Today in Paris, the prestigious 2017 "Ballon d'Or" award ceremony took place, where the prize for the best footballer of the year was presented.
The "France Football" magazine selected Cristiano Ronaldo, the leader of Madrid's "Real" team, as the best footballer of the year, who last season won the two most important titles - the Champions League and "La Liga" with the club.
In second place was Lionel Messi, who had slightly better statistics last season but only won one King's Cup trophy with "Barcelona."
In third place was Neymar, who moved to Paris Saint-Germain for a record fee this summer. Also included in the top five were Gianluigi Buffon and Luka Modrić.
C. Ronaldo won the "Golden Ball" for the fifth time in his career - the same number of times as his biggest rival, Lionel Messi.
While the announcement of the best footballer of the year was taking place, the "France Football" magazine revealed the final positions of the players who made it to the top 30.
The 29th-30th places were shared by two players - Dries Mertens and Philippe Coutinho.
Following in decreasing order were the names of the players: Edin Džeko, Mats Hummels, Jan Oblak, Karim Benzema, Radamel Falcao, Sadio Mané, Leonardo Bonucci, Aubameyang, David De Gea, Eden Hazard, Antoine Griezmann, Toni Kroos, Marcelo, and Paulo Dybala.
Further down the list were Kevin De Bruyne, Luis Suárez, Isco, Edinson Cavani, Harry Kane, Robert Lewandowski, N'Golo Kanté, Kylian Mbappé, and Sergio Ramos.
Top 30:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo ("Real Madrid")
2. Lionel Messi ("Barcelona")
3. Neymar (PSG)
4. Gianluigi Buffon ("Juventus")
5. Luka Modrić ("Real Madrid")
6. Sergio Ramos ("Real Madrid")
7. Kylian Mbappé (PSG)
8. N'Golo Kanté ("Chelsea")
9. Robert Lewandowski ("Bayern")
10. Harry Kane ("Tottenham")
11. Edinson Cavani (PSG)
12. Isco ("Real Madrid")
13. Luis Suárez ("Barcelona")
14. Kevin De Bruyne ("Man City")
15. Paulo Dybala ("Juventus")
16. Marcelo ("Real Madrid")
17. Toni Kroos ("Real Madrid")
18. Antoine Griezmann ("Atletico")
19. Eden Hazard ("Chelsea")
20. David De Gea ("Man Utd")
21-22. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ("Borussia")
21-22. Leonardo Bonucci ("Milan")
23. Sadio Mané ("Liverpool")
24. Radamel Falcao ("Monaco")
25. Karim Benzema ("Real Madrid")
26. Jan Oblak ("Atletico")
27. Mats Hummels ("Bayern")
28. Edin Džeko ("Roma")
29-30. Philippe Coutinho ("Liverpool")
29-30. Dries Mertens ("Napoli")
Cristiano Ronaldo Ballon d'Or @francefootball 2017 ! #BallondOr
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