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Cristiano Ronaldo was overcome with emotion after being voted the world's best player for 2013, ending his great rival Lionel Messi's dominance of the award.
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Real Madrid superstar will reportedly reward the club's physiotherapy team by buying each of them a brand new car of their choice following his Ballon d'Or win.
The Portuguese forward promised Madrid's physiotherapists that if he won the Ballon d'Or, they would each get a new car, as a present for helping keep him fit in the last 12 months.
Many think Ronaldo edged Lionel Messi for the prize because of the Argentine's recent injury trouble, which has seen him miss the last few weeks of action.
Meanwhile, Manchester United ace Rio Ferdinand had been saved from running naked on the street after Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or.
Ferdinand had vowed to run naked if his former United mate failed to win the award.