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Cristiano Ronaldo sold the 2013 Ballon d'Or trophy to Israel's richest man

Cristiano Ronaldo sold the 2013 Ballon d'Or trophy to Israel's richest

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 award on five occasions, first in 2008 while playing for Manchester United and four times as a Real Madrid player. The 2013 competition was one of the most contested, with the Portuguese star winning against Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery.

After the ceremony, Ronaldo decided to donate the award to charity.

The trophy was auctioned to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish foundation, and Ofer had the winning bid of €600,000.