RANKING: Like this it remains the historical list of winners of the Balloon of Gold

Cristiano Ronaldo has gone back to erigirse like winner of the Balloon of Gold by third time in the last four editions, what allows that it have traced back positions with Leo Messi until situating , with four awards, precisely by behind the Argentinian star of the FC Barcelona, that accumulates a total of 5 but, to his 29 years, has more possibilities to conquer more prizes that the Portuguese forward of the Real Madrid.

Cristiano was chosen by more than a hundred of journalists of distinct parts of the world, just by in front of Leo Messi and Antoine Griezmann, the star of the Athletic of Madrid that does some months lost the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Euro 2016 curiously to hands of Cristiano Ronaldo, although the luso no cuajó brilliant performances with the Real Madrid neither with Portugal.

In any case, as it is the current list of winners fits to say that the FC Barcelona follows commanding in number of Balloons of Gold (11) by in front of the Real Madrid (9) and of other historical clubs like AC Milan and Juventus of Turín, that follow them with 8 in the podium.

In spite of everything, of face to the future the Barcelona keeps on being the aspiring maximum to be followed conquering awards. In addition to the 29 years of Leo Messi, Neymar Jr is considered by good part of the international press like his successor and, although it still has not exploded to the maximum to his 24 years, is foreseen that little by little it go taking the relief of the Argentinian in the Barça and the world-wide football. We will see if it is like this.

• 2016 Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi and Griezmann
• 2015 Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar
• 2014 Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi, Manuel Neuer
• 2013 Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi, Franck Ribery
• 2012 Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andrés Iniesta
• 2011 Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi Hernández
• 2010 Leo Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi Hernández
• 2009 Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi Hernández
• 2008 Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi, Fernando Torres
• 2007 Kaká, Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi
• 2006 Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluigi Buffon, Thierry Henry
• 2005 Ronaldinho, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard
• 2004 Andriy Shevchenko, Deco, Ronaldinho
• 2003 Pavel Nedved, Thierry Henry, Paolo Maldini
• 2002 Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Oliver Kahn
• 2001 Michael Owen, Raúl González, Oliver Kahn
• 2000 Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Andriy Shevchenko
• 1999 Rivaldo, David Beckham, Andriy Shevchenko
• 1998 Zinedine Zidane, Davor Suker, Ronaldo
• 1997 Ronaldo, Predrag Mijatovic, Zinedine Zidane
• 1996 Mathias Sammer, Ronaldo, Alan Shearer
• 1995 George Weah, Jurgen Klinsmann, Jari Litmanen
• 1994 Hristo Stoichkov, Roberto Baggio, Paolo Maldini
• 1993 Roberto Baggio, Dennis Bergkamp, Eric Cantona
• 1992 Frame Go Suffice, Hristo Stoichkov, Dennis Bergkamp
• 1991 Jean Pierre Papin, Leave Savicevic, Lothar Matthäus
• 1990 Lothar Matthäus, Salvatore Schillaci, Andreas Brehme
• 1989 Frame Go Suffice, Franco Baresi, Frank Rijkaard
• 1988 Frame Go Suffice, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard
• 1987 Ruud Gullit, Paulo Futre, Emilio Butragueño
• 1986 Igor Belanov, Gary Lineker, Emilio Butragueño
• 1985 Michel Platini Preben Elkjaer Bernd Schuster
• 1984 Michel Platini, Jean Tigana, Preben Elkjaer
• 1983 Michel Platini, Kenny Dalglish, Allan Simonsen
• 1982 Paolo Rossi, Alain Giresse, Zbigniew Boniek
• 1981 Karl Heinz Rummenigge, Paul Breitner, Bernd Schuster
• 1980 Karl Heinz Rummenigge, Bernd Schuster, Michel Platini
• 1979 Kevin Keegan, Karl Heinz Rummenigge, Ruud Krol
• 1978 Kevin Keegan, Hans Krankl, Rob Rensenbrink
• 1977 Allan Simonsen, Kevin Keegan, Michel Platini
• 1976 Franz Beckenbauer, Rob Rensenbrink, Ivo Viktor
• 1975 Oleg Blojin, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff
• 1974 Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Kazimierz Deyna
• 1973 Johan Cruyff, Dino Zoff, Gerd Müller
• 1972 Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Günter Netzer
• 1971 Johan Cruyff, Sandro Mazzola, George Best
• 1970 Gerd Müller, Bobby Moore, Luigi Riva
• 1969 Gianni Rivera, Luigi Riva, Gerd Müller
• 1968 George Best, Bobby Charlton
• 1967 Florian Albert, Booby Charlton, Jimmy Johnstone
• 1966 Bobby Charlton, Eusebio, Franz Beckenbauer
• 1965 Eusebio, Giacinto Facchetti, Luis Suárez
• 1964 Denis Law, Luis Suárez, Amancio
• 1963 Lev Yashin, Gianni Rivera, Jimmy Greaves
• 1962 Josef Masopust, Eusebio, Karl Heinz Schnellinger
• 1961 Omar Sívori, Luis Suárez, Johnny Haynes
• 1960 Luis Suárez, Ferenc Puskas, Uwe Seeler
• 1959 Alfredo Gave Stéfano, Raymond Kopa, John Charles
• 1958 Raymond Kopa, Helmut Rahn, Just Fontaine
• 1957 Alfredo Gave Stéfano, Billy Wright, Raymond Kopa
• 1956 Stanley Matthews, Alfredo Gave Stéfano, Raymond Kopa