Ronaldo criticized the Golden Ball, FIFA The Best.

“Those awards are losing their prestige. I don’t mean to say that Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappe don’t deserve the award, nor because I won the Globe Soccer award many times. I simply don’t What about the belief in the Golden Ball or The Best”, Goal quoted Cristiano Ronaldo’s statement.

“Statistics never lie. You have to look at the whole season. Many people consider me a loser when looking at what happened at Manchester United or Portugal. The truth is that I had a great performance with Al Nassr. 54 goals is the clearest proof. No one can deny my success because the numbers always reflect the truth,” said the 38-year-old veteran. more.

In 2023, Lionel Messi won two prestigious individual awards (Golden Ball and The Best), even though he left the European football environment. Among them, “El Pulga”‘s The Best award is the most controversial.

According to the regulations of the World Football Federation, this award will not count performance at the 2022 World Cup. However, Messi is still the overall winner. He has the same score as Erling Haaland but is ranked higher because there are more national team captains voted number one.

It seems that Messi also noticed something unusual, so he did not attend the awards gala and did not post a post celebrating The Best 2023 award on his personal page. In his ballot, “El Pulga” also voted for Haaland at number one.

At the Globe Soccer gala taking place in Dubai, Haaland was rewarded fairly by winning the Best Player of the Year award. Meanwhile, Ronaldo also collected a lot of awards at this year’s Globe Soccer gala. He was honored in 3 award categories, respectively, including “Most scored player of the year”, “Best player in the Middle East” and “Best player, as voted by Fans”.

“I always strive to bring joy to the fans. Thank you to those who have always supported me. Without the audience, football would have no meaning. Please continue to cheer for me, Al Nassr and the Portuguese team”, Ronaldo said.