The prolific forward has been
recognized for firing Real Madrid to Champions League glory before then lifting
the European Championship with Portugal.
Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten off
competition from the likes of Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann to claim his
fourth Ballon d'Or.
The prolific Portuguese, who previously
lifted the prestigious prize in 2008, 2013 and 2014, has enjoyed arguably the
most successful year of his illustrious career, winning the Champions League
with Real Madrid before captaining his country to European Championship glory
in France.
As for Griezmann, the 24-year-old
attacker fired both Atletico Madrid and France to the finals of the Champions
League and Euro 2016, respectively, but he suffered the agony of defeat on both
occasions.
Ronaldo, by contrast, tasted nothing
but success over the summer by converting the winning spot-kick in Real's 11th
European Cup triumph, in May, and then cheer-leading the Seleccao to victory
over France in Paris just over six weeks later.
With the 31-year-old having
already finished top of the Goal 50 and
now claimed another Ballon d'Or, he is set to complete a hat-trick of
individual honours for 2016 when FIFA announces the winner of its Best Player
award in January.
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