Portugal and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d’Or award for the fourth time on Monday after claiming the European Championship and Champions League titles in 2016. Ronaldo is now one short of his La Liga rival Lionel Messi’s record tally of five.
List of Ballon d’Or winners since the award’s inception in 1956 after Cristiano Ronaldo was named 2016 winner on Monday:
1956 – Stanley Matthews (England) 1957 – Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain) 1958 – Raymond Kopa (France) 1959 – Alfredo di Stefano (Spain) 1960 – Luis Suarez (Spain) 1961 – Omar Sivori (Italy) 1962 – Josef Masopust …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
