Twitter explodes as Cristiano Ronaldo claims his fourth Ballon d'Or

The Ballon d’Or winners were announced and Cristiano Ronaldo as expected took home the top prize. This was the Real Madrid superstar’s fourth individual award and it sees him gain ground on his long-term rival Lionel Messi who has won 5 of these golden balls.

Twitter users went crazy and many of them hailed Ronaldo’s win while some were sore that Messi was beaten. Here are the best tweets/GIFS:

Ballon d'or France Football 2016 winner : CRISTIANO RONALDO#ballondor pic.twitter.com/ECa0u3L6EK

— France Football (@francefootball) December 12, 2016

BREAKING: Cristiano Ronaldo named winner of the 2016 Ballon d’Or. His fourth title pic.twitter.com/hHmiHhPyWF

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) December 12, 2016

13 - Cristiano Ronaldo scored 13 goals for in 2016; his best return ever in a calendar year for his country. Gold. #ballondor2016 pic.twitter.com/9z3MH0prbR

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) December 12, 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo in 2016 [club & country]Titles: 3Games: 54Goals: 51Assists: 18Hatricks: 6#BallondOr pic.twitter.com/txWNDlOdoA

— Real Madrid Stats (@RMadrid_Stats) December 12, 2016

The reasons Ronaldo will win the Ballon D'or. pic.twitter.com/819xa2uAPQ

— J. (@JojoCule) December 12, 2016

In 2016:Ronaldo:51 goals13 Assists3Messi:58 GOALS34 ASSISTS3But give Ronaldo BDO cause he told Eder he'd score in Euro final pic.twitter.com/OaFdaPchIo

— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) December 12, 2016

Messi fans when Cristiano Ronaldo wins his 4th Ballon d'Or. pic.twitter.com/fhZCYdGX2Z

— Newar (@DeadlyCristiano) December 12, 2016

Zinedine Zidane: “I will be awake at 4am here (Japan) to watch the 2016 Ballon d'Or results.” #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/dfhWaOVGvl

— TheCRonaldoFan (@TheCRonaldoFan) December 12, 2016

The Ballon d'Or is back in Cristiano Ronaldo's hands pic.twitter.com/dC06UIwTBI

— JOE.co.uk (@JOE_co_uk) December 12, 2016

The Ballon d'Or:'08: CR7'09: Messi'10: Messi'11: Messi'12: Messi'13: CR7'14: CR7'15: Messi'16: CR7Kings of Football pic.twitter.com/PTQYzpWIrl

— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) December 12, 2016

Ronaldo in 2016:Champions LeagueEurosBallon d'Or pic.twitter.com/nmq1wOdoXR

— Freebets.co.uk (@freebetscouk) December 12, 2016

Absolute robbery, everyone knows @VictorMoses should have won Ballon D'Or. Ronaldo and Messi lucky they have mates at FIFA.

— Chelsea HQ (@Chelsea_HQ) December 12, 2016

Bravo @realmadrid @Cristiano Ronaldo, #ballondor winner 2016! #UCL #Ronaldo #ballondor2016 pic.twitter.com/pF8LWcVFeV

— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 12, 2016

Ronaldo won his first Ballon D'Or in 08', then Messi won it 4 times in a row. Cristiano picked himself up, and went berserk.Number 4!

— Xav Salazar (@XavsFutbol) December 12, 2016

Some of Cristiano’s individual awards:4 Ballons d’Or4 Golden Shoes3 Pichichis2 UEFA PotY awards1 FIFA PotY award1 Bravo award pic.twitter.com/lfuNeIQdVQ

— Real Madrid Stats (@RMadrid_Stats) December 12, 2016

Oldest forwards EVER to win the Ballon d'Or [years - months]:[41y 10m] S. Mathews[31y 10m] CRISTIANO[31y 5m] Di Stefano[29y 2m] Weah

— Real Madrid Stats (@RMadrid_Stats) December 12, 2016