The prolific attacker is hungry for more success and has now set his sights on the Argentina international’s record
Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo is determined to win another Fifa Ballon d’Or and catch current record holder Lionel Messi.
The Portugal international beat the Barcelona forward and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to the 2014 edition of the prestigious award during Monday’s annual Fifa gala in Zurich.
However, he is not satisfied with his three wins just yet and has now set his sights on drawing level with Messi, who has lifted the trophy on four occasions.
“This is an unforgettable moment, but I’m not going to stop here. I want to catch Messi,” Ronaldo was quoted as saying by Marca.
“It was my eighth time here. It’s always me and Messi and one more. You can never be sure of anything, but I thought I had a good chance. I think I deserved it, but Messi deserved it also. All of us deserved it.
“It brings up so many different emotions and I’ll use this award as motivation to continue working hard to win more individual and team honours.
“This year is a new challenge – 2015 has already started, there are new titles to be won and little by little, game by game, we are going to see if we can be successful again.
“I am ambitious, I always want to win more and I am always working hard to be better.
“The most difficult thing is to be consistent, to be all the time working, working, working. I’m really happy, it’s a fantastic moment for my career. I want to win more titles.”
Ronaldo moved level with Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten on three Ballons d’Or, with only Messi one clear on four wins.