5 things that we can expect at the Ballon d'Or ceremony

#2 Cristiano Ronaldo getting emotional

Ronaldo has been emotional on stage in the past

Cristiano Ronaldo has shown that he is an emotional man, both on and off the field. The Real Madrid superstar celebrates with great enthusiasm and energy when he scores, and gets angry in the same manner if he makes a mistake or if his teammates make an error of judgement or if he feels he was wronged by the opponents on the field.

Top-scorer in Real's history, the Portuguese international has also shown himself to be quite emotional off the field, be it at the Ballon d’Or ceremonies or when at home with his son.

The 3-time winner of the Ballon d’Or has on two occasions in the past expressed his emotions quite openly on the award stage, breaking down after receiving the 2013 Ballon d’Or. The other time was when he won the award last year, when he broke out into a celebratory scream, yelling out, “Siiiiiiiiiiiiii” after accepting the award.

Irrespective of who wins the award, a little bit of emotion from Ronaldo at the Ballon d’Or function is to be expected.