Golden Ball: RONALDO TRIES TO CATCH MESSI AND STILL OTHER CURIOSITIES
Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, winner of the trophy on four occasions, is among the 30 candidates to win the Golden Ball
Cristiano Ronaldo, a four-time winner of the trophy, is among 30 candidates to win the 2016 French Football Ball, the French magazine said.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the only Portuguese named, has won the prize in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016 in the two half-seasons in a France Football / FIFA partnership, and can match five Argentinian Lionel Messi awards (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015 ).
In 2016/17, the captain of the Portuguese team won the Champions League in the service of Real Madrid, where he was the best scorer in the final (4-1 to Juventus), the Spanish League, the European Supercup and the Spanish Super Cup.
Faced with these achievements, Ronaldo is considered by the media to be the great favorite to revalidate the award, and Lionel Messi, the great star of Barcelona and Argentina, will be his great rival.
After the victory of Brazilian Kaká in 2007, the two players shared the best prize of the year, a scenario that is sure to happen for the 10th consecutive time.
The 30 nominees all play in Europe, more precisely in the top five championships: 11 in Spain, including seven from Real Madrid, the club with the most nominees, seven in England, five in Italy, four in France - including Neymar, who traded Barcelona by Paris Saint-Germain, and three in Germany.
As regards nationalities, 20 are European, with a majority of French (four), eight South Americans and two Africans.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the only Portuguese named, has won the prize in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016 in the two half-seasons in a France Football / FIFA partnership, and can match five Argentinian Lionel Messi awards (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015 ).
In 2016/17, the captain of the Portuguese team won the Champions League in the service of Real Madrid, where he was the best scorer in the final (4-1 to Juventus), the Spanish League, the European Supercup and the Spanish Super Cup.
Faced with these achievements, Ronaldo is considered by the media to be the great favorite to revalidate the award, and Lionel Messi, the great star of Barcelona and Argentina, will be his great rival.
After the victory of Brazilian Kaká in 2007, the two players shared the best prize of the year, a scenario that is sure to happen for the 10th consecutive time.
The 30 nominees all play in Europe, more precisely in the top five championships: 11 in Spain, including seven from Real Madrid, the club with the most nominees, seven in England, five in Italy, four in France - including Neymar, who traded Barcelona by Paris Saint-Germain, and three in Germany.
As regards nationalities, 20 are European, with a majority of French (four), eight South Americans and two Africans.
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