Portuguese magnifico Cristiano Ronaldo has downplayed Lionel Messi’s Ballon d’Or and FIFA Best award. According to Ronaldo, the individual awards are losing credibility.
After winning the World Cup with Argentina in 2022, Messi was named the Ballon d’Or winner for the eighth time on October 30, 2023, three more than Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi followed up the Ballon d’Or win by recently winning the FIFA Best Men’s Player Award,
Messi’s victory was met with criticism and was the subject of much debate. Ronaldo opened up about it and took an indirect shot at his Argentine opponent.
“The Ballon d’Or award and the Best award are losing credibility,” Ronaldo said.
“I did not watch the best ceremony awards. It is not to say Messi did not deserve it. Or Haaland, or even Mbappe. I simply no longer believe in these awards. It’s not because I won at the Globe Soccer, but these are facts; the numbers are there and numbers don’t lie. No one can take this away from me,” Ronaldo added.
