CR7 DOES IT

Cristiano Ronaldo wins
2013 Ballon d'Or
Cristiano Ronaldo ended the four-
year dominance of Lionel Messi
when he was awarded the 2013
FIFA
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Cristiano Ronaldo ended the four-
year dominance of Lionel Messi
when he was awarded the 2013
FIFA Ballon d'Or in Zurich on
Monday.
The tearful 28-year-old Real
Madrid and Portugal star had been
the overwhelming favourite to pip
Barcelona and Argentina star
Messi, winner the previous four
years, and France's Franck Ribery,
who won the treble with Bayern
Munich in 2013.
FACTFILE
Factfile on Real Madrid and
Portugal forward Cristiano
Ronaldo, who won the Ballon d'Or
for the second time on Monday:
Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos
Santos Aveiro
Age: 28
Date of birth: February 5, 1985
Place of birth: Funchal, Madeira,
Portugal
Position: Forward
Clubs: Sporting Lisbon (2002-2003),
Manchester United
(ENG/2003-2009), Real Madrid
(ESP/since 2009)
National team: Portugal
International appearances: 109
International goals: 47
International debut: August 20,
2003, Portugal 1 Kazakhstan 0
Last international appearance:
November 18, 2013, Sweden 2
Portugal 3
Honours
Club
Champions League (1): 2007-08
Club World Cup (1): 2008
Portuguese Supercup (1): 2002
English Championships (3):
2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009
English FA Cup (1): 2004
English League Cups (2):
2005-2006, 2008-2009
Community Shields (2): 2007, 2008
Spanish Championship (1): 2011-12
Spanish Cup (1): 2010-11
Spanish Supercup (1): 2012
International
World Cup: 4th (2006), second
round (2010), 10 matches, 2 goals
European Championships: finalist
(2004), semifinal (2012), quarter-
finalist (2008), 14 matches, 6 goals
Individual Honours
Ballon d'Or (2008, 2013)
FIFA World Player of the Year
(2008)
PFA Players' Player of the Year
(2006-07, 2007-08)
Football Writers' Player of the
Year (2006-07, 2007-08)
Top European Goal Scorer (2007-08,
2010-11)
Top scorer in the Spanish league
with 40 goals (2010-11)
Top scorer in the English
Premiership with 31 goals
(2007-08)
Top scorer in the Champions
League (2007-08 with eight goals,
2012-13 with 12 goals)