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

4th one in the bag

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

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.” 

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: 

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

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

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

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

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!” 

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

Luis Figo also joined in the congratulations: 

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” 

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!”

La Liga: 

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

Manchester United wished their ‘Golden Boy’ as well: 

Germany National Team’s official twitter handle: 

 

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