5 reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo should win the Ballon d’Or

#4 Leadership skills

Ronaldo was seen shouting instructions to his side in the final of Euro 2016

We all know how superb a player Cristiano Ronaldo is. In an era where Lionel Messi is heads and shoulders above the rest, the Portuguese has only two fewer Ballon d’Ors than his Argentine counterpart—the gap could become even lesser by the time the Ballon d’Or gala ends.

However, when it comes to leadership, the Real Madrid man is some way ahead of La Pulga.

Despite constant failures with a lopsided Portugal team over the years, the Portugal captain kept going and inspired his team-mates to do the same. After the Portuguese was subbed off in the final of the game, he was seen rallying his team-mates from the touchline.

For that moment, it felt like Portugal had two coaches in the form of Cristiano Ronaldo and Fernando Santos.