Recently, striker Ronaldo made notable statements regarding the Ballon d'Or award. Accordingly, the captain of the Portuguese team believes that this title should belong to the champion or player who has made an important contribution to the Champions League.
Ronaldo also named candidates such as Lamine Yamal, Ousmane Dembele, Kylian Mbappe and Vitinha.
Immediately after this statement, former midfielder Franck ribery posted a status on his personal page, attracting a lot of attention. ribery said: "So you need to win the Champions League to win the Ballon d'Or?", accompanied by a smiley icon.
Fans believe that Franck Ribery is referring to Ronaldo's statement, referring to the race for the Golden Ball in 2013 and mocking the striker born in 1985.
In the race for the Golden Ball award in 2013, Ronaldo won the award, Lionel Messi received the Silver Ball and Franck Ribery received the Bronze Ball.
Ronaldo received 27.99% of the votes, Messi 24.72% and ribery 23.36%. This is the closest race in the top 3 since 1977.
It is worth mentioning that in the 2012-13 season, Ronaldo was playing for Real Madrid. The Spanish team has not won any titles but Ronaldo is an outstanding player. He has 55 goals and 13 assists in 55 matches, including 12 in the Champions League, and won the "Gunners'" award for the tournament that year.
Messi scored 60 goals and assisted 17 times in 50 matches for Barcelona, winning the European Golden Boot even though the Catalan team did not reach the Champions League final.
Meanwhile, Ribery played outstandingly for Bayern Munich, with the German team winning three prizes including the Bundesliga, Champions League and German National Cup. ribery scored 11 goals and provided 23 assists in all competitions and was named Bundesliga Player of the Year.
