His 5 Ballon d'Or Awards Are The Most By A European Player

The football magazine France Football presents the Ballon d'Or, sometimes known as the "Golden Ball." It has been presented to the male player who has been judged to have done the best throughout the preceding year since 1956. Ronaldo has won five Ballons d'Or, the most by a European player and the second-most behind Lionel Messi (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 & 2017). Two FIFA Ballon d'Or, a combination of the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year award, are among his five victories. He also won the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2008 and the FIFA Men's Player of the Year award in 2016 and 2017.

In addition to accolades in the football world, Ronaldo was named as the most well-known athlete in the world from 2016 to 2019 by the sports network ESPN. In 2014, TIME magazine included him on its list of the 100 most important people in the world. In 2016 and 2017, Forbes named him the highest-paid athlete in the world. Additionally, Ronaldo was crowned the greatest Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation in 2015. Throughout his career, Ronaldo has also given to a number of charities. Among other things, his donation of £5 million to the relief effort following the earthquake in Nepal earned him the title of the world's most generous sportsperson in 2015.