3 things Cristiano Ronaldo has to do to win the Ballon d'Or this year

#1 A good start to the 2018/19 season

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Ronaldo’s slow start to the season was the main reason why Messi took a huge lead in this year’s Ballon d’Or race. The Portuguese did well to catch up but he can’t afford to do it again.

Should Messi or Salah have a better World Cup than Ronaldo, the start of next season is going to be very crucial. Any slip up could see one of those two take the top spot in the race.

Replicating the Champions League performance is also vital. He wanted the tournament renamed after him and if he doesn’t have a good start, people are going to ridicule him for the same and that might get the journalists’ minds changed too.