Former teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo in the youth categories, Fábio Paim provoked the Portuguese, who responded to the statement on social media; look
The career and records ofCristiano Ronaldo are indisputable in the world of football, but one of their former colleagues in the youth teams guarantees that it could have been different. Eternal Portuguese promise, Fábio Paim he stated that if he had had the focus of his former teammate, at least one Ballon d’Or for number 7 would have been his.
“When I was playing, if I had had the same level of effort and commitment, I would have been better than him. Speaking of pure technique, I was better. I was a little Ronaldinho. But as I can prove, technique just doesn’t get us anywhere”, he stated Paim in an interview with the English newspaper “The Sun”.
Former player Fábio Paim stated that Cristiano Ronaldo “owed” one of his Ballon d’Ors to him.
He also said that “if he had half of Cristiano’s head, he would compete with him and Messi.”
Cristiano commented on the video “Wtf. Who is this guy?” LOL pic.twitter.com/K3xqGbaLLW
— Cristiano Ronaldo Brazil | Fan Account (@CR7Brasil) November 20, 2023
Upon seeing the statement, Cristiano made a point of questioning it, responding: “Wtf. Who is this guy?”, he said. Interestingly, Fábio recanted after all the repercussions of his speech, stating that it had just been a joke, but he continued to debate once again at the opportunity.
“I gave an interview and said, somewhat jokingly, that I thought Cristiano should offer me one of the Ballon d’Ors, but in humility. Who am I next to “father”? If he continued to work and had half the mind that Cristiano has, maybe it wouldn’t be him and Messi. It would be me, Messi and Cristiano. We would be fighting, and Cristiano wouldn’t win the balls he has. Maybe one was mine”, he added.
Promise of Sporting and three years younger than Cristiano, Fábio Paim was even hired by Chelsea, having played for the English club’s B team in the 2008/09 season. Retired at the age of 35, the Ogol website states that he played just 58 matches as a professional, scoring four goals.
Source: sportbuzz
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