Rodri responds to Cristiano Ronaldo's statements regarding the Ballon d'Or award

The Spaniard, Rodri, the Manchester City midfielder, responded to the statements made by the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, the Saudi Al-Nasr player, regarding the Golden Ball award.

Ronaldo had He criticized Rodri's choice to win the award, pointing out that Brazilian Vinicius Junior was more deserving of it.

Commenting on this, Rodri said in statements to the Spanish newspaper "AS": "Frankly, it was... Surprise, because Cristiano knows very well how to choose the winner of this award.”

He added: “The decision to win the award was made by the journalists who voted for me, and perhaps these same journalists had voted for him at the time.” "of times, and I imagine that he agreed with their opinion at the time."

Ronaldo sparked controversy last month during the Globe Soccer Awards, where he stated that Vinicius Junior was... It is reported that Cristiano is more deserving of the award instead of Rodri Ronaldo has previously won the Ballon d'Or five times, most recently in 2017, while he won it in 2008, 2013, 2014, and 2016.

It is worth noting that the Ballon d'Or is awarded annually. For the best player in the world as voted by journalists, coaches and elected leaders.