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VIE 05.08.2016
The UEFA Best Player in Europe Award 2015/16 is heading back to a player from the LaLiga Santander once again. The dazzling performances in Spain and in European competitions from Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) and Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) mean that one of them will be collecting the coveted award on August 25th.
Four of the last five winners have come from LaLiga. In 2011 it was FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi and in 2012 his club team mate Andres Iniesta. In 2014 it was Cristiano Ronaldo and last year it was Messi once again.
#UEFABestPlayer final three
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Antoine Griezmann, Cristiano Ronaldo & Gareth Bale!
Winner announced 25 August. pic.twitter.com/QJL1glxPtT
Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid win the UEFA Champions League trophy back in May notching a spectacular 16 goals in the continent’s premier club competition. The 31-year-old followed that up by being a leading figure for his country as Portugal went on to win UEFA EURO 2016 in France.
In his third season with Real Madrid, Gareth Bale helped the club win a second Champions League final in three years and was one of the outstanding players at Euro 2016 where he led Wales all the way to the semi-finals in their debut appearance in the competition, scoring three goals along the way.
Antoine Griezmann was a Champions League finalist with Atletico Madrid and a finalist with France at EURO 2016. The 25-year-old registered the best season of his career so far scoring seven times in the Champions League and another six for his country in the European Championship, where he was named the Player of the Tournament.
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