Cristiano Ronaldo beat Lionel Messi to the Ballon d’Or 2017, receiving the award at a glitzy ceremony in Paris yesterday.

France Football’s award is presented to the best player competing in Europe, and is considered one of the highest accolades an individual can achieve in the sport.

A group of 173 journalists from around the world voted on the prize this year, ranking the top 30 players and springing some surprise results.

The top 30 players are:

29. Dres Merten – Napoli (TIED)

29. Philippe Coutinho – Liverpool (TIED)

28. Edin Dzeko – Roma

27. Mats Hummels – Bayern Munich

26. Jan Oblak – Atletico Madrid

25. Karim Benzema – Real Madrid

24. Radamel Falcao – AS Monaco

23. Sadio Mane – Liverpool

21. Leonardo Bonucci – AC Milan (TIED)

21. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Borussia Dortmund (TIED)

20. David de Gea – Manchester United

19. Eden Hazard – Chelsea

18. Antonio Griezmann – Atletico Madrid

17. Toni Kroos – Real Madrid

16. Marcelo – Real Madrid

15. Paulo Dybala – Juventus

14. Kevin de Bruyne – Manchester City

13. Luis Suarez – Barcelona

12. Isco – Real Madrid

11. Cavani – PSG

10. Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspurs

09. Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich

08. N’Golo Kante – Chelsea

07. Kylian Mbappe – PSG

06. Sergio Ramos – Real Madrid

05. Luka Modric – Real Madrid

04. Gianluigi Buffon – Juventus

03. Neymar Jr. – PSG

02. Lionel Messi – Barcelona

01. Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid