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.

#2 The presence of the World Cup

Philipp Lahm and Joachim Low brought the World Cup their team, Germany, won in Brazil this year.

#3 Kate Abdo - Eye Candy

The event was hosted by this beautiful lady, Kate Abdo.

#4 Selfie time

Alessandro Del Piero was present at the event, but prior to the start of the show, the Italian clicked a few selfies with fans.

#5 Bastian Baker - The singer

Bastian Baker enthralled the audience with his singing at the event.

#6 Je Suis Charlie

FIFA condemned the Charlie Hebdo attack with this powerful message at the Ballon d’Or ceremony.

#7 Cristiano Ronaldo\'s reaction after winning the Ballon d\'Or

Cristiano Ronaldo’s reaction after winning his third Ballon d’Or definitely stunned Theirry Henry in the background. The Portuguese let out a war cry after coming on the stage to accept his award.

#8 Marta and Stephanie Roche

Women footballers, Brazilian Marta (L) and Irish Stephanie Roche were seen posing for a picture ahead of the award ceremony.

#11 Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi sat together at the award ceremony.

#12 Joachim Low and Ralf Kellermann

The Best Men’s and Women’s team Coaches of the Year, Joachim Low (L) and Ralf Kellermann (R), flank FIFA President Sepp Blatter

#14 Cristiano Ronaldo and Nadine Kessler

The Best players on the planet pose with their awards!

#14 FIFPro World XI

The FIFPro World XI minus David Luiz and Thiago Silva, who could not attend the event.

#14 Marta and Cristiano Ronaldo

Five times FIFA World Player of the Year, Marta, clicks a selfie with Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo

#15 Cristiano Ronaldo\'s Son

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. seemed delighted that Daddy won the award

#15 Group photo

Talent galore on the stage. A group picture at the end of any event is a must.