It’s hard to argue that Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t fully deserve his latest triumph, given he has won both the Champions League and European Championships in 2016.
And Ronaldo’s success continued his and Lionel Messi’s domination of world football’s greatest individual prize.
Indeed, Brazilian Kaka was the last winner outside of these two stars, in 2007.
Did Ronaldo deserve to win in your eyes?
Let us know!
Congratulations to @Cristiano Ronaldo... Ballon d'Or winner for an incredible fourth time. 🏆🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/QS5AJs1ebm
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 12, 2016
Parabéns @Cristiano! Este é o resultado de muito ESFORÇO, DEDICAÇÃO, DEVOÇÃO e uma merecida GLÓRIA! #FormaçãoSCP #MadeInSporting pic.twitter.com/54bYRBLsi2
— Sporting CP (@Sporting_CP) December 12, 2016
What a year it's been for Cristiano Ronaldo. 🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/VbbzK4yN3d
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 12, 2016
¡Felicidades, amigo! 2016 ha sido tu año.
— Sergio Ramos (@SergioRamos) December 13, 2016
Congratulations, @Cristiano. Well deserved!#ballondor pic.twitter.com/xSRuHln12v
Parabéns pela 4 bola de ouro @Cristiano congratulations for the 4 ballon or @Cristiano ✌️️🍀⚽️ pic.twitter.com/N2aJIEkH7x
— Luís Figo (@LuisFigo) December 12, 2016
Enhorabuena mi amigo !!! Tu mereces 💪 @Cristiano @realmadrid #4times pic.twitter.com/Tnl7ziuDHV
— Karim Benzema (@Benzema) December 13, 2016
Parabéns Cris! / Muchas felicidades crack, ¡Muy merecido! / Congrats mate. Well deserved! ⚽⚽⚽⚽🔝 pic.twitter.com/r1kauT1St2
— Lucas Vázquez (@Lucasvazquez91) December 13, 2016
Más que merecido, amigo. Felicidades, @Cristiano. El mejor del mundo. ¡Siiiuuuuuuu...! #BalóndeOro pic.twitter.com/XmAsBKRl75
— Casemiro (@Casemiro) December 13, 2016
Parabéns, Capitão... Melhor do Mundo! #ballondor pic.twitter.com/akfaQmxnSm
— selecaoportugal (@selecaoportugal) December 12, 2016
Parabéns ao @Cristiano Ronaldo, grande atleta, capitão da @selecaoportugal, por mais uma grande conquista. #ballondor2016 #Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/j0okPqx76l
— António Costa (@antoniocostapm) December 12, 2016
Although it’s hard to imagine Ronaldo could ever be the one upstaged, his triumph was actually overshadowed by his son, Cristiano Jr, who celebrated dad’s accolade in style…with a dab.
Congratulations to @Cristiano for winning the #ballondor2016! 👏🎊
— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) December 12, 2016
👉 https://t.co/30IYZHIOox pic.twitter.com/S69rRc1Kdn
What a year it’s also been for Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, who finished seventh and eighth…
It's 7th for Mahrez & 8th for Vardy in the #ballondor2016
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 12, 2016
They finish ahead of the likes of Zlatan, Pogba & Modrichttps://t.co/FTxWuAHCHb pic.twitter.com/FL9dlOxQ0Y
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, however, found his 16th place behind Vardy somewhat laughable….
