Cristiano Ronaldo is not showing anything happy with the future of the Ballon d’Or of this 2021. The Portuguese already showed his complaints in public for the statements made by Pascal Ferré, editor-in-chief of France Football, in which he assured that Cristiano’s “only ambition” is “retire with more Ballon d’Ors than Messi.”
The Portuguese, through an extensive letter on Instagram, accused Ferré of lying and using his name in search of promotion.
Besides this mess, Cristiano ‘got into’ a new one through social networks. The Manchester United gave him ‘like’ and commented a brief ‘Facts‘ (facts, in Portuguese) to agree with a publication that listed his achievements throughout 2021 (Italian Cup, Italian Super Cup, Eurocup Golden Boot and Serie A capocannionere, top scorer in their clubs, top scorer in the history of the national teams, top scorer in the history of the European Championship) and it was about explaining the unfairness of his position in the Ballon d’Or.
This was the explanation, in Portuguese, that Cristiano validated as ‘facts’. “43 goals this year, six in five Champions League games, all decisive. Regardless of age, he continues to perform miracles and is the player who most often impresses the world. Do they go and place you in sixth place? Are there really five guys who have done more than him this year? No.
The fight would be fair with Lewandowski who was incredible and Bayern had a better season than Juventus, but at the national team level, Cristiano was better.
Who was the award for? For Messi, who only won the Copa del Rey, he has not scored a goal for Madrid since Cristiano left, he disappeared in all the big games and won in a Copa América that was supposed to be every four years and almost everyone does. He did not score in the final or in the semifinal. And he has had a poor season for PSG on an individual level.
For Cristiano to win he has to be indisputable. Whatever you do, they find a way to take the prize from you. With Messi, it is the opposite. You can have a discreet season, they will always find a way to favor you and give you the reward.
Stole. Dirt. Shame. Simply unfortunate. Those who saw it, saw it. Whoever is smart enough knows who the real winners of the award are. Receiving prizes without meriting them is false happiness, without pride. “
A sixth place after years on the podium
Without leaving the podium since the 2010 edition, Cristiano Ronaldo fell to sixth place this season. Leo Messi won with 613 points in the voting followed by Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho. Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kan’te also finished ahead of the Manchester United striker.