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Ewen Murray explains his love for Royal Troon and The Open, some newcomers to the Sky commentary box and where the likely winner will come from... I look forward to every Tour event and treat them the same way as I will do the Open Championship, but Troon is a wonderful place to visit.After driving down from Inverness, I walked the course late on Monday night, when there was nobody there other than me by the time I left around 10 oclock. I found it in perfect condition, with it looking green and rather firm. The beauty of the game right now is that theres any one of maybe 40 players who can win around here. Ewen Murray The back nine here at Troon is special, from the minute you turn back into the prevailing wind towards the Isle of Arran. Theres a run of serious par fours at 13, 14 and 15 before the 16th presents one of the best par fives youll ever see.That stretch offers a great balance towards the finish, as you then have the par three before what may be in my eyes the best closing hole we have in Open golf. The Open on Sky Ways to watch The Open live on Sky Sports We have a couple of extra faces in the Sky Sports commentary box this week and to have Sir Nick Faldo in there is a big bonus. As a three-time winner of this Championship, he will be able to provide a great insight to whats going on as we head towards the week.One of my great pals, Ian Poulter, is with us too for the opening couple of days and I think he will be a sensation in the booth for us. Ian Poulter misses this years Open through injury Hes the type of person who will commit to everything he does and to the very best of his ability. He has been in the box before and enjoys it, so I have no doubt he will make a fantastic job of his time with us.Our very own Colin Montgomerie tees off not long after 6.30am and that could be very good for him, but then he wont get the front nine downwind and then he may get a breeze in the back nine. Colin Montgomerie will hit the first televised opening tee shot in Open history The weather will play a huge factor, especially over the first two days of The Open where you have a huge field playing off one tee.I think someone will get off to a very fast start and I can see someone five or six under after six at some point during the week. The back nine here is wonderful, but if you get it at the wrong time and youre into the strong wind then youre going to struggle. Whoever is going to win on Sunday is at some stage going to be asked to play that back nine into the breeze. How well they play it will determine how high they finish.Rory McIlroy hasnt performed to his optimum when it has been windy, but if he gets the right side of the draw and it is calm conditions then I think he could be very difficult to beat. Dustin Johnson celebrates with his first major trophy at the US Open Dustin Johnson comes to Scotland on a hot run of form, while Jason Days strike rate is incredible over the past 20 tournaments. Thats not forgetting two-time major winner Jordan Spieth, who has yet to come to the boil this year.We saw Jack Nicklaus dominate for a long time and then we saw Tiger Woods have total domination for a long time, but the beauty of the game right now is that theres any one of maybe 40 players who can win around here. I would expect the winner though to come from the top 15 in the world rankings, simply because of the good golf this course demands. Who will that winner be? I just dont know. 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Ronaldo first won footballs biggest individual prize five years ago, but then watched as Messi found a way of upstaging him each year despite consistently scoring at an unprecedented rate for Real Madrid. "There are no words to describe this moment," said Ronaldo, crying openly while his 3-year-old son, also named Cristiano, stood at his feet. The little boy had just been hoisted by Brazil great Pele to touch the golden trophy as dad gathered himself to speak. "People who know me know how many people helped me," Ronaldo said in Portuguese. "If I have forgotten anyone, I do apologize because I am deeply moved." Earlier Monday, Ronaldo was cautiously diplomatic at a news conference, facing media who mostly predicted his prolific 69-goal tally in 2013 would end Messis four-year victory run. Ronaldos stunning hat trick against Sweden in a decisive World Cup playoff in November also appeared to stand out as the years defining individual performance. "If I win, fine. 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On hearing his name called -- finally delivered by Pele after a dramatic pause and smile -- Ronaldo closed his eyes, grinned and dipped his head, then turned to kissed his girlfriend, model Irina Shayk, before walking to the stage.dddddddddddd Pele greeted Ronaldo with a hug minutes after he also cried on stage when collecting an honorary Ballon dOr for his own outstanding career. Ronaldos victory was fitting on an evening when FIFA paid tribute to another great Portugal forward, Eusebio, who died last week. FIFA also stressed that Ronaldos win owed nothing to an extension of the initial balloting deadline beyond the World Cup playoff. His display in Stockholm was so impressive it seemed certain to sway voters when Messi was sidelined by his third injury of the year. Still, FIFA spokesman Walter De Gregorio said Monday the standings were unchanged by the voting rules adjustment. Though Ribery lost, Bayern got one victory as Jupp Heynckes won the coaching award for leading the team to a Champions League, Bundesliga and national cup treble last season before he retired. Heynckes defeated Juergen Klopp of Borussia Dortmund and Alex Ferguson, who retired after winning another Premier League title for Manchester United. European champion Germany swept the womens awards. Goalkeeper Nadine Angerer was player of the year ahead of United States forward Abby Wambach, last years winner, and Marta of Brazil. Canadian captain Christine Sinclair and coach John Herdman both cast their first-place votes for Angerer. Sylvia Neid won the womens coaching award, beating Swedens Pia Sundhage and Ralf Kellermann, who led Wolfsburg to the Champions League title. Zlatan Ibrahimovic won a fans online vote to get the Puskas Award for best goal, a long-range bicycle kick for Sweden against England in a November 2012 friendly. Blatter gave his presidential award to Jacques Rogge, the International Olympic Committee president for 12 years until reaching his term limit last September. The Afghanistan football federation got the fair play award. Pele received an honorary Ballon dOr trophy, which he could never get during his career when the original prize created by France Football magazine in 1956 was restricted to European players. "I promised my family I would not cry but I am emotional," said Pele, the only player to win the World Cup three times. ' ' '