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Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Mohamed Salah to win Golden Foot Award

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Nominees for the Best FIFA football player, Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi (R) and Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) chat before taking their seats for The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony, on October 23, 2017 in London. [AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL]

Juventus and Portugal talisman Cristiano Ronaldo won the 18th edition of the Golden Foot Award on Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) and Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).

According to Football Italia, Ronaldo garnered more votes than Messi, Lewandowski, his club teammate Giorgio Chiellini, Salah, Neymar, Sergio Ramos, Sergio Aguero, Gerard Pique and Inter Milan midfielder Arturo Vidal.

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