Cristiano Ronaldo may have the Ballon d'Or on his shelf, but the Real Madrid star has been beaten by Barcelona rival Andres Iniesta to t...
Cristiano Ronaldo may have the Ballon d'Or on his shelf, but the Real Madrid star has been beaten by Barcelona rival Andres Iniesta to the 2014 Golden Foot.
Iniesta fought off competition from other household names such as Wayne Rooney, Andrea Pirlo and Thierry Henry to become the first Spaniard to lift the award that can only be won by players aged 28 or over.
Attending a gala in Monaco on Monday evening with his wife Anna Ortiz, Iniesta joined previous winners Ronaldinho, Ryan Giggs and Zlatan Ibrahimovic by having a mould of his footprints taken on stage during the ceremony
SO, WHO WERE ALL THE NOMINEES?
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Wayne Rooney
- Manuel Neuer
- Andrea Pirlo
- Andres Iniesta
- Thiago Silva
- Franck Ribery
- Yaya Toure
- Thierry Henry
- Marta
The Golden Foot award, which has been running for more than a decade, can only be won once and is determined by an online poll.
That comes after a panel of journalists select 10 finalists based on personality and achievements. Iniesta's mould will join those of previous winners in the 'Champions promenade', based along Monaco's seafront.
PREVIOUS GOLDEN FOOT WINNERS 2003
- Roberto Baggio, Brescia 2004
- Pavel Nedved, Juventus 2005
- Andriy Shevchenko, AC Milan 2006
- Ronaldo, Real Madrid 2007
- Alessandro Del Piero, Juventus 2008
- Roberto Carlos, Fenerbahce 2009
- Ronaldinho, AC Milan 2010
- Francesco Totti, Roma 2011
- Ryan Giggs, Manchester United 2012
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic, PSG 2013
- Didier Drogba, Galatasaray 2014
- Andres Iniesta, Barcelona
