Zurich, Rabi'I 21, 1436, January 12, 2015, SPA -- Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid and Portugal on Monday won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award as world player of 2014, the third time in his career. He finished well ahead of Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer for the prize, taking 37.66 per cent of the votes to Messi's 15.76 per cent and Neuer's 15.72 per cent. --SPA 23:08 LOCAL TIME 20:08 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w