Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Fifth Ballon d'Or Award

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won his fifth Ballon d'Or award which brings him in total with record set by his Barcelona counterpart Lionel Messi.
Also in contest for the award was Paris St. Germain forward Neymar Jr., but missed out in third place behind Messi.
The Portugal international just set a European Champions League record having scored in all six Champions League group-stage match and having total goal scored of 114 since his footballing career began.
More so, he helped his club to winning their 12th Champions League silverware in June and instrumental to his country's qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.