For the first time in two decades, world football’s most important ceremony will be without Cristiano Ronaldo. The 38-year-old Portuguese star, who currently plays for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr, was not included in the list of 30 players for the award, which honors the best player of the season.
The last time the Portuguese was not named was in 2003, when he took the first step of his career in a Lisboa shirt.
Since then, he has participated in 18 competitions without interruption and won the championship five times (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017). He has also won the best award from FIFA twice (2016 and 2017).
He has played four games this season, scoring six goals and assisting four.
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CR7 reflects on his rivalry with Messi
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, the Portugal captain referred to his years-long rivalry with Lionel Messi. “it isA competition that already exists and has been good. People who like Cristiano don’t necessarily hate Messi, and vice versa. We were both brilliant and we changed the history of football. We are respected all over the world and that is the most important thing. “
“The legacy lives on, but the rivalry doesn’t. I’m not saying we’re friends, but we’re colleagues and we respect each other”HILL.