![Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or 2014: Real Madrid star wins prestigious award ahead of Barcelona rival Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer | The Independent | The Independent Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or 2014: Real Madrid star wins prestigious award ahead of Barcelona rival Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/01/12/19/ronaldo.jpg?quality=75&width=1200&auto=webp)
Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or 2014: Real Madrid star wins prestigious award ahead of Barcelona rival Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer | The Independent | The Independent
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![Cristiano Ronaldo on Twitter: "Very proud to win the Ballon d'Or for the second time, it means so much to me. I thank my teammates. http://t.co/INcV1VjgDx" / Twitter Cristiano Ronaldo on Twitter: "Very proud to win the Ballon d'Or for the second time, it means so much to me. I thank my teammates. http://t.co/INcV1VjgDx" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bd4o64ECQAEKF_C.png)
Cristiano Ronaldo on Twitter: "Very proud to win the Ballon d'Or for the second time, it means so much to me. I thank my teammates. http://t.co/INcV1VjgDx" / Twitter
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