Hats off to our Portuguese top 100 winner, who this year has been the better half of a footballing duopoly that continues to leave everyone else in the shade
Yes: it’s Him again. For the last few week it’s been hard to turn around without bumping into Cristiano Ronaldo, burnished and gleaming, immaculately tuxedoed, proudly fondling his latest gong. Well, here’s another one. As 2016 draws to a close the fifth edition of the Guardian’s annual top 100 footballers poll has a familiar chimney sweep at the top of its tree, with Ronaldo overtaking the reigning champ Lionel Messi to take the headline spot for the second time.
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