As predicted, having won La Liga and the Champions League and scored multiple goals, the 2017 Ballon d'Or went to the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo: the Real Madrid ace wins it for the fifth time and for the second in a row, after that of 2016 also seasoned by the victory of the European championship with his national team. The first time almost 10 years ago, when Cr7 was still playing for Manchester United (2008), then the brace in 2013-14 and the most recent one.
Ronaldo overtook Messi once again, while Neymar finished in third place, just ahead of the first Italian in the standings, Juventus and national team goalkeeper Gigi Buffon. The second Italian in the race is Leonardo Bonucci, 21st, while Dybala, 15th, Roma player Dzeko, 28th, and Napoli's Belgian Dries Mertens, 29th, also represent Serie A. PSG is the best represented team, with three players in the first places: in addition to Neymar, Mbappè finishes seventh and Cavani eleventh.
