Ronaldo set to top Messi as world’s best player

Posted on January 12, 2014

Cristiano Ronaldo is heavily favoured to end Lionel Messi’s four-year reign as the world’s best player at the FIFA Ballon d’Or gala on Monday.

Ronaldo’s prolific tally of 69 goals for Real Madrid and Portugal seems likely to earn his second FIFA award after finishing runner-up three times in Messi’s dominating era.

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