Ronaldo honoured by Ballon d'Or nod

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo said that he is honored to be chosen as one of the candidates for this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or award.

The Portuguese international was amongst initial 23-man list, which was short-listed to three La Liga players on Thursday evening. The other two short-listed players included Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo has scored 46 goals in 38 matches to help Real Madrid claim the La Liga title. He was delighted to be in the run for his second Ballon d'Or award when asked.

"For me it is an honour to be a candidate for the Ballon d'Or and for Fifa's World 11, and I am very proud," he told Real Madrid's official website.

"They are two very special awards and I think that being amongst the candidates is primarily the result of the hard work and support of my team mates, both at Real Madrid and Portugal."

Coach Jose Mourinho was also short listed for FIFA’s Coach of the Year for the third year in succession.

"I would like to congratulate my coach, Jose Mourinho, for being picked as a candidate for the coach of the year, after winning the league title in a record breaking season, as well as the Spanish Supercup.

"2012 has not finished yet and Madrid's target is to finish the season in the best way possible," Ronaldo continued. "This is why we are concentrating on the next match, on Saturday, when we aim to give our supporters something to be happy about."

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