PARIS — A decade of dominance as the world's two best soccer players has left Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi level with five Ballon d'Or awards each. Messi won it from 2009-12 — with Ronaldo runner-up three times during the period — and in 2015 ahead of Ronaldo and Neymar. Ronaldo is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Champions League with 115 goals. The 39-year-old Italian helped Juventus reach the Champions League final and win the Italian title for the sixth straight season. The last player to win it before either Messi or Ronaldo was Brazil midfielder Kaka — who starred for AC Milan when it won the Champions League in 2007.

Source: Philippine Star December 08, 2017 03:00 UTC