Full list: Ballon d’Or of All Time as Ronaldo emerges winner.
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By Adegboyega Adeleye Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2008 Ballon d’Or-winning campaign has been voted the best in the history of the prestigious individual football award in a public poll organised to celebrate its 70th anniversary.
The Ballon d’Or announced Ronaldo as the winner of its “Ballon d’Or of All Time” (BOAT) vote on Wednesday, after fans had their say in a poll that opened on October 1 and closed at 23:59 Paris time on October 27.
The vote asked fans to choose their favourite Ballon d’Or-winning season. The result was shared on Wednesday by football transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano via his X page. Lionel Messi’s 2012 season finished second, with Ronaldo’s 2017 campaign third. Messi’s 2023 season took fourth, while Ronaldo’s 2016 campaign rounded out the top five.
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