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Tom Victor

Cristiano Ronaldo sold 2013 Ballon d'Or trophy to Israel's richest man for enormous sum

Cristiano Ronaldo's 2013 Ballon d'Or was sold to Idan Ofer, Israel's richest man, after a charity auction in London in 2017.

Ronaldo won the top individual prize on five occasions, first in 2008 while still on the books of Manchester United and four times as a Real Madrid player. The 2013 contest was one of the more tightly-fought, with the Portugal star pipping Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery to top honours.

After the ceremony, Ronaldo opted to donate the award to charity. It was ultimately auctioned off to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish foundation, and Ofer had the winning bid of €600,000.

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