<P> France Football announced that they would publish a shortlist of 30 players across six announcements with two hour intervals on 24 October 2016 . On 12 December 2016 , Cristiano Ronaldo won the award by a record margin of 429 points ahead of second placed Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann , who came third . </P>
<P> France Football announced that they would publish a shortlist of 30 players across six announcements with two hour intervals on 24 October 2016 . On 12 December 2016 , Cristiano Ronaldo won the award by a record margin of 429 points ahead of second placed Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann , who came third . </P>
who won the ballon d or in 2016
who won the ballon d or in 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo