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Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Ballon d’Or For a Fourth Time, Beats Merci
Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid superstar has won the Ballon d’Or for a fourth time on Monday night, beating Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann to the award.
This latest honour caps a memorable year that saw Ronaldo lead Real Madrid to an unprecedented 11th Champions League title before inspiring Portugal to the European Championship in France – the country’s first major footballing trophy.
The 31-year-old forward, who previously won the award in 2008, 2013 and 2014, becomes only the second player to win football’s top individual prize repeatedly, after Barcelona’s Messi who has scooped the gong on five occasions.