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Cristiano Ronaldo said on Sunday (12th October) that his objective is to "always be at the top" - not to win the Ballon d'Or.

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SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese), Cristiano Ronaldo (commenting on the Ballon d'Or award):

"My goal is to always be at the top. I have done it in the past six or seven years. I think the hardest part is to remain on top for many years and I have done it. The numbers speak for themselves as I have said multiple times -- in order to analyse a player you have to look at the statistics - and so in this case I am not worried. This Golden Ball is not a situation that keeps me awake at night. I think those who vote, the captains, coaches, will have time to think about and decide who is the best player at the moment. I am not worried about this because I know I have to do my best in my club and my national team. In January, obviously I am not going to be a hypocrite, I would like to win a third Golden Ball, but it is not a situation that depends on me as I have said. I am going to wait, I am going to continue to do a good job, give my best in my club and my national team, and we will see in January."