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Ronaldo was given the Ballon d’Or by a political decision; The star who responded and lost the award
The Ballon d’Or is known as the most elite award in world football. The award is given by French Football magazine.
With seven Ballon d’Or awards, Lionel Messi has won the award the most times in football history.
Cristiano Ronaldo is just behind Messi with five Ballon d’Or awards.
But now Franck Ribéry has responded that the decision to give the Ballon d’Or to Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013 is not fair and it is a political decision.
Franck Ribéry, the French star and former Bayern Munich star, was expected by many to win the 2013 Ballon d’Or.
The player was in good form in the 2013 season. Ribery, who scored 34 goals from that season, played a crucial role in winning Bayern including the Champions League.
In addition to the Champions League, Bayern Munich also won the league title in 2013. In addition, Ribery was selected by UEFA as the best player in Europe that year.
But in the voting for the Ballon d’Or award in 2013, Franck Ribéry was relegated to third place. Ronaldo came first with 27.99 percent of votes, while Messi came second with 24.72 percent of votes and Ribery came third with 23.36 percent of votes.
“It was a decision that was not right at all. It was a very good season for me. That’s why I deserved the Ballon d’Or. But with the extension of voting time, something extraordinary happened.
“I think it’s a political decision to give Ronaldo the Ballon d’Or,” Ribéry said in an interview with La Gazette.
But Ronaldo, who won the Ballon d’Or in 2013, also performed well that year. Ronaldo scored 66 goals from 56 matches.
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