(VIDEO) Ferdinand says that they stole a Ballon D'Or from Cristiano, look at his words

Cristiano Ronaldo was one of the big absentees in the most recent list of nominees for the Ballon d'Or. The Portuguese footballer was not taken into account among the best 30 players by France Football magazine, and that aroused criticism from some followers. However, they also remembered when they had already played tricks on the footballer before. This was discussed by Manchester United legend and now sports commentator, Rio Ferdinand.

Cristiano Ronaldo's career has been worthy of framing and for many, he is one of the most important footballers of the current generation, if not the best. However, for this year, the magazine did not decide to include the footballer among its candidates to win the 2023 Ballon d'Or. It must be taken into account that CR7 moved away from European football after leaving Manchester United in January of this year to sign with Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr.

Cristiano Ronaldo's 2022-23 season will be framed as one of the most complicated of his career. An example of this is that his football performance was so low that he was not included among the 30 possible candidates to win the Ballon d'Or. However, despite the fact that the player will possibly retire with five Ballons d'Or, for Rio Ferdinand, There was an edition where CR7 deserved more. Curiously, it was in which Ronaldo's teammate, Luka Modric, took the award to the surprise of many. The 2018 World Cup had a lot to do with it, where Croatia reached the final.

What did Rio Ferdinand say about Cristiano Ronaldo?

The Manchester United legend spoke on the Vibe with Five program, the former footballer assured that Ronaldo was robbed of the 2018 Ballon d'Or. It should be remembered that in that edition, Luka Modric was the winner of the medal after leading Croatia to the final of the World Cup, and being part of the winning team of the UEFA Champions League, where Cristiano Ronaldo was certainly the scorer and star of Real Madrid, who won the Champions League and league that season.