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Rui Patrício named 12th best player in the world
By Jornal Sporting
12 Dec, 2016
12 Dec, 2016
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The Alvalade shotstopper Rui Patrício was named as the world's 12th best player this week by France Football.
The Portuguese international, who was also named as the Euro 2016 Goalkeeper of the Tournament, tallied a total of 6 points and finished ahead of the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Arturo Vidal, Paul Pogba, Robert Lewandowski, Dimitri Payet, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos.
Cristiano Ronaldo was the overall winner of the prestigious Ballon d'Or, with the Alvalade prodigy winning the award for a 4th time.