Real Madrid's forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the fifth player of the year award for the Ballon d'Or of the year by losing Lionel Messi.
French Magazine 'France Football' announced the Portuguese captain's name as a winner at a ceremony in the Eiffel Tower in Paris on local time. Real Madrid star wins the prize by hitting 173 journalists around the world.

Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year award "The Best Fifa Mens Player" for the second time in a row last month by losing the rival, Messi.

Ronaldo was supposed to have received the fifth Ballon d'Or this year, as well as showing his personal best performance, winning four titles for Real Madrid this year.

For the first time in 2008, FIFA won the Ballon d'Or of France Football magazine for the first time.