10 football superstars backing Cristiano Ronaldo for the Ballon d'Or award

Antoine Griezmann

Rivals on the pitch, friends off it

Probably the biggest and most valuable backing is the one from fellow contender, Atletico Madrid and France’s star man Antoine Griezmann. Ronaldo beat Griezmann narrowly to both the Champions League and Euro 2016.

While Griezmann jokingly earlier said that he 'hates' Ronaldo, he also admitted that the Ballon d'Or award belonged to Ronaldo.

PSG correspondent, Loic Tanzi, reported on Twitter what Griezmann actually said. In a tweet that translates to, “It's now finished for the Ballon D'Or. Ronaldo won both of the biggest competitions of this season.”

Griezmann : "Pour le Ballon d'Or c'est fini. Ronaldo a gagné les deux grosses compétitions de la saison." #FRAPOR #FRA #POR

— Loïc Tanzi (@Tanziloic) July 10, 2016

While there is no doubt that Griezmann himself had a stunning season, Ronaldo with his two major triumphs woth club and country slightly edges out the Atletico Madrid man.