Cristiano Ronaldo won the Best FIFA Men's Player 2016 award at the inaugural Best FIFA Football Awards in Zürich, Switzerland, on Jan. 9, 2017. The Portuguese player beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann to claim the prize. After winning the trophy, Ronaldo said, "It was my best year so far. 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."