Real Madrid Ballon Dor Winners. But the Croatian handed over the France. Last year's winner of the trophy, Luka Modric, brought Los Blancos level and ended the ten-year duopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
The Portuguese's surprise win caused further uproar though when he beat Zinedine Zidane to. Cristiano Ronaldo capped a brilliant year by being named as the winner of the Ballon d'Or for a fourth time in Paris on Monday night. Luka Modric became the first man not named Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or in over a decade this week.
Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid star's journey to the Ballon d'Or.
Luka Modric became the first man not named Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or in over a decade this week.
Past Winners of Ballon d'Or Award. Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo: I want to finish my career at Real Madrid. Ronaldo, who joined Juventus from Real Madrid in the summer, came second.