Cristiano Ronaldo may have narrowly failed in his bid to win the Goal 50 for the third year in a row but the prolific Portuguese superstar succeeded in leading Real Madrid to a third consecutive Champions League title, in May.

The 33-year-old finished as the tournament's top scorer with 15 goals, which included possibly the greatest strike in European Cup history in the quarter-final against Juventus.

He then lit up the World Cup with a hat-trick against Spain before stunning the football world by joining Juventus for €100m before Russia 2018 had even concluded.