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Messi, Ronaldo and the past winners of the Goal 50

GOAL 50

Since its inception in 2008, the Goal 50 has been dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Indeed, only one other player has ever got his hands on the prestigious prize: Wesley Sneijder, in 2010.

That Ronaldo and Messi have claimed seven of the eight trophies is unsurprising, given the pair have been breaking records for fun over the past decade.

Ronaldo, of course, started out as a fleet-footed winger but towards the tail end of his Manchester United career, he was fast becoming the complete forward.

In his penultimate season at Old Trafford, he scored 42 goals in just 49 games in all competitions, with his fantastic form helping Alex Ferguson's side win the Champions League and earning the Portuguese the inaugural Goal 50 trophy.