Ronaldo laughs when he misses out on Top 10 best players of the year

38-year-old striker Cristiano Ronaldo was not included in the Top 10 best players of 2023 voted by IFFHS, even though he scored the most goals.

"Erling Haaland was chosen as the best player, according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Bernardo Silva ranked eighth and was the only Portuguese player in the Top 10," A Bola newspaper posted on Instagram on December 29.

Ronaldo commented on the article with three laughing emojis, and a monkey covering its eyes with its hands, speechless. His comment received more than 5,000 likes in just four hours, double the original article.

Cristiano Ronaldo commented on A Bola's post on December 29, 2023. Photo: Instagram — Cristiano Ronaldo commented on A Bola's post on December 29, 2023. Photo: *Instagram*

The IFFHS list has Kylian Mbappe in second place, Lionel Messi in third, then Rodri, Jude Bellingham, Kevin de Bruyne, Harry Kane, Silva, Vinicius Junior and Lautaro Martinez in turn.

Ronaldo scored 53 goals and assisted 15 in 58 games in 2023 for Al Nassr and Portugal. He helped Al Nassr win the Arab Club Champions Cup, and scored the most goals in the team's qualification for Euro 2024. He scored more goals in the year than other stars like Kane, Mbappe and Haaland. However, most of Ronaldo's goals were scored in the Saudi Pro League, the 36th strongest league in the world according to Opta .

Messi has scored 28 goals and assisted 12 in 44 games this year, including eight goals and one assist in eight games for Argentina. The 36-year-old superstar has scored nine goals and assisted six times in 22 games for PSG, and 11 goals and five assists in 14 games for Inter Miami. Major League Soccer (MLS) is ranked 29th in the world in terms of power, according to the team index as of August 2023.

Seeing Ronaldo's reaction, A Bola quoted the comment and asked: "Do you think he deserves to be on this list?". The most prominent comment in this article belongs to the account i_am_tiago , when this person wrote: "Messi ranked third? Can someone explain to me the criteria for this award?". The account taizeye21 responded: "Ronaldo is almost 40 years old and is complaining about the IFFHS award?".

IFFHS was founded in 1984 in Germany and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Their awards are not as popular as the Ballon d'Or, FIFA The Best or UEFA Best Player. The IFFHS award has only been given seven times, in 1988-1990 and 2020-2023. Marco van Basten and Robert Lewandowski lead the way with two wins, while Ronaldo has never made it into the Top 3. The award is scored and voted for by IFFHS experts based on performance during the calendar year.

Hoang An

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