Probably not, even for someone as disciplined as him… 39 is a big number for an athlete.

Although he’s definitely playing better compared to his 2nd United season ( expected, considering he then missed the preseason due to the death of his child and sickness of the other ), but I still don’t expect him to be back in the form we’ve seen in previous years. Who knows tho…

Ronaldo vs Sweden

That dysfunctional Portugal squad got carried so hard by Cris and Moutinho for years 😅

Other than the obvious ( his work ethic, obsessive attiude towards training and self-improvement, being at that level for two decades and winning so many Champions Leagues - which is by far the biggest accomplishment in football, etc. )…

- It’s also easier to see his improvement and how he changed through the years; from a flashy dribber / winger to a pure goal scoring machine. Meanwhile Messi has just always been Messi - a fast little dribbler with a good left foot. Messi’s style has not changed one bit in the two decades.

Ballondor itself is disrespectful and cringeworthy as well lol