The most open secret in the world had been
finally confirmed as Real Madrid and Portugal attacker Cristiano
Ronaldo has officially won the 2016 Ballon d'or.
France
football, organisers of the Ballon d'Or announced the winner of the
award on Tuesday evening on its official Twitter page.
Cristiano Ronaldo has won his fourth Ballon D'or award
For weeks leading up to the announcement, Ronaldo had already been touted as the winner.
The
Portuguese helped Real Madrid win the UEFA Champions League last season
and also led Portugal to glory in the 2016 European Championship in
France.
Ronaldo, 31, has previously won the award three times while Messi has won the award a record five times.
Ronaldo beat off competition from the likes of Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale, Neymar, Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann.
Messi
led Barcelona to La Liga and Copa Del Rey glory and also helped
Argentina to the final of the Copa America Centinario which they lost on
penalties to Chile.
Antoine Griezmann was on the losing side in the finals of the Champions League and Euro 2016.
The
top 20 in ranking from behind are: Toni Kroos, Luca Modric, Dimitri
Payet, Robert Lewandowski, Paul Pogba, Arturo Vidal, Zlatan Ibrahimovic,
Rui Patricio, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Gianluigi Buffon, Pepe, Jamier
Vardy, Riyad Mahrez, Gareth Bale, Neymar, Luis Suarez, Antoine
Griemann, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
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