The Start of a Legacy Cristiano Ronaldo's First Ballon d'Or Honor

Ronaldo's achievements in Europe's premier club competition – over the course of more than 18 years – were recognised during the inaugural 2024/ ... Surprisingly enough, Ronaldo voted for a Barcelona icon when he first voted in the Ballon d'Or in 2010. More innocent times. Xavi had been ... No-one could say that he did not deserve it, though – a whopping 59 goals in 50 games in the calendar year confirming his status as one of the ... Nine league goals in two problematic seasons when he was past his prime and struggling for fitness has given license for many to pour scorn over his Ballon d'Or ... He has also attained one title from youth and at least five titles from friendly competitions. All in all he had won over 300 trophies and medals by January ... 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 ... 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid); 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid); 2018: Luka Modric (Real Madrid); 2019: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) ... The last official trophy that Cristiano Ronaldo has won was Coppa Italia with Juventus in 2020/21. It's crazy how much the Portuguese legend ... 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 ... "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 ...