Messi got 41.33% of the vote and Cristiano Ronaldo got 27.76%, Neymar came a surprisingly distant third with 7.86% of the votes.
The Messi – Ronaldo dominance over this award has been quite unbelievable. It has been awarded to one or the other since 2008
Ronaldo in 2008, followed by Messi for the next four years, then Ronaldo again in 2013 and 2014
To win the Ballon D’Or 5 times is simply incredible.
Here’s Thierry Henry wondering if Messi is actually human…
….and the actual presentation moment yesterday.
Some of the stuff he said there at the end was…
“It’s a very special moment for me to be back here on this stage, winning again another Ballon d’Or after seeing Cristiano win it.It’s incredible that it’s my fifth. Much more than anything I would have dreamed of as a kid.”
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