Cristiano Ronaldo wins the best Ballon d’Or of all time

ByDavid Mitchell

The 2008 Ballon d’Or for the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who surpassed the Argentine Lionel Messi and to Spanish Fernando Torres, has been chosen in a popular vote as the best of all time (Best Of All Times, BOAT), as announced this Wednesday by the trophy organization.

That edition, in which Cristiano Ronaldo was active in the Manchester United, It was the most voted, ahead of Messi’s with Barcelona in 2012 and the Portuguese forward’s own in 2017. already in the ranks of Real Madrid.

The BOAT vote

The Ballon d’Or of both players alternates in the first eleven positions until a different player appears: Brazilian Ronaldo Nazario from 2002.

The 2008 award was the first of the five Ballon d’Ors won by the Portuguese, who later received the ones in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.

Messi is the most awarded in history with eight trophies, in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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