Spanish champions Atletico Madrid were largely ignored at the Spanish Professional Football League (LFP) Gala Awards for the 2013-14 season...
Spanish champions Atletico Madrid were largely ignored at the Spanish Professional Football League (LFP) Gala Awards for the 2013-14 season on Monday as Real Madrid dominated proceedings, with Cristiano Ronaldo claiming three gongs.
The Portuguese superstar picked up the awards for best player, best forward and best goal in La Liga at the ceremony in Madrid, per AS. Ronaldo's wins were largely unsurprising considering his 31 goals from 30 matches last termwith his volleyed backheel against Valencia seen as the best of the lot
However, the lack of Atletico players picking up awards on the night was a surprise considering their league win and six nominees—Thibaut Courtois, Felipe Luis, Miranda, Gabi, Koke and Diego Costa.
BEST GOALKEEPER - KEYLOR NAVAS
BEST DEFENDER - SERGIO RAMOS
Ramos completed more passes than any other defender in La Liga last season(1757)!
FAIR PLAY PLAYER - IVAN RAKITIC
FAIR PLAY CLUB - REAL SOCIEDAD
BEST BREAKTHROUGH – RAFINHA
Rafinha completed more dribbles than any other Celta player in La Liga 2013/14(77)!
BEST MIDFIELDER - LUKA MODRIC
Modric was the only player for Real Madrid who completed over a thousand passes in the attacking half in La Liga 2013/14(1146)!
BEST ATTACKING MIDFIELDER – INIESTA
Iniesta was the player who played the most minutes without a yellow card last season(2478)
SPECIAL MENTION - ATLETICO MADRID
BEST COACH - SIMEONE
BEST GOAL - RONALDO
Ronaldo scored more winning goals than any other play last season(12)!
BEST AMERICAN PLAYER - CARLOS BACCA
BEST AFRICAN PLAYER – BRAHIMI
BEST FORWARD - RONALDO
PLAYER OF THE SEASON - RONALDO
