CRISTIANO RONALDO CAME THIRD IN THE RACE FOR THE BALLOON'D'OR.But HE DID WIN A AWARD IN THE END.

On 2/12/2019 The Balloon 'D'Or was awarded to the three shortlisted players and Lionel Messi won the Balloon 'd "OR for the sixth time he is the first footballer to win this trophy for the sixth time and he is the first footballer ever to in four Balloon dOR in four years as well. This year Lionel Messi won this award by just seven points ahead of Virgil Van Dijk. Now Cristiano Ronaldo came third , but he also won a award for being the top goal scorers in the Sie ire A. in Italy. But Cristiano Ronaldo was sitting in his car outside the auditorium and was a few minutes late to collect his award for scoring the most goals in Italy. Maybe he was not sure he would win a trophy in the end.