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Cristiano Ronaldo should win the Ballon d'Or for his 'wonderful year', according to his former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson

* Sir Alex Ferguson signed Cristiano Ronaldo aged 18 for Manchester United
* Now at Real Madrid, Ronaldo has gone on to win three Ballon D'Ors
* In 2016 he won the Champions League with Real and Euros with Portugal
* Ferguson: 'I cannot think of anyone better to lift the Ballon d'Or trophy'

Of all the people who can claim credit for the extraordinary success of Cristiano Ronaldo's career, Sir Alex Ferguson can take a greater share than most.

Ferguson signed the 18-year-old Ronaldo in 2003 from Sporting Lisbon for Manchester United, and helped transform him into the world-beating 'CR7' known today.

Now 31, Ronaldo has won three Ballon d'Or trophies – including his first, in 2008 while still at United – and Fergie has backed the Portuguese forward to pick up another one this year.


Sir Alex Ferguson believes there is 'no-one better than Cristiano Ronaldo for the Ballon D'Or'

He told Marca: 'Cristiano's achievements are unsurpassed, he has had a wonderful year. I cannot think of anyone better to lift the Ballon d'Or trophy.

'He won both the Champions League with Real Madrid and captained Portugal at Euro 2016 where, despite having to miss the end of the final through injury, he was on the sideline cheering on his team-mates, such was his desire to lift the trophy. It was wonderful.

'One of the moments when I feel most proud is the thought that Manchester United played a role in his career and we wish him well.'

Ferguson's quotes are plastered across the front page of the Madrid-centric sports paper, under the headline 'No-one better than Cristiano for the Ballon D'Or'.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3889244/Cristiano-Ronaldo-win-Ballon-D-according-Sir-Alex-Ferguson.html

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Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the world's best player for the fourth time


The Real Madrid star poses with the Ballon d'Or trophy in photos shot before he left for Japan


Ronaldo was joined by his mother Maria and his son Cristiano Junior at another landmark


France Football magazine announced the news on their Twitter account on Monday night

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Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric claimed the Ballon d'Or after a brilliant year for both club and country. Modric pictured celebrating with the prestigious Ballon d'Or trophy after he was announced as the winner


Real Madrid and Croatia star Luka Modric wins Ballon d'Or to put an end to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's 10-year dominance. After winning the coveted prize, Modric told the crowd: 'I have such sensational emotions that I can't really describe'


Lyon and Norway forward Ada Hegerberg picked up the women's first ever Ballon d'Or in the French capital


Kylian Mbappe won the Kopa Trophy on Monday evening after being voted the best performing player under the age of 21


Modric poses for a photo alongside fellow winners Mbappe and Hegerberg as the ceremony draws to a close


Those in attendance at the star-studded ceremony take pictures of the three winners on Monday evening in Paris

FINAL 2018 BALLON D'OR STANDINGS AND POINTS

1 - Luka Modric (753 points)

2 - Cristiano Ronaldo (476)

3 - Antoine Griezmann (414)

4 - Kylian Mbappe (347)

5 - Lionel Messi (280)

6 - Mohamed Salah (188)

7 - Raphael Varane (121)

8 - Eden Hazard (119)

9 - Kevin De Bruyne (29)

10 - Harry Kane (25)

11 - N'Golo Kante (24)

12 - Neymar (19)

13 - Luis Suarez (17)

14 - Thibaut Courtois (12)

15 - Paul Pogba (9)

16 - Sergio Aguero (7)

17 - Gareth Bale (6)

= - Karim Benzema (6)

19 - Roberto Firmino (4)

= - Ivan Rakitic (4)

= - Sergio Ramos (4)

22 - Edinson Cavani (3)

= - Sadio Mane (3)

= - Marcelo (3)

25 - Alisson Becker (2)

= - Mario Mandzukic (2)

= - Jan Oblak (2)

28 - Diego Godin (1)

29 - Isco (0)

= - Hugo Lloris (0)

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Selamat untuk para pemenang!
Akhirnya ada pemenang baru di luar Messi dan Ronaldo, hehehe...

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Ballon d'Or shortlist revealed: Liverpool have SEVEN stars on 30-man list as last year's winner Luka Modric misses out... but Hugo Lloris makes the cut!

* France Football are announcing their Ballon d'Or shortlist for 2019 this evening
* Cristiano Ronaldo, Virgil van Dijk and Lionel Messi have been shortlisted
* Kevin de Bruyne and Raheem Sterling are also in the running to win the award
* Liverpool have seven players nominated after their Champions League victory
* Hugo Lloris is a surprise inclusion on the 30-man shortlist after a poor season

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk have all been shortlisted for this year's Ballon d'Or prize, as France Football announced its 30-man shortlist on Monday night.

Mane and Van Dijk were among seven Liverpool players to be named and were joined by Premier League counterparts Sergio Aguero, Bernardo Silva and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang among others.

Mane, Salah and Van Dijk's Liverpool team-mates Roberto Firmino, Alisson, Georginio Wijnaldum and Trent Alexander-Arnold were also included for their involvement in Liverpool's sixth Champions League triumph.

Ronaldo and Messi are both going for a sixth Ballon d'Or title. Rightly heralded as the world's best players for the past decade, the duo will once again go head to head this year.

Meanwhile, Hugo Lloris was among the shortlisted stars despite an indifferent season between the sticks for Tottenham Hotspur.

Manchester City star Silva has been shortlisted for his contributions to his side's Premier League title win last season. He was joined by fellow City midfielders Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne.

Raheem Sterling was also rewarded for his impressive form over the past 12 months with a nomination to complete City's representation on the shortlist.

Tottenham forward Son Heung-min is included after helping guide Mauricio Pochettino's side to the Champions League final.

BALLON D'OR 30-MAN SHORTLIST

Sadio Mane - Liverpool

Sergio Aguero - Manchester City

Frenkie de Jong - Ajax/ Barcelona

Hugo Lloris - Tottenham

Dusan Tadic - Ajax

Kylian Mbappe - PSG

Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool

Donny van de Beek - Ajax

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal

Marc-Andre Ter-Stegen - Barcelona

Cristiano Ronaldo - Juventus

Alisson - Liverpool

Matthijs de Ligt - Juventus

Karim Benzema - Real Madrid

Georginio Wijnaldum - Liverpool

Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool

Bernardo Silva - Manchester City

Heung-min Son - Tottenham Hotspur

Robert Lewandowski - Bayern Munich

Roberto Firmino - Liverpool

Lionel Messi - Barcelona

Kevin de Bruyne - Manchester City

Kalidou Koulibaly - Napoli

Riyad Mahrez - Manchester City

Antoine Griezmann - Barcelona

Mohamed Salah - Liverpool

Joao Felix - Atletico Madrid

Eden Hazard - Real Madrid

Marquinhos - PSG

Raheem Sterling - Manchester City

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe was also on the list alongside team-mate Marquinhos, Donny van de Beek and Marc-Andre Ter-Stegen.

Ronaldo's former Real Madrid team-mate Karim Benzema is on the list as well while Juventus and Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt has been shortlisted after a fine breakout season with Ajax, as has former Southampton striker Dusan Tadic.

Eden Hazard also has a chance of winning the award after being named in the final batch of nominees. He was joined by Madrid rival Joao Felix after his stunning rise to prominence at Benfica.

Experienced striker Robert Lewandowski makes the shortlist despite a relatively quiet season for the German champions Bayern Munich.

Antoine Griezmann, who joined Barcelona from Atletico Madrid this summer, was also among the nominees.

Last year, Messi and Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or dominance was ended by Real Madrid's Luka Modric, who enjoyed a magnificent year guiding Madrid to a third straight Champions League trophy as well as leading his native Croatia to the World Cup final.

However, the midfielder doesn't make the hefty shortlist this year. Nor does his team-mate Gareth Bale after a turbulent year in the Spanish capital.

Odds on Ballon d'Or Winner 2019

Virgil Van Dijk - 4/11

Leo Messi - 2/1

Cristiano Ronaldo - 25/1

Alisson Becker - 50/1

Mohamed Salah - 66/1

Bernardo Silva - 100/1

Raheem Sterling - 125/1

Sadio Mane - 125/1

Eden Hazard - 200/1

Kylian Mbappe - 200/1

* All odds have been supplied by Betfair

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7597183/Sadio-Mane-Sergio-Aguero-named-Ballon-dOr-30-man-shortlist.html

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Lionel Messi received a record sixth Ballon d'Or award at a ceremony in Paris on Monday night. The 32-year-old is standing alone in the all-time list with six, his first Ballon d'Or since 2015


Having been announced as winner, Messi went on stage to pose with all six of his Ballon d'Ors


Ronaldo's team-mate Matthijs de Ligt won the Kopa Trophy for Best Under-21 Player in 2019

BALLON D'OR 2019 RANKINGS

1 = Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

2 = Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

3 = Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)

4 = Sadio Mane (Liverpool)

5 = Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

6 = Kylian Mbappe (PSG)

7 = Alisson (Liverpool)

8 = Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

9 = Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)

10 = Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)

11 = Frenkie De Jong (Barcelona)

12 = Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)

13 = Eden Hazard (Real Madrid)

14 = Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

15 = Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus)

16 = Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)

17 = Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)

18 = Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona)

19 = Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)

20 = Dusan Tadic (Ajax)

20 = Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)

22 = Son Heung-min (Tottenham)

23 = Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)

24 = Marc Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)

24 = Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)

26 = Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool)

26 = Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

28 = Donny van der Beek (Ajax)

28 = Marquinhos (PSG)

28 = Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid)

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Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been named the Goalkeeper of the Year


Megan Rapinoe was crowned the winner of the women's Ballon d'Or on Monday night


Rapinoe accepted her award via video link at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday

WOMEN'S BALLON D'OR 2019 FINAL RANKINGS

1 - Megan Rapinoe

2 - Lucy Bronze

3 - Alex Morgan

4 - Ada Hegerberg

5 - Vivianne Miedema

6 - Wendie Renard

7- Sam Kerr

8 - Rose Lavelle

9 - Ellen White

10 - Dzsenifer Marozsan

11 - Amandine Henry

12 - Sari van Veenendaal

13 - Tobin Heath

14 = Pernille Harder, Lieke Martens

16 = Kosovare Asllani, Marta, Nilla Fischer

19 - Sofia Jakobsson

20 - Sarah Bouhaddi

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Lionel Messi made history again on Monday night as he lifted the iconic Ballon d'Or prize for the seventh time in his career


The Argentine star was the heavy favourite to lift the award but faced competition from some of Europe's top performers


Messi is handed his seventh award by former Barcelona team-mate and close friend Luis Suarez (right), who came 17th


Bayern Munich striker Roberto Lewandowski came second despite a superb season and agonisingly missing out last year

menurut saya Lewandowski lebih pantas mendapatkan Ballon d'Or tahun ini terlebih tahun depan penghargaannya ditiadakan, terlepas dari Messi bisa membawa Argentina meraih Copa America, namun 2 musim terakhir ini Lewandowski bisa mempertahankan raihan golnya

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Karim Benzema (left) and Carlo Ancelotti (right) collected gongs at the latest UEFA awards


England manager Sarina Wiegman was named women's UEFA coach of the year on Thursday after leading the Lionesses to their European Championship triumph in July. Dutch coach Wiegman, above, accepted the award remotely as she could not attend in person


Barcelona's Alexia Putellas beat Beth Mead to be crowned the Women's Player of the Year

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Karim Benzema WINS the Ballon d'Or for the first time aged 34 after his 44-goal season fired Real Madrid to Champions League and LaLiga glory


Barcelona star Alexia Putellas became the first woman to retain the Ballon d'Or award


Thibaut Courtois wins The Yashin Trophy


Robert Lewandowski won the newly-created Gerd Muller Trophy at the Ballon d'Or awards

2022 BALLON D'OR AWARDS

Kopa Trophy: Gavi (Barcelona)

Yashin Trophy: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)

Gerd Muller Award: Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)

Socrates Award: Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich)

Ballon d'Or Feminin: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)

Club of the Year: Manchester City

Ballon d'Or: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)