World of football wishes Cristiano Ronaldo on winning his 4th Ballon d'Or

Cristiano Ronaldo has done it! Having already won the Champions League and EURO 2016, he’s completed 2016 by winning his 4^th Ballon d’Or.

WATCH: Video of Cristiano Ronaldo receiving the Ballon d'Or

Ronaldo was delighted on receiving the award and sent out this tweet shortly after the announcement:

So happy and glad to win. Thanks Real Madrid and Portugal National team.amazing year. Simmmmmmm pic.twitter.com/IQCxOA5PLg
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) December 12, 2016

Ronaldo’s team mates and friends did not hold back and began wishing the Real Madrid star:

Club captain, Sergio Ramos congratulated him by posting a picture of the two holding a Ballon d’Or shaped cake. The Spanish sentence used in the tweet translate to: “Congrats, friend! 2016 was your year.”

¡Felicidades, amigo! 2016 ha sido tu año.
Congratulations, @Cristiano. Well deserved!#ballondor pic.twitter.com/xSRuHln12v
— Sergio Ramos (@SergioRamos) December 13, 2016

Real Madrid centre-back, Nacho Fernandez conveyed his wishes by posting a tweet saying, “Congratulations @cristiano! You get to keep making history.” with a photo of the two celebrating Ronaldo’s goal against arch-rivals, Atletico Madrid:

Ya van 4 !!! Enhorabuena @cristiano !!! Te toca seguir haciendo historia. pic.twitter.com/sKcHAGXKxv
— Nacho Fernández (@nachofi1990) December 13, 2016

Casemiro wished the Portuguese with a tweet that read: “More than deserved, friend. Congratulations, @Cristiano. The best in the world. Siiiuuuuuuu...!”

Más que merecido, amigo. Felicidades, @Cristiano. El mejor del mundo. ¡Siiiuuuuuuu...! #BalóndeOro pic.twitter.com/XmAsBKRl75
— Casemiro (@Casemiro) December 13, 2016

Former teammate and Manchester United legend, Van Der Sar sent out this tweet:

Congratulations to @Cristiano for winning an amazing fourth Ballon d'ore for his achievements with @realmadrid and Portugal. #ballondor pic.twitter.com/4q21LYF1Bd
— Edwin van der Sar (@vdsar1970) December 12, 2016

Michael Owen has always been an admirer of the Portuguese international and had this to say:

Unbelievable achievement by @Cristiano winning The Ballon D'Or 4 times. Fully deserved after another amazing year for club and country.
— michael owen (@themichaelowen) December 12, 2016

Sami Khedira, Ronaldo’s former teammate congratulated him this morning:

Good morning @Cristiano! Congratulations to your 4th Ballon d'Or! You're a great guy and really deserve it! pic.twitter.com/eOrOoDMI1v
— Sami Khedira (@SamiKhedira) December 13, 2016

The legendary, Ronaldinho also did not hold back from praising Ronaldo. He tweeted: “Congratulations my friend @cristiano, more than deserved. Great achievements with Club and selection in recent years are the way to your success!”

Parabéns meu amigo @cristiano, mais do que merecido. Grandes conquistas com clube e seleção nos últimos anos são o caminho do seu sucesso!!! pic.twitter.com/K5BmgScvjY
— Ronaldinho Gaúcho (@10Ronaldinho) December 12, 2016

Italian legend, Fabio Cannavaro congratulated him with the following tweet:

Enhorabuena crak @Cristiano #balondor #halamadrid @realmadrid pic.twitter.com/89h42CEWgi
— Fabio Cannavaro (@fabiocannavaro) December 12, 2016

Luis Figo also joined in the congratulations:

Parabéns pela 4 bola de ouro @Cristiano congratulations for the 4 ballon or @Cristiano pic.twitter.com/N2aJIEkH7x
— Luís Figo (@LuisFigo) December 12, 2016

Ronaldo’s EURO 2016 winning teammate, André Silva also jumped in to wish him. He tweeted: “Congratulations @Cristiano! Proud to have as a captain the best in the world”

Parabéns @Cristiano ! Orgulhoso de ter como capitão o melhor do mundo! pic.twitter.com/EMNKpKTsoj
— André Silva (@andrevsilva19) December 12, 2016

Former Real Madrid teammate, Alvaro Arbeloa tweeted: “Congratulations to my friend @Cristiano for his fourth ball of gold. Fair and deserved a simply outstanding year award!”

Felicidades a mi amigo @Cristiano por su cuarto Balón de Oro.
¡Justo y merecido premio a un año sencillamente excepcional! pic.twitter.com/UFqxj6MlYi
— Álvaro Arbeloa (@aarbeloa17) December 12, 2016

La Liga:

¡Ronaldo conquista su cuarto Balón de Oro, el tercero con el @realmadrid!

¡Enhorabuena, @Cristiano! #BallonDor pic.twitter.com/hWb4YHcMK4
— LaLiga (@LaLiga) December 12, 2016

Real Madrid wished him with several tweets. This was their first:

Congratulations to @Cristiano on winning his fourth Ballon d'Or!#HalaMadrid #RealMadrid pic.twitter.com/zEZScjRYaZ
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) December 12, 2016

Manchester United wished their ‘Golden Boy’ as well:

Congratulations to @Cristiano Ronaldo... Ballon d'Or winner for an incredible fourth time. pic.twitter.com/QS5AJs1ebm
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 12, 2016

Germany National Team’s official twitter handle:

Congratulations to @Cristiano for winning the #ballondor2016!

https://t.co/30IYZHIOox pic.twitter.com/S69rRc1Kdn
— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) December 12, 2016