Cristiano Ronaldo secured his fourth Ballon d'Or title Monday, beating old rival Lionel Messi to the title of world's best footballer over the past 12 months.
It capped a successful 2016 for Ronaldo, who captained Portugal to its first major international honor at the European Championships in France.
He also scored the winning penalty as Real Madrid defeated city rival Atletico Madrid to win the UEFA Champions League for the second time in three seasons in May.
not a good year for Messi
Embarrassing loss at the Copa America, that arrogant, cowardice, dramatic resignation of playing for the National team. And let us not forget his sentencing for tax fraud.