Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to social media to react to Lionel Messi’s eighth Ballon d’Or win.
Ronaldo, who is currently playing for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, liked a post from Spanish journalist Tomas Roncero that criticized Messi’s victory. Roncero’s post claimed that Messi’s win was due to favoritism, and that Robert Lewandowski, who finished second in the voting, should have won instead.
Christian Ronaldo commented on the post with four laughing emojis. His comment has since been liked over 90,000 times.
Ronaldo and Messi have been rivals for over a decade, and their rivalry has intensified in recent years. Messi has now won the Ballon d’Or four times more than Ronaldo, who has won five.
Ronaldo’s reaction to Messi’s win is likely to further fuel the rivalry between the two players.
Here is a translation of Roncero’s post:
“Well, what we thought was going to happen has happened. Messi wins another Ballon d’Or.
Yes, he won the World Cup, but on penalties. The World Cup was 10 months ago, and now we’re in November. Messi has eight Ballon d’Ors, but he should have five.
He has the Ballon d’Ors of Andres Iniesta and Xavi, Robert Lewandowski, who won six trophies in one season, and Haaland, who was the top scorer in every league he played in.”
