Best pictures from the Ballon d'Or awards ceremony

A lot of memorable events occurred at the Ballon d’Or Awards Ceremony yesterday. Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned the Best Player of the Year for the third time, Nadine Kessler of Germany won the female Best Player of the Year. Joachim Low and Ralf Kellermann were awarded the Best Coaches of the Year, for men’s and women’s teams respectively. James Rodriguez pipped Stephanie Roche for the Puskas Award.However, the cameras captured a lot of candid moments. Pictures of Selfies, Ronaldo’s reaction after winning the award, the ‘Je Suis Charlie’ message, Lionel Messi and Ronaldo together among a host of others.Let’s take a look at the best pictures from the gala event:

#1 Two and a Half Men

A picture of the finalists for the prestigious Ballon d’Or Award, 2014. Messi’s height makes him look like a child here. That’s why we would like to call this ‘Two and a Half Men’, referring to the famous TV Show by the same name.