Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or 2016 for the best player in the world. It's the fourth time he has been crowned this award.
Ronaldo helped Real Madrid win last season's Champions League and scored three goals as Portugal won Euro 2016.
It adds to the titles he won in 2008, 2013 and 2014.
Ronaldo is now one behind Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, who received the honour in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015.
The former Manchester United forward has scored 19 goals in 20 games for club and country this term, to add to the 54 he got last season.
The Ballon d'Or is given to the world's best Europe-based player as voted by 173 journalists from around the world.
It has been awarded by France Football every year since 1956, but for the past six years it became the Fifa Ballon d'Or in association with world football's governing body.
However, Fifa ended its association with the award in September.
Fifa will hand out its own prize for the world's best men's player, along with the best women's player and team of the year, at the Best Fifa Football Awards ceremony in Zurich on 9 January.
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