Spanish club Real Madrid, was named the world’s best male player. Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the Ballon D’or five times – a record he shares with Barcelona striker Lionel Messi – placed second.

It was the first time in ten years that neither player has won the award.

Correction, Dec. 6

The original version of this story misstated the rankings for this year’s Ballon D’or award for male players. Cristiano Ronaldo placed second and Lionel Messi placed fifth, Ronaldo did not place fifth and Messi did not place second.

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