Ronaldo concedes Ballon d’Or to Messi
In a rare show of humility
[something he is not known
for], Cristiano Ronaldo has
conceded the 2015 Ballon
d’Or to his greatest rival,
Lionel Messi.
The Real Madrid forward, the
reigning World Player of the
year said, “To be honest I
think Messi is going to win
this year because this kind of
trophy, it depends on votes,”
Ronaldo told Jonathan Ross
on his show, which will be
broadcast tomorrow
[Saturday] night.
He argued that he might not
win the award because Messi
won the treble – La Liga,
UEFA Champions League and
the Copa del Rey titles with
Barcelona last season.
“You win competitions, you
win the Champions League
you win the league in terms
of individual,” he continued.
“I did probably the best
season of my career which is
good and I was the highest
scorer in Europe [but] it’s all
about votes, it’s difficult and
to be honest I’m not very
worried about that because as
I said many times, I never
thought I’d win three times to
be honest.”
He then distanced himself
from calling Messi his ‘rival’,
saying they respect each
other even though they do not
visit each other at home.
“I don’t have rivals; we have
a normal relationship. We
shared this stage at FIFA for
eight years. No one has done
that in the past — only us —
so it’s good. Ronaldo and
Messi have been the only
winners of the Ballon d’Or in
the last eight years.
“I have a good relationship
with him, he plays for one club, I play
for another club. He won the best for
him, I won the best for me.
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