CR7 only ambition is to finish his career with more Ballon d'Or trophies than rival Lionel Messi', claims the chief of the award
CR7's greatest ambition is to retire having won the Ballon d'Or more times than his long-time rival Lionel Messi, according to the chief of the award Pascal Ferre, who hands out the trophy every year. Christiano Ronaldo is a five-time Ballon d'Or winner and has been nominated the most with a record 17 times but remains one behind Messi, who has won six times. CR7 only ambition is to finish his career with more Ballon d'Or trophies than rival Lionel Messi', claims the chief of the award The Argentine is tipped to be the frontrunner for this year's award, which would take his tally to seven, but Ferre revealed Ronaldo is desperate to top his arch-rival, Messi. 'Ronaldo has only one ambition and that is to retire with more Ballon d'Or than Messi and I know because he told me,' Ferre said, via Marca. Ahead of the ceremony next Monday, this year's winner was reportedly leaked earlier this week with Messi scooping up the coveted accolade o...