Cristiano Ronaldo won the Bellona d'Or award

PARIS: Portugal and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the Bellona d'Or award for the fourth Monday after the European Championship and the Champions League in this 2016.

Ronaldo now than La Liga and his rival Lionel Messi record tally of five.

"For me it's a great honor to get my fourth ball of gold. The feeling is like for the first one, it's also a dream come true. I had in my mind to win four times. I'm very happy," said Ronaldo, who won the award in 2008, 2013 and 2014.

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"I take this opportunity to thank all my team mates from the national team and Real Madrid. I am proud and very happy."

I Wallon d'Or, which merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year award from 2010-15 to create FIFA Wallon d'Or, returned to France Football magazine this year, journalists only to vote and not the national team coaches and captains.