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Cristiano Ronaldo sold his 2013 Ballon d’Or trophy to Israel’s richest man Idan Ofer.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2013 Ballon d’Or trophy was auctioned off for charity in 2017, collecting roughly £532,000 from Israel’s richest man for the Make-A-Wish foundation.
According to Marca, with the original trophy apparently on display at his Madeira museum, Ronaldo explicitly requested that a copy be produced to sell at a charity auction in London.
Since winning the award five times at his peak, Ronaldo now plies his trade in the Saudi Pro-league after joining Al Nassr – although he could have joined rivals Al Hilal for a transfer ban – but is yet to make his debut for his new club.
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In the course of his great career, Ronaldo has received the honour five times.
Of his five awards, 2013 was a year that saw the then-Real Madrid forward narrowly pip Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery to it.
Ribery had won the treble with Bayern Munich in the 2012-13 season.
Ronaldo scored 55 goals for Los Blancos but failed to win a trophy with Bayern taking the Champions League and Barcelona winning La Liga.
Ofer is worth a reported £8.1 billion according to Forbes and made his fortune from mining, shipping and energy, moving into the sports industry.