#3 Won Euro 2016
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This is perhaps the biggest reason as to why he deserves to win the Ballon d’Or over any player this year. The biggest criticism the Portugal captain faced was his lack of accolades with the national team. In every tournament, he gave it his absolute best, but it was just not enough.
However, his time came. And it came right after Leo Messi’s failure; making it somewhat more glorious in the eyes of his fans.
After leading Portugal to the final of the Euros, although scrappily, he had to leave the pitch in the penultimate game of it all due to an injury. However, Eder scored the only goal of the game and gave Portugal its first ever title.
Even though he might not have had much of a say in the final, his performances prior to that played a crucial role in getting his side to that point. More than that, however, it was his…
