A status of a club could be elevated by the fact that they have had a Ballon d’Or winner within their ranks. A majority of all the biggest teams in world football have had a player win the award during their time at the club — with Manchester City being one of the few exceptions. Real Madrid have had the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Karim Benzema to have won the Ballon d’Or during their time at the club amongst others, Barcelona also had Ronaldinho, Johan Cryuff and Rivaldo do the same to name a few. Even English sides like Manchester United had Ronaldo, Sir Bobby Charlton and G…
