Cristiano Ronaldo atoa heshima kwa Mandela baada ya kushinda tuzo ya mchezaji bora wa FIFA wa mwaka 2013.

Cristian Ronaldo jana aliuzima mlolongo wa ushindi wa mchezaji bora wa FIFA kwa miaka minne mfululizo aliokuwa anaouendeleza mshambuliaji wa Barcelona Lionel Messi, baada ya kutangazwa kuchukua tuzo hiyo kwa mwaka 2013 (Ballon D'Or).

Ronaldo aliwafunika Lionel Messi na mfaransa Franck Ribery kwa kupata 27.99%, akifuatiwa na Messi aliyepata 24.72% huku Ribery akishika nafasi ya tatu kwa kupata 23.36%.

Baada ya kupata nafasi ya kuongea, Ronaldo aliwashukuru watu wote waliomuwezesha, “There are no words to describe how I feel, I’m delighted, I want to thank all my team-mates, all my family in the room.”

Alimaliza kwa kumkumbuka rais wa kwanza mzalendo wa Afrika Kusini, hayati Nelson Mandela na mkongwe mholanzi aliyefariki hivi karibuni Eusebio na akatoa heshima zake.

“Those who know me know how many sacrifices I made to win this reward. I want to thank all those who had faith in me and I want to speak again about Eusebio and Madiba(Nelson Mandela) and to pay tribute to them one last time.