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Ronaldo fears image may cost him award

November 8, 2012
By ESPN staff
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo thinks a negative public image may stand in the way of him collecting the Ballon d'Or.

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Ronaldo, 27, appears to be again locked in a battle with Barcelona's Lionel Messi for world football's top individual honour, with the Argentina star having pipped him to the prize in each of the past three years.

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