The Dawn of Dominance Cristiano Ronaldo's Maiden Ballon d'Or Victory

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player for the fifth time. Ronaldo, 39, was first nominated in 2004. The Portuguese now plays for the Saudi football club Al Nassr. He has previously said he plans to end ... Who won the first Ballon d'Or as a female football player? ... Norway striker Ada Hegerberg is the first winner of the Ballon d'or Feminin award ... The Ballon d'Or is the most prestigious individual soccer award. Lionel Messi has won a record eight times. Check out the all-time winners ... "For me it's a great honour to receive my fourth golden ball. The emotion is like for the first one, it's a dream come true again. I never ... Ronaldo finished seven goals clear of nearest challengers Emmanuel Adebayor and Fernando Torres in the race for the Golden Boot and ended 2008 ... The Ballon d'Or, an annual football award given by the France Football magazine, has been dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo ... Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or award for the fourth time, capping a season in which his Portugal side won Euro 2016 and his club, Real Madrid, took ... The Match That Made Cristiano Ronaldo win The 2008 Ballon d'Or. #cr7 #cristianoronaldo #football #ronaldo. Ronaldo beat Messi and Fernando Torres to the award in 2008 after Manchester United won the Champions League and Ronaldo bagged the European Golden Shoe.