The Dawn of Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or Era The Month He Claimed It All

Since 2008, only a few players not named Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi have won the award but as their careers come to a close, the door ... Ronaldo finished seven goals clear of nearest challengers Emmanuel Adebayor and Fernando Torres in the race for the Golden Boot and ended 2008 ... The 39-year-old earned his first cap for Portugal at the Euros in the 2004 edition. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United icon was a part ... Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were both left off the list of nominees for this year's Ballon d'Or award, marking the first time neither star was nominated ... ... his first ever World Cup win with Argentina. ... Few can compare to the Argentinian when it comes to ability, but Cristiano Ronaldo is certainly ... Ronaldo made the top three for the first time in 2007, but came in second behind AC Milan icon Kaka that year. Twelve months later, Ronaldo's ... The 36-year-old is now three Ballons d'Or clear of rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the last of his five trophies in 2017. Messi has now ... It seems incredible this will only be the second time he has won the award. He first collected it in 2008. In the intervening four years, he has ... He believes Vinicius deserved it, having won the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid. Ronaldo praised the Globe Soccer Awards for being ... Messi has won a record-breaking eight Golden Balls, including last year's award after lifting the World Cup with Argentina in 2022.