Cristiano Ronaldo wins 3 awards, still misses 'Dubai Golden Ball'

At the 2023 Globe Soccer Award gala held in Dubai (UAE) on the night of January 19, Cristiano Ronaldo won 3 individual awards. The Portuguese superstar received the "Maradona Award" - the best scorer of the past year (54 goals), the Best Player in the Middle East award and the Best Player of the Year award voted by fans.

Ronaldo did not win the 2023 Dubai Ballon d'Or award.

In the most important award category, the Best Men's Player of the Year, also known as the Dubai Golden Ball, Ronaldo lost to Erling Haaland, the owner of the treble with Manchester City last season. This was a consolation prize for Haaland, because he had just lost to Lionel Messi at the FIFA The Best award.

Previously, Ronaldo led the Dubai Ballon d'Or voting in the audience round. In the second round, with the appearance of leading football experts, CR7 was no longer able to hold the number one position.

Also at the Globe Soccer 2023 gala, the Organizing Committee also awarded many other important awards such as most successful club (Manchester City), best goalkeeper (Ederson), best midfielder (Rodri), best coach (Pep Guardiola), agent of the year (Jorge Mendes),...

During the interview at the gala night, Ronaldo also revealed his retirement plan: "I will retire when my legs feel tired, maybe 10 years from now. I am proud that at the age of 39, I can still defeat a monster like Erling Haaland."

In addition, the former Man Utd star also affirmed that the current Saudi Pro League is a better tournament than Ligue 1 (France): "The current SPL is a tournament with higher professional quality and competition than Ligue 1. It is a pride to join Al Nassr in realizing the ambition of bringing the SPL into the top 3 tournaments in the world . This process will take a long time but everything is going in the right direction. The people of Saudi Arabia will certainly be proud of this."

Minh Tu

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