The Portuguese star won three awards at the Globe Soccer Awards and highlighted the FIFA award: “I know how these organizations work,” he said.
Cristiano Ronaldo hides nothing. That was never his way. The Portuguese, who shone at the recent Globe Soccer Awards 2023, a ceremony held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, received three awards. He received the awards for the best player in the Middle East, the fans’ favorite player and the Maradona Award, intended for the top scorer of the year.
After the award ceremony, the Portuguese was interviewed for the newspaper Récord, where he had no problem questioning the organization of The Best awards, a ceremony in which Lionel Messi won for the third time the best of the year award (2019, 2022 and 2023). . “Messi He recently won The Best and has played virtually all year in the United States, which also doesn’t have the exposure of European football. I am used to it and I know how these organizations work. To be honest, I haven’t seen The Best awards ceremony,” the forward said.
The top scorer in history did not stop there and continued the debate: “I think in some ways these awards are losing credibility. You have to analyze the whole season. I don’t want to say that Messi didn’t deserve it, nor Haaland or even Mbappé. I just don’t believe in these rewards anymore. And it’s not because he won at Globe Soccer. But these are facts, these are figures. And the numbers don’t lie “, he emphasized categorically.
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Ronaldo developed his idea and valued his own performance, which he declared best scorer of the year: “Of the 54 goals I have scored, there will be those who say it is easier because I am in Saudi Arabia. It is difficult to score goals, whether in Saudi Arabia, Italy, Spain or Portugal. A goal is a goal. In a way, I feel even more proud to have beaten Haaland, Mbappé and Kane. “It’s surprising if you look back and see what happened at Manchester United and the national team, where people already thought I was lost,” he said. “I know I still have a lot of potential and I know I can score a lot of goals.” for Al-Nassr and for the national team. So it’s been a spectacular year on a personal level,” added the Portuguese.
The Portuguese has scored 54 goals in 2023. Additionally, he has played 1,204 matches in his career, where he has scored in 873 chances between the national team, Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Al Nassr.
Finally, he delivered a powerful message against the French championship, in addition to promoting the Arab competition. “To be honest, I don’t think this Saudi championship is worse than the French championship. In my opinion, Ligue 1 has two or three good level teams and in Saudi Arabia, no. I think it’s more competitive. I’ve been playing it since last year so I know what I’m talking about. I think at the moment we are better than the French championship and we will continue to improve. “, he stated.
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