Cristiano Ronaldo wins his fourth Ballon d'Or

Cristiano Ronaldo wins his fourth Ballon d'Or

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Cristiano Ronaldo wins his fourth Ballon d'Or

The forward lifted the Champions League with Real Madrid and was an European Championship victor with Portugal.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been delegated the 2016 Ballon d'Or, as reported tonight by the body that honors the award, the magazine France Football. Genuine Madrid and Portugal's untouched driving goalscorer gets the refinement for the fourth time in his vocation, after been perceived in 2008, 2013 and 2014. The Board Room at the Santiago Bernabéu was the setting decided for the presentation of the honor. Cristiano scooped the honor in the wake of gaining 745 focuses in the votes cast by columnists from the FIFA-subsidiary leagues. This count saw Ronaldo beat Lionel Messi (316) and Antonoine Griezmann (198), who completed in second and third separately.

The madridista striker, who is likewise the main marksman in European Cup history and the main player to have scooped four Golden Shoe crowns, was named as the world's best player on the back of an astounding year. Amid 2016 he lifted the Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup with Real Madrid and won Euro 2016 with Portugal, while likewise securing the UEFA Best European Player grant for the second time. What's more, over the span of this logbook year, he has netted 38 times for the Whites and has indented 13 objectives for his national side.

Alternate madridistas

The rundown of chosen people for the 2016 Ballon d'Or included a further five individuals from the Whites' squad. Gareth Bale completed in 6th place (60 focuses) and Pepe in ninth (8), while Toni Kroos and Luka Modric were granted joint seventeenth place, with a point each. Sergio Ramos and 10 different players made the 30-in number rundown of chosen people, however neglected to guarantee any of the votes