The 2026 Ballon d'Or Award ceremony is in the books, and that has our crew taking a trip down memory lane by looking at the almost two decade long battle for the ultimate individual prize in the sport between Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo. Join Nico Cantor, Geoff Shreeves & Michael Lahoud as they take a look at 10 of the superstars' top ranked Ballon d'Or wins, with data powered by Sofascore, debating which year was the most impressive win between the two of them. 0:00 Ranking #10 - #60 0:59 Ronaldo 2008 BREAKDOWN 1:57 5. Messi 2009 2:44 4. Ronaldo 2017 4:05 3. Messi 2012 6:19 2. Messi 2023 7:31 1. Messi 2011 8:47 List BREAKDOWN 10:43 Watch More! #lionelmessi #cristianoronaldo #ballondor #debate #ranking #top10 #soccer #football #cbs #cbssportsgolazo #cbssports #lm10 #cr7 #ronaldo #messi Stream UCL on Paramount+ - http://bit.ly/UCLonParamount Watch UCL Extended Highlights - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYX--AqrRszzMR4_C8YwiBn Watch UCL Today with Thierry Henry, Kate Scott, Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYdin8WdtaOExGhaRZI_dJ8 Subscribe to our other CBS Sports Golazo channels! https://www.youtube.com/@CBSSportsGolazoEurope https://www.youtube.com/@golazoamerica https://www.youtube.com/@wgolazo Home of UEFA Men’s and Women’s Champions League, UEFA Europa and Conference Leagues, NWSL, Serie A and Serie A Women, EFL Championship, EFL League One, EFL League Two and Carabao Cup, Concacaf Men's World Cup Qualifiers and W Champions Cup, US Open Cup, USL, Liga MX, SPFL and more.