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Ronaldo criticizes France Football editor over comment on Messi’s Ballon d’Or
Manchester United star, Cristiano Ronaldo has criticizes the France Football editor who claimed the club forward’s only ambition…
Manchester United star, Cristiano Ronaldo has criticized the France Football editor who claimed the club forward’s only ambition is to “retire with more Ballons d’Or than Lionel Messi”.
Ronaldo, however, took to his Instagram on Monday to refute the claims made by Pascal Ferré, who spoke to the New York Times ahead of the 2021 awards.
The editor told the New York Times: “Ronaldo has only one ambition and that is to retire with more Ballon d’Or [awards] than Messi. I know because he has told me.”
“Today’s outcome explains the comments by Pascal Ferré last week when he stated that I confided in him that my only ambition was to finish my career with more Ballons d’Or than Lionel Messi,” a Ronaldo statement said.
“Pascal Ferré lied and used my name to promote himself and to promote the publication that he works for.
“It’s unacceptable for the person responsible for handing out such a prestigious award to lie in this way and to show disrespect to someone who has always respected France Football and the Ballon d’Or.
“He lied again today to justify my absence from the ceremony due to an alleged quarantine that has no reason to exist.