Cristiano Ronaldo Leads Fan Voting for Special Ballon d’Or Award

Cristiano Ronaldo is currently leading the official fan vote for the Ballon d’Or of All Time (B.O.A.T.) special award, as announced by the organizers on October 20. The voting commenced in early October and will conclude at midnight on 27 October.

This initiative allows football fans to revisit historic Ballon d’Or campaigns and vote for the greatest winner among legends who have won the award multiple times. Ronaldo is ahead with a commanding 62% of the votes, significantly outpacing Lionel Messi, who has garnered 13%.

Messi's support is distributed across his eight wins, with his 2023 title, won after lifting the World Cup in Qatar with Argentina, being the most popular at 9%. Ronaldo's awards from 2007 and 2016 received 7% and 2% of the votes, respectively.

The remaining awards for both players did not exceed 1%, with some editions receiving no votes at all. Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or five times, while Messi has won it eight times.