Ronaldo’s furious reaction to ‘lies’ after Messi’s Ballon d’Or win
Cristiano Ronaldo raged at a Ballon d'Or organiser and even accused them of lying after Lionel Messi won the coveted award in 2021.
Ronaldo, who remains on five Ballon d'Or awards, is expected to fall even further behind his eternal rival on October 30 when Messi claims his eighth title.
Just this week a report claimed the Inter Miami superstar would win the award for 2023 after his outstanding World Cup triumph with Argentina.
The last time that Messi picked up the iconic golden ball was two years ago, beating Robert Lewandowski in a controversial decision.
That night, Ronaldo embarked on a social media rant after organiser Pascal Ferre claimed the Portuguese's "only" career ambition was to finish on more Ballons d'Or than Messi.
Ferre, editor-in-chief of the magazine France ...