Lionel Messi winning his eighth Ballon d’Or may have made his million fans around the world happy. But there are some who may have been left frustrated at the Argentine winning yet another Ballon d’Or. While non-footballers commenting about the Ballon d’Or prize given to one contender or the other might not hold much water, but when a footballer of the stature of Cristiano Ronaldo validates these comments by liking and commenting on the post, it throws up a huge controversy.
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That is exactly what happened after Messi won the much coveted prize. Tomas Roncero, a Spanish journalist, posted a controversial video after Messi was adjudged the winner of the Ballon d’Or. In the video, Roncero opined that Messi should have five Ballon d’Ors instead of eight. He claimed that three of Messi’s Ballon d’Ors, including the latest one, is undeserved.
Lionel Messi should have five Ballon d’Ors: Journalist
Roncero said, “Hello friends. What we knew has happened. They were going to give another Ballon d’Or to Messi. He went to retire at Miami, but he was already looking retired at PSG to prepare for the World Cup. He won the World Cup, yes, well, but with 6 penalties in their favor.”
“The World Cup was 10 months ago, we’re in November. Messi has eight Ballon d’Ors well, he should have five, he has the Ballon d’Ors of Iniesta and Xavi, Lewandowski who won six trophies in one season and Haaland who was the top scorer of everything,” he added.
The post garnered a lot of attention but threw up a huge controversy when Cristiano Ronaldo ‘liked’ the social media post. Ronaldo did not stop there. He proceeded to comment on the post. However, he parted with no words, commenting with only four emojis.
So, does Ronaldo’s like and comment means he agrees with the scribe’s assessment? We’ll never know!
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