Ronaldo took a jab at Messi’s by liking and commenting laughing emoticons on Instagram post by a Madrid journalist who was disrespecting messi for his 8th ballon d’or and how he was not a best player of tournament because of 5 penalties.For me that shows insecurity and hypocrisy of Ronaldo. And on other hand for Messi’s ballon d’or he was selected by majority of journalists,players and managers.So if they have chosen it then what could be done? It’s nearly impossible ballon d’or organizers will bribe them or something like that and the award criteria have been same over the years so either all awards (let’s say) from 2010 are unfair or are fair for all,there is nothing like they are unfair for two years and when Lewandowski gets they are fair.From the start international achievements played important role in getting ballon d’or so what’s the problem?
Ronaldo is his own biggest fan and now plays with camel herders and now messi has 1 world cup and 8 ballon d’ors.
Messi was not even the best player of that Argentina team, ballon dor has been a popularity contest since 2018
How on earth was he not the best player. He literally carried them in every game and was by far their best player
Messi was not even the best player of that Argentina team
Hmm, who was the best player on that team then if not Messi?
ballon dor has been a popularity contest since 2018
All I see are tears
I do agree that the Ballon d’Or is definitely a popularity contest but I think you really need to watch the world cup again if you actually think Messi wasn’t the best player on that Argentina team
Who was better than him?
He’s understandably pissed off, but it’s best to not react publicly, as the perception is he’s being petty.
The voting system of the Ballon D’or is flawed, but Ronaldo should be above it- he’s one of the greatest of all time, and doesn’t need to give a shit about it. His achievements should stand for themselves, forget “chasing” Messi.
The voting system of the Ballon D’or is flawed
There is very little chance of that. The votes are cast by the best journalists from 100 countries. By definition, it is diversified and democratic, and could not be flawed. The best player of the world wins this award, and whoever doesn’t agree simply starts questioning the system.
His achievements should stand for themselves, forget “chasing” Messi.
Ronaldo’s achievements definitely make him one of the best players of this generation. But even after achieving all this, he cannot live peacefully if he chases Messi. He should simply concede to the fact that Messi is the greatest player football has and probably will ever produce, and being compared to him is not possible. What he has achieved is special as well, and he should be proud of it.
Check Quique Wolff’s vote and tell me it isn’t flawed. Lisandro Martínez didn’t have a better season than Haaland.
The “best” journalists voting means nothing if they’re biased and aren’t objective when they vote.
Or what about Portugal? They put Bernardo Silva and Vinicius before Mbappé, Haaland and Messi.
Of course the system is flawed.
However, this has nothing to do with Ronaldo being a petty child. That has always been the case with him.
That’s why they ask 100 journalists to vote from 100 different nations. We can have a couple of biased votes from some countries, but if you average the votes of 100 nations, it’s quite fair.
Honesty I don’t think the ballon dor has been the same since 2020
When Messi won the World Cup Ronaldo staged an interview with the lie detector people (which has been proven many times to be staged) just so he can get asked if he prefers his CL to a World Cup, so he can answer no.
People seem to forget it’s not one World Cup vs 5 CL. It’s 4 CL and a World Cup vs 5 CL.
Or generally how Messi still has way more trophies than Ronaldo and he has said in many interviews he only wants to win trophies that’s his biggest goal
So imagine how he was feeling
I don’t think Messi deserved it over Haaland, just like he didn’t deserve the one in 2021 over Lewandowski.
Idk what Ronaldo’s reaction has to do with Messi deserving the award, though. Ronaldo is jealous. That’s all there is to it.
Ronaldo’s reaction is exactly what I would have expected. Yes, Messi deserved it.
Who cares, Ballon d’Or is just a gala to invite random tiktokers and streamers. It’s all about marketing and popularity towards large masses of casual fanbases. People who engage with football daily know who the best players in the world are, week in week out. Casuals who only watch the World Cup and maybe the UCL final believe that Emi Martinez is the best goalkeeper in the world and that Jorginho was the 3rd best player in the world two years ago.
So yeah, I don’t think anyone should take that award too seriously, Ronaldo and Messi included.
Do you even know who votes for the Ballon d’Or? Casuals you say? Do a little research, will you?
The only attention Ronaldo gets since he became a Saudi puppet is when he rats on Messi.
I don’t blame him. At this point people will give Messi the ballon dor for breathing in the morning. It lost its relevance when Messi won it instead of Lewandowski
I’m pretty sure the Ballon d’Or is literally the most significant individual award you can win…lol
Okay. Please show us how Lewandowski was ahead of Messi in the 2021 Ballon d’Or race, using some stats like goals, assists, trophies, etc.