Sir Alex Ferguson says Man United star Cristiano Ronaldo 'deserves' Ballon d'Or over Lionel Messi
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukSir Alex Ferguson has said Cristiano Ronaldo 'deserves' to win the Ballon d'Or this year. The prestigious award is handed out at the end of each calendar year by French publication France Football to the footballer deemed to have performed best over the course over the previous 12 months.
A list of 30 male players have been nominated, with twenty players up for the women's award, ahead of a coronation on November 29 in Paris.
The favourite to win is Ronaldo's great rival and six-time winner Lionel Messi, who won the Copa America with Argentina in the summer.
Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho, N'Golo Kante and former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema are also all ahead of Ronaldo in the betting stakes.
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