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Cristiano Ronaldo Laughs and Approves Shock Claim on Lionel Messi’s Ballon d’Or Being Rigged

ByAnuj Nikhil Virjiani

Oct 31, 2023 | 9:17 AM EDT

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Lionel Messi won his 8th Ballon d’Or in Paris. However, the Al Nassr star and his rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, were not even in the race. It is also because he did not perform well for club and country last season. With the two topping the tango in their yesteryears, Cristiano Ronaldo has now liked a controversial claim on Messi’s Ballon d’Or win.

Spanish journalist Tomas Roncero detailed his thoughts on the victory in recent claims, as those observations raised a few eyebrows. However, these claims look like they are coming out of an apparent resentment for the Argentinian after his historic Ballon d’Or win. Or is it?

Cristiano Ronaldo laughs and approves a shocking claim on Lionel Messi’s Ballon d’Or win

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The soccer supporters were thoroughly enjoying and appreciating Lionel Messi’s victorious attainment of the 8th Ballon d’Or accolade. Nevertheless, it seems to have provoked discontent among certain journalists after Messi’s latest triumph. Roncero made claims that Messi’s Ballon d’Or award was rigged. It looks like Al Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo has also supported the claim. Furthermore, he liked the Instagram reel out by the Spanish journalist and left a laughing emoji in the comments.

Tomás Roncero in his claim said,

“Hello friends what we knew has happened, they were going to give another Ballon d’Or to Messi. He went to retire at Miami, but he was already looking like retired at PSG to prepare for the World Cup, he won the World Cup, yes, well, but with 6 penalties.”

He continued,

“The World Cup was 10 months ago, we’re in November. Messi has eight Ballon d’Ors well, he should’ve had five, he has the Ballon d’Ors of Iniesta/Xavi, Lewandowski who won 6 trophies in one season, and Haaland who was the top scorer of everything.”

Cristiano Ronaldo liked and commented on an IG post which said: "Hello friends. What we knew happened, they were going to give Messi another Ballon d'Or again. He went to retire in Miami, even though he already looked like he was retired at PSG preparing for the World Cup. He won… pic.twitter.com/wmdw9xCJQO
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) October 31, 2023

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Looks like another rivalry between Al Nassr and Inter Miami fans will commence, courtesy of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. But the big question remains: who will have more goals and trophies after the end of the season? It does look like Ronaldo has already started his season with a bang!

Lionel Messi faces a gargantuan task with Inter Miami to beat Ronaldo!

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Cristiano Ronaldo has already started his season with Al Nassr brilliantly. He has already scored 14 goals and eight assists in 14 matches in all competitions. They sit on top of their Asian Champions League table with aplomb. Al Nassr has also jumped from 3rd to 2nd in the Saudi Pro League table positions. The injury to table toppers Al Hilal star Neymar should give them the advantage for the rest of the season. On the other hand, Lionel Messi also scored plenty of goals for Inter Miami before the season ended.

He had 11 goals and provided five assists in 14 matches all season. He also helped the Inter Miami side win the Leagues Cup. Despite these stats, Inter Miami could not qualify for the playoffs this season. The club aims to rebuild their side around the Argentinian for the upcoming season and raise the bar for the league.

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All soccer fans believed that the rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi ended after their European departures. However, they have proved the soccer fraternity wrong, and a new rivalry between MLS and the Saudi League is born. So the big question arises: who will be there in the Ballon d’Or list next season Messi or Ronaldo? Do let us know your thoughts in the comments.