Ronaldo Named Best-Ever Ballon d'Or Winner in Fan Vote
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted the best Ballon d'Or winner of all time in a popular vote.
The Ballon d'Or is one of football's most important individual awards, given each year to the best player.
In this public poll, fans chose Ronaldo's performance over all other past winners.
Ronaldo finished ahead of Lionel Messi, his longtime rival for the title of best player in the world.
The two players have shared most of the Ballon d'Or awards over the last twenty years.
Fans and experts often debate who is the greater player, Ronaldo or Messi.
This new vote gives Ronaldo another reason to be called one of the greatest footballers ever.
The result was reported by the Brazilian sports website ge.globo.com.
The vote looked at which year, or edition, of the Ballon d'Or was the best in history.
Ronaldo was named the top recipient based on his overall career achievements.
Although Messi has also won many Ballon d'Or titles, he did not finish first this time.
The news has created discussion among football fans around the world.
Many see this vote as part of the ongoing comparison between the two legendary players.
The report does not give exact numbers from the voting results.
Vocabulary8 words
- Ballon d'Or
- a famous yearly prize for the best football player
- awards
- prizes given for great achievements
- public poll
- a vote where many ordinary people give their opinion
- rival
- someone who competes with another person for the same thing
- debate
- to discuss different opinions about something
- edition
- one specific version or year of an event
- recipient
- a person who receives something, like a prize
- comparison
- looking at two things to see their differences
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1. The best Ballon d'Or winner of all time 2. Lionel Messi 3. Shared most Ballon d'Or awards
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted the best _____ winner of all time in a popular vote.
The Ballon d'Or is one of football's most important individual _____, given each year to the best player.
In this _____, fans chose Ronaldo's performance over all other past winners.
Ronaldo finished ahead of Lionel Messi, his longtime _____ for the title of best player.
The two players have shared most of the Ballon d'Or awards over the last twenty _____.
Fans and experts often _____ who is the greater player.
The vote looked at which _____ of the Ballon d'Or was the best in history.
Ronaldo was named the top _____ based on his overall career achievements.
Many see this vote as part of the ongoing _____ between the two legendary players.
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