Cristiano Ronaldo gave his opinion after Vinicius won the Globe Soccer Award. He said, “Vini Jr. deserved to win the Ballon d'Or. It was DISFAIR. I'm saying this in front of everyone.”
The Globe Soccer Awards took place in Dubai on Friday, where Cristiano Ronaldo took home the award for the best player from the Middle East thanks to his goalscoring exploits for Al-Nassr. This season, the 39-year-old has scored 16 goals and three assists in 19 appearances in all competitions. The Portuguese attacker had a lot to say during the award ceremony. He made a strong statement about French football while claiming that Vinicius Junior should have won the Ballon d'Or instead of Rodri.
Ronaldo weighs in on the Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or was a controversial awards ceremony in which Real Madrid did not send players to Paris where they took place. At first it seemed like Vini Jr. would become the favorite to win, but closer to the prizes it turned out that it would be Rodri after winning the Premier League with Manchester City and the European Championship with Spain.
'I think he is [Vini Jr.] deserved to win the golden ball [Ballon d’Or] it was unfair in my opinion. I'm saying it here in front of everyone,” Ronaldo said at the Globe Soccer Awards. “They give it to Rodri, he deserved it too, but they should have given it to Vinicius because he won the Champions League and scored in the final . “
After receiving the Globe Soccer awards for Best Player and Best Striker, Vini Jr. responded. also on Ronaldo, although this one was more subdued in nature.
“If Cristiano says that, then I will choose to believe that I am the best,” Vini Jr. said. “He is my idol, along with Neymar. And it is an honor for me to receive the award in their presence.”
Shots fired at Ligue 1
Being a Real Madrid legend himself, it makes sense that Ronaldo would champion Vini Jr.'s cause, but when it came to French football, Ronaldo made waves by insisting that the Saudi League is better than the French league .
“The Saudi League is of course better than Ligue 1,” Ronaldo said. “France only has Paris Saint-Germain. The rest is gone.”
Although it may be difficult to compare the strength of the competition and Ronaldo's Al-Nassr will not be participating in the 2025 Club World Cup where they would have the chance to compete against some of the world's best teams to make that statement to denounce test, French teams are flying high in the Champions League this season.
Lille defeated Real Madrid at home after a penalty from Jonathan David and all the French sides, but PSG would exit the competitive phase of the tournament as things stand. Brest sit sixth in the table in their first Champions League season, while Lille are in the top eight, followed by Monaco in 16th. Depending on how the situation develops, 24th-place PSG could be in trouble as they struggle to adapt following Kylian Mbappe's departure to Real Madrid. That doesn't seem close to a completed competition.
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