Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or for a fourth time, beating Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann to world football's top individual prize for 2016.
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, who previously won the award in 2008, and in 2013 and 2014 when it was officially the FIFA Ballon d'Or, is only the second player to win it a total of four times, trailing only Lionel Messi's record of five Ballon d'Or.
The honour caps a memorable year that saw Ronaldo win the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid and the European Championship with Portugal national team - the country's first major footballing silverware in history.
Most significant thing about Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or is that his 4th has come 8 years after his 1st.
Congratulations Cristiano, these trophies were not received for free and without work and professionalism, neither your 5 gold boots that nobody has, nor your 4 gold balls (Ballon d'Or), nor your titles in England and Spain, nor your European Cup with your national team, nor the affection and respect of All your country, something that not everyone can achieve, that's what makes an athlete at the top, only the best that his people and his followers feel proud of him, does not disappoint his country, that makes you transcend As one of the best in world football history, Congratulations again for the best in the world well done CR7.