Cristiano Ronaldo wins the 2017 Ballon d'Or as the Real Madrid superstar is unveiled standing on the Eiffel Tower to clinch his fifth award before vowing to continue the 'fight' for supremacy with Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo wins the 2017 Ballon d'Or as the Real Madrid superstar is unveiled standing on the Eiffel Tower to clinch his fifth award before vowing to continue the 'fight' for supremacy with Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded his fifth Ballon d'Or in Paris on Thursday night - finishing top of 30 nominees

Ronaldo was unveiled in a dramatic video which zoomed in on the superstar standing on the Eiffel Tower

Barcelona's Lionel Messi finished as runner-up while Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar came in third place   

Ronaldo was the heavy favourite to win the award and had flown out to the Paris ceremony in his private jet

The 32-year-old is now tied with his rival Messi on five Ballon d'Or awards - the most of any player in history

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