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![TCR. on Twitter: "Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon D'or in 2016 with 745 votes, more than Messi (316) and Griezmann (198) combined. https://t.co/1XguA44KJ1" / Twitter TCR. on Twitter: "Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon D'or in 2016 with 745 votes, more than Messi (316) and Griezmann (198) combined. https://t.co/1XguA44KJ1" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/En3TMhyXIAI3F54.jpg)
TCR. on Twitter: "Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon D'or in 2016 with 745 votes, more than Messi (316) and Griezmann (198) combined. https://t.co/1XguA44KJ1" / Twitter
GOAL on Twitter: "On this day in 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo won his fourth Ballon d'Or 🤩 https://t.co/zkIBNneMyJ" / Twitter
Cristiano Ronaldo tops Ballon d'Or shortlist with Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez also named - Mirror Online
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