Learning from Ronaldo, Man City star criticizes Messi's Ballon d'Or

"It's completely normal that I'm not in the top 3 of FIFA The Best or the Golden Ball. I'm not surprised at all because I fully understand that these awards are organized only for marketing purposes and to make money," Rodri told Mirror.

" I'm not the first case. Before that, many Spanish midfielders played well but did not receive what they deserved. You know what I mean. I don't care about individual awards. My only motivation is the collective title," the Man City midfielder declared.

Rodri won a series of titles but was not recognized as worthy.

Rodri seems to want to compare himself to Xavi and Iniesta, the best midfielders of their generation but never won the Ballon d'Or. At the peak of their careers, the Ballon d'Or was a contest between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

At FIFA The Best 2023, an award that does not take into account performance at the 2022 World Cup, Erling Haaland was expected to be the winner, but in the end, Messi took home the award.

Meanwhile, Rodri was also a key player in the historic treble-winning squad with Man City but only finished in 6th place with only 24 points, half that of Messi, who had only one title, the Confederation Cup of North and Central America.

Before Rodri, Cristiano Ronaldo also criticized the two awards of France Football and FIFA:

"The Best and the Ballon d'Or are losing their credibility. I don't mean to say that Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappe don't deserve the award, nor because I've won the Globe Soccer award many times. It's simply that I no longer have faith in the organization. For me, the only thing that's trustworthy is the statistics on goals and assists," Goal quoted CR7's statement.

Minh Tu

Source: https://vtc.vn/hoc-ronaldo-sao-man-city-che-bai-qua-bong-vang-cua-messi-ar853051.html