It's the first time in 30 years that Cristiano Ronaldo have not been on the list of candidates to win the Ballon d'Or award. Cristiano Ronaldo have won the Ballon d'Or award 5 times but it seems his road to the biggest individual award have come to an end. Messi have won the award 7 times and he's on course to win it for a record 8th time.