The footballer spoke in the newspaper Récord de Portugal and was forceful against the awards.
The Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo harshly criticized the awards The Best and the Ballon d’Or after the triumphs of the Argentine star Lionel Messi, by stating that both awards “They are losing credibility.”
“I think that, in a way, these awards are losing credibility. We have to analyze the entire season,” said the Al-Nassr attacker from Saudi Arabia in statements to the Portuguese newspaper Récord.
However, he stressed: “I don’t want to say that Messi didn’t deserve it or (Erling) Haaland or even (Kylian) Mbappé. “I just don’t believe in these awards anymore.”
“And it’s not because he won at the Globe Soccer. But they are facts, they are numbers. And the numbers don’t lie,” concluded the Portuguese, who was recognized days ago at the awards given annually in Dubai with the Maradona Award, in addition to receive two other statuettes for being the best player in the Middle East and the fans’ favorite footballer.
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Lionel Messi vs Ronaldo: what each won
Messi won the vote over Haaland and Mbappé to win his third The Best of FIFA. In October, meanwhile, he got his eighth Ballon d’Or against the same rivals with a special dedication to Diego Armando Maradona.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the all-time top scorer in the European Champions League, was also left out of the ideal eleven.
The 38-year-old cracks, won the Ballon d’Or five times and five others were chosen as the best player in the world by FIFA, including two The Best. Ronaldo was also recognized by the Globe Soccer awards given annually in Dubai, with the Maradona Award and two other statuettes as the best player in the Middle East and the fans’ favorite footballer.
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