Real Madrid and Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or award Award as the World Player of the Year .

Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d'Or as the World Player of the Year for a second consecutive time , having won it previously last year .

Miroslav Klose scored Getting his 16th career World Cup goal and surpassed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Brazil 's own Ronaldo as the tournament 's all-time record Recording goalscorer .