Ballon d’Or chief, Vincent Garcia, has revealed that
Cristiano Ronaldo now abstains from voting.
Garcia also seemed to suggest that Ronaldo is among
those “very upset” with award rulings.
The Portuguese superstar has won the award five times
in the past, only second to Lionel Messi who has eight.
Ronaldo has also not been named the best footballer on
the planet since 2017.
After Messi’s latest win in 2023, Ronaldo liked an
Instagram post that claimed Messi had won three Ballons d’Or too many.
This year, neither Messi nor Ronaldo have made the
30-man shortlist, the first time that has happened in 21 years.
Garcia told The Times: “Winners have the right to come
back to all future ceremonies but they don’t all come, some are very upset with
us.
“I don’t know for certain Cristiano is, I don’t talk
to him directly, but I know for example that former winners vote for the Kopa
Trophy – for the best young player – and Cristiano didn’t vote last year and he
didn’t vote this year either.”
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