As expected, Cristiano Ronaldo claimed his fourth Ballon d Or on Monday, beating Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann to the accolade.
Ronaldo added to his 2008, 2013 and 2014 awards after a stellar 2016 for club and country, winning the Champions League and Euro 2016 with Real Madrid and Portugal respectively.
Messi, a five-time winner of the gong, was unable to add to his haul despite helping Barcelona retain their LaLiga title in 2015-16.
Griezmann s impressive performances with Atletico Madrid and, in particular, France helped him to make the podium, while Messi s Barca colleagues Luis Suarez and Neymar were fourth and fifth respectively.
Final ranking of Ballon d Or France Football 2016 :
3rd
ANTOINE GRIEZMANN
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