Turin: Juventus' Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday received the 2020 Golden Foot award. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner came out on top of a ten-man shortlist selected by journalists from across the globe before the fans were allowed to pick their choice.
Ronaldo was announced the winner on December 1st and was prested with the award in the Principality of Monaco on Sunday (local time). Louis Ducruet, son of Princess Stephanie of Monaco, presented the award to Ronaldo before the Portuguese star left his footprints which will be exhibited in the iconic "Champions Promenade" in Monte Carlo.
“Receiving this award is an honour, I am happy that my footprints will be close to those of other great champions and I thank all the public who voted for me. I will always do my best to play well and score goals,” said Ronaldo was quoted as saying by an Italian outlet.
According to the rules and regulations, the award can only be won once and are given to active players of at least 28 years of age.
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Prince Albert II of Monaco also congratulated Ronaldo for winning the prestigious award with a video message:
"It will be an honour for the Principality of Monaco to have the footprints of a champion such as Cristiano Ronaldo and of the President of Juventus Football Club, Andrea Agnelli in the new The Champions Promenade,” he said.
Meanwhile, on Saturday Ronaldo scored a brace against Parma to become the first player to score 33 Serie A goals in a single calendar year since 1961.
