Cristiano Ronaldo thanked football fans around the world after his Ballon d'Or in 2008 was voted the best of all time: "Football belongs to the fans. Thanks to all the fans around the world. The Golden Ball of all time also belongs to you." Two days after the Ballon d'Or ceremony, France Football presented the new "Sira" award; An award created by this French magazine to select the best Ballon d'Or in history. France Football chose a different voting method for the special award of the best Ballon d'Or of all time; This time, instead of journalists, the users of the magazine were responsible for choosing the winner of the best Ballon d'Or in history, and each vote cost one euro. The purpose of this vote was to select the best period in the career of players who won the Ballon d'Or award at least twice. While this selection no longer brings an official award, Ronaldo's 2008 Ballon d'Or was ranked first in this poll.

Cristiano Ronaldo thanked football fans around the world after his Ballon d'Or in 2008 was voted the best of all time: "Football belongs to the fans. Thanks to all the fans around the world. The Golden Ball of all time also belongs to you." Two days after the Ballon d'Or ceremony, France Football presented the new "Sira" award; An award created by this French magazine to select the best Ballon d'Or in history. France Football chose a different voting method for the special award of the best Ballon d'Or of all time; This time, instead of journalists, the users of the magazine were responsible for choosing the winner of the best Ballon d'Or in history, and each vote cost one euro. The purpose of this vote was to select the best period in the career of players who won the Ballon d'Or award at least twice. While this selection no longer brings an official award, Ronaldo's 2008 Ballon d'Or was ranked first in this poll.