CRISTIANO RONALDO is to receive his fifth Ballon d’Or atop the Eiffel Tower on Thursday, according to reports.
But more concrete reports from Spain now appear to confirm Ronaldo will be triumphant in a glitzy bash in the French capital – backed up by Bernabeu president Florentino Perez saying as much too.
The Portuguese hero is having a season to forget so far for Real Madrid.
Not only is his personal record not up to scratch – he has scored just twice from 68 shots – but Los Blancos lie eight points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona.
It is Zinedine Zidane side’s worst start to a domestic campaign since 2008.
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Yet Ronaldo’s brilliance in guiding his club side to their historic defence of their Champions League crown in Cardiff is expected to give him the nod, say Mundo Deportivo.
And they report that David Ginola will be on hand to hand Ronaldo his fifth Golden Ball – bringing him level with Messi.
Ronaldo was crowned Fifa’s ‘The Best’ in London in October.
The game’s governing body made a great fuss of Ronaldo during that bash and Mundo Deportivo say France Football, who run the Ballon d’Or, with “greater splendor and pageantry”.
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