Cristiano Ronaldo fifa ultimate team coins has been dealt a blow despite

Cristiano Ronaldo fifa ultimate team coins has been dealt a blow despite winning the Ballon d'Or as details emerge of a deal between Adidas - the main sponsor of Lionel Messi - and Fifa.

Under the terms of the agreement, Adidas enjoys exclusive rights for the promotion of Fifa Ballon d'Or merchandise. Nike, Ronaldo's main sponsor and that of third-placed Franck Ribery, does not possess the same privilege.

It means the Real Madrid forward is unable to make money from the award in the same manner as his great rival would. 

"These official partnerships are the reasons why we can use the official award name within promotional activity and therefore, by the same token, why Nike could not," Ben Goldhagen, Senior PR Manager for Adidas UK and Ireland, told Goal.

On Monday both Nike and Ronaldo posted viral videos on Twitter after the 28-year-old's win but neither included the wording Ballon d'Or.

Adidas is one of Fifa's six World Cup 'official partners' and has supplied balls and equipment for every tournament since 1970. In November, the 43-year partnership was renewed to cover all Fifa events through 2030. The previous deal was renewed in 2005 at a www.eafutcoins.co.uk cost of around €30m per year. The new agreement is believed to be worth significantly more.