Ronaldo reveals what makes him world’s greatest

Cristiano Ronaldo had no idea he was going to win the Ballon d’Or for the world’s best player last week and only burst into tears as he picked up his award when he saw his family crying at the ceremony.

The Real Madrid forward has revealed he is still taking English lessons and admitted the form of Lionel Messi continually pushes him to keep improving.

In a personal and, at times, moving interview with Ballon D’Or organisers France Football, Ronaldo took responsibility for previous mistakes in his career and claimed the examples of Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs at Manchester United helped him become more professional.