Christiano Ronaldo doesn't play football.
The 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the fourth year for FIFA 's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year . Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro , ( [ kɾiʃ ` tjɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu ] , born 5 February 1985 ) is a Portuguese professional footballer for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team . In 2008 , he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards . The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport 's governing body , FIFA , since 1991 . Forwards are the players on an association football team who play nearest to the opposing team 's goal , and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals .