks that are as miffed at Lady Meryl as Sean Hannity and Tomi Lahren are… though for much different reasons.
While extolling the importance of the arts and multiculturalism in American society, Streep took a drive-by shot at two very popular sports: “Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners. And if we kick them all out, you’ll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts.”
The comment got a strong reaction from the MMA community, who are used to attacks against their sport dating back to Sen. John McCain’s infamous description of it as “human cockfighting” during the early years of the UFC.
I agree w/ her but MMA was also brought to US by foreigners. @roriongracie who start everything is an immigrant too. https://t.co/89JcUtIpju
– Demian Maia (@demianmaia) January 9, 2017
Meryl Streep how ignorant are u. In your speech you stated “Disrespect invites disrespect” yet you ignorantly disrespected an entire sport.
– Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) January 9, 2017
Really weird to see someone talk about not discriminating then basically discriminate against an entire group of skilled, hard working ppl.
– Megan Olivi (@MeganOlivi) January 9, 2017
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When asked by a TMZ cameraman about his thoughts on Streep’s comments, UFC president Dana White called them “stupid” and “uneducated” and said that Streep was “an uppity 80-year-old lady.” Streep is 67.
MMA president Scott Coker was a bit more diplomatic in his response, tweeting out a letter inviting Streep to his promotion’s event at The Forum on Jan. 21, which features a match between former UFC fighters Chael Sonnen and Tito Ortiz.
As a martial artist and an MMA promoter, here is my open letter and #Bellator170 invite to the very talented #MerylStreep #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/zostN22RAK
— Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) January 9, 2017
But for some fighters, Streep’s speech didn’t faze them in the least. Take the response from former fighter Rosi Sexton.
Favourite sports are like babies (or penises). You naturally think yours is the best thing ever; most other people will be underwhelmed.
— Rosi Sexton (@RosiSexton) January 9, 2017
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U. S. Magistrate Judge Alicia Valle explained the charges 26-year-old Esteban Santiago faces and told him the death penalty could apply during a 15-minute hearing Monday morning.
CBS News‘ David Begnaud has the latest on the Fort Lauderdale shooting suspect Esteban Santiago.
Valle ordered Santiago to be temporarily detained without bond. A detention hearing has been scheduled for next week.
Security was tight outside the courthouse with more than two-dozen officers in bulletproof vests. Santiago wore a red jumpsuit and was shackled at the wrists, stomach and legs.
Santiago has been in custody since the Friday afternoon shooting. He answered the judge’s questions in a clear voice. He told the judge he worked for a security firm in Anchorage, Alaska, until November. He said he only has about $5 to $10 in the bank.
The judge set a detention hearing for Jan. 17 and an arraignment hearing on Jan. 23.
In a press release about Santiago’s charges, the Department of Justice said Santiago is accused of being in the Terminal 2 baggage claim area of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
The FBI says Esteban Santiago-Ruiz, the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting suspect and U. S. Army veteran, first popped up on their radar two months…
“The area was crowded with newly-arrived passengers retrieving their luggage,” the press release stated. “Santiago started shooting, aiming at his victims’ heads until he was out of ammunition.”
Santiago was arrested after running out of ammunition and lying spread-eagle on the floor until a deputy took him in to custody, his 9mm handgun nearby.
Although the charges carry a potential death sentence, the Justice Department will decide later whether to pursue that penalty assuming Santiago is convicted. Many other issues can come into play, such as whether he decides to plead guilty or go to trial. Guilty pleas usually do not result in death sentences. The airport violence charge allows a sentencing judge wide latitude in deciding how many years behind bars he might serve, all the way up to life in prison, if the death penalty is off the table.
Santiago’s attorney can ask for a mental competency evaluation to determine if he is fit to stand trial. It’s a fairly high standard for any defendant to escape criminal charges because of mental problems because many defendants understand the difference between right and wrong. The main issue for the court is whether a defendant is too impaired to assist in his own defense. Most defendants who go this route are ultimately judged fit for trial and the mental health issue becomes a major factor at sentencing.
Santiago, 26, apparently had trouble controlling his anger after serving in Iraq and told his brother that he felt he was being chased and controlled by the CIA through secret online messages. When he told agents at an FBI field office his paranoid thoughts in November, he was evaluated for four days, then released without any follow-up medication or therapy.
“The FBI failed there,” Bryan Santiago told The Associated Press. “We’re not talking about someone who emerged from anonymity to do something like this.”
Speaking in Spanish outside his family’s house in Penuelas, the brother said: “The federal government already knew about this for months, they had been evaluating him for a while, but they didn’t do anything.”
A law enforcement source said when Santiago — who had been living in Anchorage, Alaska — walked into the FBI office in November, he had a handgun in his possession, CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton reports. It is not known if the handgun was the 9mm handgun that authorities said Santiago used in the Florida attack on Friday.
The weapon had been taken away when he entered the FBI reception area and was held while he was interviewed by the FBI, Milton reports. When the Anchorage Police Department transported Santiago to the hospital, they took possession of the weapon. The law enforcement source said that apparently the police department returned the weapon to Santiago after he received a medical evaluation.

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Sunday night’s Golden Globes surely inspired some winning tweets, as Americans took to social media to share their own personal commentary and wit about the award show.
The night’s biggest winner was “La La Land,” the original, modern musical that stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. The film captured seven awards — sweeping all of its nominations and winning more trophies in a single night than any other film in event history , according to The Huffington Post.

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President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday, calling Meryl Streep „one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood“ following her speech Sunday night at the Golden Globe awards.
Trump’s „overrated“ remark follows one he made in 2015 to The Hollywood Reporter in which he called Streep one of his favorite actresses and a „fine person, too. “
While „overrated“ is an opinion, Streep, who took aim at Trump in her speech while accepting the Globes lifetime achievement award, holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor. She has earned 19 Oscar nominations and three wins, as well as a record 29 Golden Globe nominations and eight wins, and two Emmy Awards.
Plus there’s a Presidential Medal of Freedom, not to mention 10 People’s Choice Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, four National Society of Film Critics Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Kennedy Center Honor and has been named a Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the highest civilian honor given by the French government.
She’s also earned a Tony Award nomination, five Grammy Award nominations, the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award, an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, an American Comedy Award, an Irish Film and Television Award, two Italian Online Movie Awards, two Teen Choice Award nominations and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Additionally, there have been honors from film critics from Toronto, St. Louis, San Francisco, Phoenix, Palm Springs, New Jersey, Iowa, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Florida, North Texas, Oklahoma and Washington, D. C.
Trump and Streep, who spoke on behalf of Hillary Clinton at last year’s Democratic National Convention, are far apart on politics and have found themselves on opposite ends in Hollywood when it comes to honors. He has two Emmy nominations — no wins — for best outstanding reality competition. But he beat her to one award — a Golden Raspberry. He won a worst supporting actor trophy in 1989, appearing opposite Bo Derek in the crime comedy „Ghosts Can’t Do It. „

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President-elect Donald Trump is to make son-in-law Jared Kushner one of his senior advisers.
The 35-year-old played a key role in the presidential campaign and his new White House job will cover both domestic and foreign policy.
Mr Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump, is a property developer with a wide range of business interests.
His appointment will be controversial because of nepotism laws and concerns over potential conflicts.
The news was confirmed by Trump spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway, who described it as the „best news of the day“.
Members of Mr Trump’s team have argued that a law barring officials from giving government jobs to relatives does not apply to White House positions.
There are also federal ethics laws that mean government employees cannot profit from any businesses.
Mr Kushner’s lawyer has said he would step down as boss of his family’s real estate business if he took a White House job, and extricate himself from some of his assets.
Jamie Gorelick of law firm WilmerHale said Mr Kushner was committed to complying with federal ethics laws and had consulted with the Office of Government Ethics about what steps to take.
Mr Kushner was often seen by his father-in-law’s side during the presidential campaign and was heavily involved in its digital strategy.
He was said to have played a role in the ousting of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie from the transition team during the campaign.
While US attorney for New Jersey, Mr Christie prosecuted Mr Kushner’s father for tax evasion and witness tampering, and he served a jail sentence.
Mr Kushner has also been present at Cabinet interviews and in key meetings with foreign leaders.
He owns 666 Fifth Avenue, a skyscraper a few blocks down from Trump Tower, and aged 25, he bought the New York Observer newspaper.
Several of Mr Trump’s Cabinet picks have business interests that will be scrutinised at confirmation hearings taking place this week.

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