![Portgual's Cristiano Ronaldo holds the "Ballon D'Or France Football" trophy during a press conference after the French television TF1 football show in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France, December 7, 2008. (Photo by Denis Portgual's Cristiano Ronaldo holds the "Ballon D'Or France Football" trophy during a press conference after the French television TF1 football show in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France, December 7, 2008. (Photo by Denis](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F1CA3F/portguals-cristiano-ronaldo-holds-the-ballon-dor-france-football-trophy-during-a-press-conference-after-the-french-television-tf1-football-show-in-issy-les-moulineaux-near-paris-france-december-7-2008-photo-by-denis-guignebourgcameleonabaca-pressmctsipa-usa-2F1CA3F.jpg)
Portgual's Cristiano Ronaldo holds the "Ballon D'Or France Football" trophy during a press conference after the French television TF1 football show in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France, December 7, 2008. (Photo by Denis
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