Ballon d’Or 2021: After commenting “Facts” under a fan-made post which said that Lionel Messi’s Ballon d’Or achievement was a hoax, Cristiano Ronaldo has caused a huge stir on social media, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has been accused of having a “lack of sportsmanship,” and being “insecure” after endorsing a post which claims that Lionel Messi has stolen this year’s Ballon d’Or.
This week certainly doesn’t seem to be going well for football’s highest-ever goal-scorer, who was first benched by Manchester United’s new interim manager Michael Carrick and then saw his Universal rival Messi move further away from him as Messi won his 7th Ballon d’Or while Ronaldo came sixth in the rankings, 435 votes behind the Argentinean.
Ballon d’Or 2021: Is CR7 insecure? Agitated Cristiano Ronaldo publicly claims Messi stole Ballon d’Or, stirs up huge controversy
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Ballon d’Or 2021: Cristiano Ronaldo fans first detailed all of Ronaldo’s 2021 achievements before describing Messi’s accolade as ‘Theft. Dirt. Shame. Simply regrettable.’
“Who saw, saw. Anyone who is smart enough knows who the real deserving ones are. Receiving awards without earning it is false happiness, without pride.’
The caption, underneath photos of Ronaldo playing for Juventus, United and the national team, starts: ’43 goals in the year, 6 goals in 5 games in this Champions League, all decisive and a guy who, regardless of age, continues to work miracles and is the guy who most impresses the world most often.
‘They still put the guy in 6th… Do you really think that 5 guys did more than him in the year? Never.
‘He could fight for this award calmly and the fight would be good with Lewandowski who in individual numbers was incredible and Bayern had a better season than Juventus and has been having a calmer season than United, but at the national selection level for example, Cristiano was much better.
‘And who does the prize go to? For Messi, who only won the Copa del Rey by Barcelona, he hasn’t scored a goal against Real Madrid since when Cristiano left, disappeared in the big games of the season, won the Copa America that was supposed to be every 4 years and do practically every year.
Ballon d’Or 2021: Is CR7 insecure? Agitated Cristiano Ronaldo publicly claims Messi stole Ballon d’Or, stirs up huge controversy
‘He didn’t score in the final or in the semifinal. And he’s been having a weak season with PSG individually.
‘For Cristiano to win this prize he has to be 300% unquestionable. It’s no use scoring the most beautiful bike of the year, being champion of everything by club, top scorer of everything and scoring a hat-trick in the World Cup, they still provide a way to take his prize.
‘With Messi, it’s the other way around. He can do a low-key season, way below, they’ll always find a way to favour him and give him the prize.’
🚨⚽️ | NEW: Ronaldo’s reaction to finishing 6th in the Ballon d’Or pic.twitter.com/eICMprFXeR
— Football For All (@FootballlForAll) December 1, 2021
Ballon d’Or 2021: Is CR7 insecure? Agitated Cristiano Ronaldo publicly claims Messi stole Ballon d’Or, stirs up huge controversy
Lionel Messi, however, didn’t leave his dignity. The Argentinian superstar said Robert Lewandowski was the deserved winner and not him while also urging the French Football Association to give him 2020 Ballon d’Or that was cancelled.
“Robert, you deserve your Ballon d’Or. Last year, everyone was in agreement to say that you were the big winner of this award. Hopefully, France Football will give you the 2020 Ballon d’Or. We all believe you deserved it and I hope you can have it at home,” Lionel Messi said in his speech.
While Messi maintained his sportsmanship, it was Cristiano Ronaldo who made a U-turn after calling out lies of Ballon d’Or chief, who said all the Portuguese superstar wanted was to finish with more golden balls than Messi.
Ballon d’Or 2021: Is CR7 insecure? Agitated Cristiano Ronaldo publicly claims Messi stole Ballon d’Or, stirs up huge controversy
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