Witnessing Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or Journey A Story of Perseverance

English Translation of Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or Speech. (I also posted this on r/realmadrid). "I have to thank everyone, those that counted on me ... “He also knows, above all, how the winner is chosen”. “This year, the journalists who voted decided I should win the Ballon d'Or… these same ... Ronaldo had appeared to question the credibility of the historic awards ceremony after Rodri beat Vinicius Jr to the award while he was ... Portugal and Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the biggest individual honour in football at the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013. The Manchester City midfielder was awarded the Ballon d'Or in a ceremony in Paris back in October. Throwback in 2017 when Cristiano Ronaldo won his 5th Ballon d'Or on the top of the Eiffel Tower! #ballondor. Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, joked at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai that `The Ballon d'Or should have been awarded as the best ... One reason was that the captain Ronaldo was unable to inspire his team to victory in all four matches against Israel and Russia, and was even ... At the recent Globe Soccer Awards gala, Cristiano Ronaldo reignited the controversy surrounding the 2024 Ballon d'Or by stating that ... Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or a record eight times, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo with five. Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten each won the ...