Cristiano Ronaldo's Top 10 career highlights 

#2 Winning fifth Ballon d'Or

Ronaldo has a record-tying five Ballon d'Ors

During the 2017/18 season, Cristiano Ronaldo once again won the coveted Ballon d'Or for his exploits over the course of the 2017 calendar year.

This would be Ronaldo's fifth Ballon d'Or in total, which brought him level with Messi, with this being the first time since 2010, when both players had one Ballon d'Or each to their name, that Ronaldo had been on equal terms with his career rival.

Proving that he is as good as Messi, if not better, has always been a major goal for Ronaldo since 2009, and it no doubt haunted him over the years to have the little Argentine clearly ahead of him in Ballon d'Or victories, with Messi having a 4-1 lead over Ronaldo at one point, and it no doubt was a very sweet moment for him and his fans when he managed to claw his way back from that deficit.

Although for reasons of symmetry it seems perfect that both players currently sit on five wins apiece, it will be interesting to see who will end up with more.