Well deserved honour! If I were to gauge public opinion, the credibility of the FIFA Ballon d’Or award will be affected if Cristiano Ronaldo did not win the 2013 Ballon d’Or award. Fans would vent their anger via social media platforms and probably carry placards carried in every nook and cranny of the world.

CR7 has fondly called was declared winner by football legend, Pele in a ceremony held at Zurich, switzerland.

The Portuguese like I mentioned earlier recorded 34 goals and 10 assists last season along with 20 and 4 in 17 Liga games this season. His decisive hat-trick against Sweden in November did not only propel Portugal into the World Cup-Ronaldo but also wowed his fans and . Lastly, the extension of the voting deadline also “ruled” in his favour.

Congrats to the Real Madrid hitmaker.