Ronaldo ignoring his native Portugal, now do you remember winning the 5th Ballon d'Or? He's making fun of me! It's all an illusion

Aug 10, 2025

Ronaldo ignoring his native Portugal, now do you remember winning the 5th Ballon d'Or? He's making fun of me! It's all an illusion
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Ronaldo ignoring his native Portugal, now do you remember winning the 5th Ballon d'Or? He's making fun of me! It's all an illusion
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Cristiano Ronaldo openly mocked the Ballon d'Or.

British sports bible reported on the 9th (Korea time) 'Ronaldo's answer to the question of who will be the winner of the 2025 Ballon d'Or says a lot.

Sportbible said 'Ronaldo was not nominated for the Ballon d'Or for the second year in a row. Both Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were eliminated from the list. Ronaldo is a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, but he has become more inclined to criticize the award in recent years.




Ronaldo ignoring his native Portugal, now do you remember winning the 5th Ballon d'Or? He's making fun of me! It's all an illusion
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The 2025 Ballon d'Or Awards, which will be held on September 23 at the Charles Theatre in Paris, France, has recently received great attention by announcing the Ballon d'Or candidates. While Real Madrid did not convey the nomination of its players for the nomination, and expressed its intention to boycott this year's report, Ronaldo also left words and actions that added fuel to this trend.

When asked in a recent interview who will win the Ballon d'Or in 2025, Ronaldo said, "(The Ballon d'Or) is just an illusion to me," he said, declining to predict.

Ronaldo ignoring his native Portugal, now do you remember winning the 5th Ballon d'Or? He's making fun of me! It's all an illusion
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Ronaldo ignoring his native Portugal, now do you remember winning the 5th Ballon d'Or? He's making fun of me! It's all an illusion
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It is not the first time Ronaldo has made such a statement. Ronaldo also strongly raised questions about the authority of the Ballon d'Or in 2024. Ronaldo said "The Ballon d'Or and The Best are losing credibility. That's not to say Lionel Messi doesn't deserve to win, or that Elling Holan and Kylian Mbappe don't. But the numbers can't be faked, and you have to look at the whole season. The numbers are true."

Ronaldo set a huge record with five awards for both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA Player of the Year, but after moving to Saudi Arabia in 2023, he was not even nominated for the final 30 Ballon d'Or in 2024, and the same was true this year. However, it is a somewhat unreliable argument for fans to raise questions about authority as soon as he was excluded from the candidate, who had enjoyed enough joy by winning the Ballon d'Or five times.

Meanwhile, Ronaldo recently drew attention with his remarks defending the Saudi Arabian League instead of his native Portugal. He was also criticized for saying that `Saudi Arabia is a better place than Portugal.' Fans are becoming more embarrassed by his remarks as the biggest star in soccer.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.