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#1 Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is the odds on favourite to win the coveted award for the 5th time in his career. If he does win the Ballon d'Or, he will be tied along with Lionel Messi at 5, ensuring that the duo have shared the award between them for the last decade.
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The Portuguese played a pivotal role in almost single-handedly taking Zinedine Zidane's side past the quarter-finals, semi-finals and then to overcome the last hurdle in the form of Juventus. He plundered goals for fun both home and away as Real Madrid became the first team in the Champions League era to successfully defend the title. The 32-year-old also helped Real Madrid win their first league title since 2011/12.
The season didn't start how Ronaldo would have expected it to, as after scoring a screamer in the Supercopa de Espana against Barcelona, the Portuguese was sent off and was subsequently handed a 4-match ban.
Despite it all, Cristiano Ronaldo still remains the favourite to be crowned the Ballon d'Or winner this year and hence he tops our Power Rankings for August.
