PARIS: Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo won a record-equalling fifth Ballon d’Or award for the year’s best player on Thursday. This is something I look forward to every year,” Ronaldo said at the ceremony at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Thanks to my Real Madrid team-mates. Messi and Ronaldo have now shared the last 10 Ballons d’Or since the latter’s first win after leading Manchester United to the 2007-08 Champions League title. Centre-back Sergio Ramos was the highest-ranked Spaniard and the third Real player in the top 10, one ahead of French rising star Kylian Mbappe in seventh.

Source: New Strait Times December 08, 2017 03:45 UTC