Cristiano Ronaldo retains Ballon d’Or to compare Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo has won a Ballon d’Or for a fifth time, equalling a all-time record of Lionel Messi.
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The Real Madrid brazen collected 946 points, with Messi (670) second and Neymar (361) third.
Ballon d’Or tip ten
1 Cristiano Ronaldo
2 Lionel Messi
3 Neymar
4 Gianluigi Buffon
5 Luka Modrić
6 Sergio Ramos
7 Kylian Mbappé
8 N’Golo Kanté
9 Robert Lewandowski
10 Harry Kane
The endowment caps another noted year for Ronaldo. He won a UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, Spanish Liga, Spanish Super Cup and could nonetheless finish adult with a FIFA World Club Cup – Madrid start their counterclaim in one week.
The 32-year-old also helped European champions Portugal book a FIFA World Cup spot, his total of 15 goals bettered usually once in European Qualifiers. He has already collected a UEFA Best Player in Europe Award and Best FIFA Men’s Player esteem this season.
“I feel really happy, it’s a illusory impulse in my career,” pronounced Ronaldo. “I’ve been watchful for this for a prolonged time. This year has been great. Trophies assistance win these awards and we have to appreciate my colleagues from Madrid and Portugal, it was really critical for me. we wish to play during this turn for a few some-more years. we wish a conflict with Messi continues; things occur for a reason.”
Ronaldo formerly won a Ballon d’Or in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016, finishing second to Messi in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015; a Argentinian was runner-up in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
Ronaldo in 2017
UEFA bar competition
Appearances: 14 (13 UEFA Champions League, one Super Cup)
Goals: 19 (all UEFA Champions League)
Spanish Liga
Appearances: 28
Goals: 17
Domestic cups
Appearances: 3
Goals: 2
International
Appearances: 11
Goals: 11
TOTAL: 48 goals in 54 appearances (0.88 goals per game)
Last 10 awards*
2008 Ronaldo
2009 Messi
2010 Messi
2011 Messi
2012 Messi
2013 Ronaldo
2014 Ronaldo
2015 Messi
2016 Ronaldo
2017 Ronaldo
All-time Ballon d’Or wins*
5 Lionel Messi
= Cristiano Ronaldo
3 Michel Platini
= Johan Cruyff
= Marco outpost Basten
France Football repository has given a endowment each year given 1956. Between 2010 and 2015 it famous as a FIFA Ballon d’Or – 4 won by Messi, dual by Ronaldo – though football’s universe ruling physique is no longer compared with a prize. The final actor other than Messi or Ronaldo to win a endowment in possibly guise was Kaká in 2007.
*Statistics embody joined FIFA Ballon d’Or award