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World Service,1 min

Going to the Oscars of football

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Irish footballer Stephanie Roche on the surreal experience of going to the 2014 Fifa Ballon d’Or ceremony and meeting Cristiano Ronaldo. By chance the spectacular volley she had played in a minor league game was filmed and uploaded to the internet; it was picked up by FIFA and took second place in their best goal of the year competition, beating stars like Manchester United's Robin van Persie and Chelsea's Diego Costa.

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