Ballon d´Or 2017: Why Ronaldo, not Messi, should claim the trophy

Either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo will be awarded the Ballon d’Or on Thursday and, when comparing the two in 2017, the numbers mostly favour the Barcelona superstar. For his club, Messi has scored more goals than Ronaldo (48 to 37), contributed more assists (14 to eight) and created more big chances (35 to 16). But stats only count for […]