Cristiano Ronaldo has retained the Ballon d’Or title, named the 2017 winner at Thursday’s ceremony in Paris.
Cristiano Ronaldo Ballon d’Or @francefootball 2017 ! #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/XbPS7anVRL
— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) December 7, 2017
The former Manchester United star was instrumental in helping Real Madrid seal their third Champions League title in four seasons, also helping them become Spanish champions for the first time since 2012.
Lionel Messi (as you probably guessed) came runner-up with his former Barcelona teammate Neymar voted the third best footballer on the planet.
The Premier League was well represented in the top 30, with players from Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham all featuring. Perhaps unsurprisingly, PFA Player of the Year N’Golo Kante was the highest-ranked English-based player, ranked eight.
Le Français N'Golo Kanté grimpe à la 8e place du Ballon d'Or France Football 2017 https://t.co/lO8q5xTELz
— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) December 7, 2017
Harry Kane was the highest-ranked British player, taking tenth place.
Final ranking of Ballon d'Or France Football 2017 :
10th – HARRY KANE
Live ranking : https://t.co/VCaRs94Ncc #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/S8xVHVM8eF
— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) December 7, 2017
Here’s the Ballon d’Or 2017 Top 30
=29 Dries Mertens – Napoli
=29 Philippe Coutinho – Liverpool
28 Edin Dzeko – Roma
27 Mats Hummels – Bayern Munich
26 Jan Oblak – Atletico Madrid
25 Karim Benzema – Real Madrid
24 Radamel Falcao – Monaco
23 Sadio Mane – Liverpool
=21 Leonardo Bonucci – AC Milan
=21 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Borussia Dortmund
20 David De Gea -Manchester United
19 Eden Hazard – Chelsea
18 Antoine Griezmann – Antoine Griezmann
17 Toni Kroos – Real Madrid
16 Marcelo – Real Madrid
15 Paulo Dybala – Juventus
14 Kevin De Bruyne -Manchester City
13 Luis Suarez – Barcelona
12 Isco – Real Madrid
11 Edinson Cavani – Paris Saint-Germain
10 Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
9 Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich
8 N’Golo Kante – Chelsea
7 Kylian Mbappe – Paris Saint-Germain
6 Sergio Ramos – Real Madrid
5 Luka Modric – Real Madrid
4 Gianluigi Buffon – Juventus
3 Neymar – Paris Saint-Germain
2 Lionel Messi – Barcelona
1 Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo Ballon d’Or @francefootball 2017 ! #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/XbPS7anVRL
— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) December 7, 2017
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