Published30. December 2023, 08:07
Football: Absent from a top 10, Ronaldo prefers to laugh about it
The five-time Ballon d’Or reacted on Instagram to a ranking of the 10 best players of the year published by the IFFHS, of which he is not part.
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by Lucien Willem
Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer in the Saudi championship this season.
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Despite his exile in Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo still believes he is one of the best players in the world. In any case, this is what we can deduce from his comment published on Instagram in reaction to a post in the newspaper And she was.
The Portuguese media shared on the network the ranking of the 10 best players in the world for 2023 published by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
But in this top 10, we do not find a trace of CR7. The Al-Nassr and Portugal striker then made a stingy comment, with three emojis crying with laughter and a monkey covering its eyes.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who was also not included in the top 30 for the last Ballon d’Or, scored 53 goals in 2023 (43 for club and 10 for national team). This is more than Erling Haaland, Harry Kane or Kylian Mbappé, but in a championship of much lower quality.
In this ranking, led by the Norwegian from Manchester City ahead of Mbappé, we find Lionel Messi in third place. Rodri, Jude Bellingham, Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane, Bernardo Silva, Vinicius Jr. and Lautaro Martinez complete the top-10.
Could it be the ranking of its biggest rival that made CR7 react? La Pulga only played half of the season at Paris Saint-Germain before signing for Inter Miami, in MLS. According to Opta, the American championship is however placed in 29th place in the hierarchy of the best leagues in the world, seven ranks ahead of the Saudi Pro League.
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