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Ronaldo 2007-08: The Perfect Season Behind the Ballon d’Or of All Time

Forty-two goals from the wing, the league, Moscow and every major award going. Why the fans got the Ballon d'Or of All Time right.

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By Awais · 1 November 2026 · 6 min read

Montage: Rivals Knock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Wikimedia Commons photos by Paolo Camera, peatc and Austin Osuide

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The season was not perfect because nothing went wrong. It was perfect because every time something did, he was still standing at the end.

Ronaldo 2007-08: The Perfect Season Behind the Ballon d’Or of All Time