Former Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho claimed in 2012 that it was harder to be Cristiano Ronaldo than it was to be Lionel Messi ahead of the Ballon d'Or gala.

Barcelona ace Lionel Messi was over the moon to lift the FIFA Ballon d'Or again after having to settle for second place in 2013 and 2014 Messi has now won the Ballon d'Or five times - twice more than ...

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is the biggest earner on Instagram with £38m (Sh5 billion) in the last one year.

Luis Enrique has his favourite, but he considers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi worthy of the highest praise.