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Ronaldo ahead of last night's World Cup play-off in Sweden. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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FIFA extend Ballon d'Or ballot deadline due to lack of votes

Good news if your name is Cristiano and you scored a hat-trick last night.

FIFA HAVE OPTED to extend the voting period for the Ballon d’Or awards following a low number of responses.

The original deadline passed on Friday, but voters now have until Friay, 29 November to make their choice, with the prize to be presented in Zurich on 13 January.

As part of FIFA’s decision, those who have already voted are able to change their mind.

“Due to a low number of responses from coaches and captains of the national teams as well as media representatives and in order to ensure a representative number of votes for the FIFA Ballon d’Or, the FIFA’s Women’s Player of the Year, the FIFA Coach of the Year and the FIFA’s Women’s Coach of the Year FIFA and France Football extended the deadline for the voting until 29 November 2013,” said a FIFA spokesperson.

“Member Associations and media representatives who had been invited to vote on the above mentioned awards have been informed accordingly.

“Votes which had already been submitted can be changed until 29 November.”

The news comes after Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the favourites for the award, registered a stunning hat-trick against Sweden last night to confirm his country’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup.

Lionel Messi, the winner of the Ballon d’Or for the last four years, is currently sidelined by a hamstring injury.

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