5 reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo is the deserving winner of the Ballon d'Or

Modified Dec 12, 2016 19:36 GMT

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 12: Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Real Madrid receives the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or award for the player of the year during the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2014 at the Kongresshaus on January 12, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images) — Cristiano Ronaldo picked up his 4^th Ballon d’Or

#2 - Leadership skills

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 10: Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal reacts from the bench after his side hit the during extra-time of the UEFA EURO 2016 Final match between Portugal and France at Stade de France on July 10, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) — Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Portugal from the touchline

One thing that Ronaldo has over the other 3 candidates is leadership skills. Messi is a great player, Suarez is a brilliant striker and Griezmann is skilful. However, Ronaldo is a mixture of all three qualities.

On top of having all the skills possessed by the other 3, Ronaldo also is a good leader. We clearly saw that during the Euro 2016 final and have seen it several times on the pitch.

He inspired the Portuguese players from the touchline after he went off injured and his presence there was very important for the players.

Edited by Staff Editor