Ronaldo beats Messi to win best Ballon d’Or in history

Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten long-time rival Lionel Messi to win France Football magazine’s new B.O.A.T. award, which recognises the greatest Ballon d’Or-winning season in history .
The Portuguese superstar emerged winner with his 2008 Ballon d’Or edition, beating Messi’s 2012 triumph in a public vote organised by the French magazine.
The award, whose name stands for “Greatest Ballon d’Or of All Time”, was introduced around this year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony to celebrate the most outstanding individual campaigns by previous winners of football’s most prestigious individual prize.
Unlike the traditional Ballon d’Or, which is decided by journalists, the B.O.A.T. award was determined by ...