football now portuguese forward cristiana rinaldo has been named fee first best male player in the world for the second year in a row the first the best to want to take account of votes from fans coaches players on the media. it was supposed to be hollywood on the thames for the likes of ronaldo neymar. and leno messi all in their finery and hoping to be named the best in their business it's not the fabled ballon d'or awards but if i had spent the money to make sure it's a close second. and they were in names. coronato there was no close second for one although after leading reality champions league and lower league titles i'm really glad this is a great moment from a. she forgave reports and it's. now i have the worlds solved thank you a lot for the support we're now that was asked later in his native portuguese how he does it. a lot of work a lot of time on the pitch a lot of time in the gym a lot of time with the physical trainers a lot of cold water a lot of hot water massage just lots of eating many years of dedication when. they need these either. when all those coach also made his

forbes highest paid athletes list with forty six million dollars by all three of those measures cristiana rinaldo comes out on top with more on this we're joined by richard hague he's the he's from the brand strategy consultancy brand finance and joins us live from london i haven't seen is a world champion there's no doubt about that but is he a true global superstar hi thanks for having me yes i think he definitely is there are two key considerations you got to think about when you think about global brands particularly sportsmen and first of all it's they outstandingly successful and i think there's no doubt that he definitely is and then secondly you have to think do they have an interesting personality or more importantly an interesting persona that they have cultivated over the years and i think that lewis hamilton definitely has a way to go but is definitely will ground at the moment. when the f one is now us own do you think hamilton is gaining popularity there. yes it definitely can't do him any harm winning the formula one in the race in the u.s. certainly will help boost his popularity

the world cup has already been organized it's not for messi or for cristiana rinaldo but for russia they have invested so much money in it so having the top players there is crucial i also think it shows up in football because we would have never thought that messi could end up not playing in the world cup. but there is one match on tuesday in the high altitudes of keep that could change. millions here i waiting to watch what they say will be the miracle that could put argentina back in the game. when the sidings. so as it stands brazil are the only team from south america to qualify so for three other teams will book automatic spot you can see there that you're a go are currently the team that is in pole position chile colombia and peru battling it out argentina down the sixth position or how it works in south america is that the top four will go to the world cup automatically the first place team that's currently peru will play a two match playoff against new zealand now let's move on to baseball the l.a. dodgers have swept they way into the next stage of major league baseball's playof