Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned the winner of the 2016 Ballon d'Or, beating Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann to the gong on Monday.
News of the 31-year-old's individual success came courtesy of the France Football Twitter feed:
Ballon d'or France Football 2016 winner : CRISTIANO RONALDO#ballondor pic.twitter.com/ECa0u3L6EK
— France Football (@francefootball) December 12, 2016
It is the fourth time Ronaldo has won the award after picking it up in 2008, 2013 and 2014.