Annual award in Portuguese hands

December is that time of the year when various organizations and magazines awards the most valuable players. Seven days ago, France football gave its yearly Ballon d'Or award to Cristiano Ronaldo for the second consecutive time. With this title, the 32 year old striker is leveled himself with his hot rival Lionel Messi for the fifth time, putting the Argentine counterpart for second place.
In the top five list for 2017 are also Neymar, Gianluigi Buffon and Luka Modric.