First row from
left: Manuel Neuer, Sergio Ramos, Philipp Lahm, Toni Kroos and Andres
Iniesta; back row from left: Arjen Robben, Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi
and Cristiano Ronaldo were in FIFA's Team of the Year
Cristiano Ronaldo has a selfie taken with Brazilian women's footballer Marta at the awards ceremony
The Real Madrid superstar smiles with Arsenal legend Thierry Henry after collecting the Ballon d'Or
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos (left) arrives at the awards ceremony with partner Pilar Rubio
Lionel Messi (left) and his wife Argentinian model Antonella Roccuzzo are greeted by Alessandro Del Piero
The Barcelona superstar arrives at the awards ceremony looking serious alongside his smiling wife
Ronaldo signs autographs as he heads down the red carpet ahead of the awards ceremony
Manchester United winger Angel di Maria was the only player from the Premier League to make the team
Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben was one of seven players to retain their place from last year
James Rodriquez, with wife Daniella, missed out on a place in the team despite his World Cup heroics
Philippe Lahm and wife Claudia arrive in Zurich, the defender was one of four Bayern Munich players in the XI
Toni Kroos made the team after winning the league with Bayern Munich and World Cup with Germany
Germany keeper Manuel Neuer was also in the running for the main Ballon d'Or prize
Germany's
World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm, Brazil captain Thiago Silva,
and Spain pair Sergio Ramos and Andres Iniesta also stayed in the elite
lineup.
David
Luiz was voted into the defense despite playing in Brazil's 7-1 rout by
Germany in the World Cup semifinals, when Thiago Silva was suspended.
Still, the Brazilian pair was reunited for a second embarrassing loss, 3-0 against the Netherlands in the third-place match.
Arjen Robben was picked as the only player from the Dutch team which started the World Cup by routing title holder Spain 5-1.
Toni Kroos completed the lineup as the third Germany player, and the fourth who played for Bayern Munich last year.
The nine players in attendance, excluding Brazilians David Luiz and Thiago Silva, pose with their awards
The FIFA FIFPro World XI for 2014 receive applause from the audience as they are paraded on stage
The world's finest Ronaldo and Messi share the stage as they collect their awards for the World XI
Messi and Ronaldo were all smiles before fighting it out for the main Ballon d'Or prize
World Cup winner Lahm smiles as fellow World XI defender Ramos as they pick up their awards
Barcelona playmaker Andres Iniesta was named in the World XI despite not picking up any silverware
Ramos poses with his girlfriend Spanish journalist and actress Rubio
As
Kroos transferred in the offseason to join Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos at
Real Madrid, the European champion also had four players in the FIFPro
lineup.
Di
Maria was a standout in Madrid's Champions League final victory,
against city rival Atletico, before joining Manchester United.
David
Luiz was the other World XI player who switched clubs last season,
moving from Chelsea to join Thiago Silva at Paris Saint-Germain.
Brazil
failed to get a third player elected as there was again no place for
Neymar. The star forward lost out to Robben in a three-man attack with
Messi and Ronaldo, one year after Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the third
forward elected.
The other 2013 team members who lost their places were Dani Alves, Xavi Hernandez and Franck Ribery.
Ronaldo roars with delight after winning a third Ballon d'Or later in the evening
Rodriguez accepts the Puskas Award for goal of the year after his strike for Columbia at the World Cup
The three Ballon d'Or contenders - Neuer, Messi and winner Ronaldo - attend a press conference together
The Ballon d'Or trophy for the world's best player in 2014 is brought on stage
