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| Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by obembet(op): 2:17pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Upon completing his move to Juventus, many wondered whether Cristiano Ronaldo would be able to keep his incredibly high standards whilst adapting to a new environment, yet he did just that and is once again among the favourites to win the Ballon d'Or. Luka Modric broke the long-running Lionel Messi/Ronaldo duopoly of the award, with his performances for Real Madrid and Croatia putting a different name on the trophy for the first time since 2008. At 34 years old, Ronaldo has continued to pursue perfection in Turin, although the club's disastrous defeat to Ajax in the Champions League left him visibly frustrated. He added another league championship to his collection, whilst also lifting the Supercoppa Italiana, yet it was to be another summer of international success for the former Real Madrid forward. After winning Euro 2016 with Portugal, Fernando Santos' charges lifted the inaugural UEFA Nations League trophy on home soil after recording victories over Switzerland and the Netherlands. It was the semi-final victory over the Swiss which was Ronaldo's starring moment, he scored a hat-trick and became the first player to score in all of the top-tier international tournaments - World Cup, European Championship, Confederations Cup and the UEFA Nations League. Unusually, Ronaldo didn't finish as the Capocannoniere in his debut season in Italy, with his haul of 21 Serie A goals being bettered by both Fabio Quagliarella and Duvan Zapata. Liverpool's Premier League title challenge and their ultimate success in the Champions League has catapulted a number of their players into Ballon d'Or contention, not least Virgil van Dijk, thought by many to be the favourite. Sadio Mane and Lionel Messi are expected to be in the running too, with the Argentine performing exceptionally for Barcelona in 2018/19, even if the team fell disastrously in the Champions League once more. Despite the speculation, the Portuguese captain has attempted to kill suggestions that he is only motivated by individual awards. "I don't live with an obsession about awards," Ronaldo explained. "My numbers don't lie, this year I've won three titles and I've been good in the Nations League. "What else can I do?" Source: https://amp.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2019/07/18/5d304d60ca4741353e8b45bf.html 24 Likes 4 Shares
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| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by Lawrry(m): 2:19pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Ororo 43 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by sojayy(m): 4:49pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
The real goat, no b asun......Messi right now  80 Likes 12 Shares
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| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by Threemg: 4:49pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
The REAL G.O.A.T. The other one is a .......... 20 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by fwesharumi(m): 4:49pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Like for Ronaldo and mane .. share for Messi and sallah 260 Likes 58 Shares |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by oneTIMEman(m): 4:49pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
The best ever 24 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by Konsult07(m): 4:49pm On Jul 18, 2019*. Modified: 5:08pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Am just glad to see the healthy rivalry between football GOATs 12 Likes
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| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by nurex01(m): 4:49pm On Jul 18, 2019*. Modified: 6:00pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Click share for Ronaldo click like for Messi 201 Likes 254 Shares |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by Kingosytex(m): 4:49pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
It is unfortunate he can't win it. He can't even come second. Lionel Messi and VVD are ahead of him in the ranking 34 Likes |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by wakes: 4:49pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Wow |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by dalass(f): 4:50pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
obembet:Hell soon outgrow this 6 Likes |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by dykedarlyn(m): 4:50pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
I think he deserves it #Ororo 16 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by garfield1: 4:50pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Ronaldo is out of it this year.its clearly between messi and van dyke and maybe mane if he wins afcon 26 Likes |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by garfield1: 4:51pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
dykedarlyn:Based on 10 Likes |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by Jaytecq(m): 4:51pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
yawn.... then goes back to sleep  3 Likes |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by Tajbol4splend(m): 4:51pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Bullshiit, Ronaldo ain't done a thing near what Hazard did last season, not at all, fool be gbaseje be reaping the hard labour of teammates 15 Likes |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by Martinez39(m): 4:51pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Individually, no one performed better than Messi this season. 40 Likes |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by gebest: 4:52pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Ronaldo did you know what you are? A complete he- G.O.A.T, yes greatest of all time. 11 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by Foodforthought: 4:52pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
He's always among the favorites. Top 3 yes. But winner, I doubt |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by sunpaulomalabu(m): 4:52pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Good for him
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| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by osemoses69: 4:52pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Ororo like for Ronaldo share for asun Messi 57 Likes 16 Shares
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| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by Kingosytex(m): 4:53pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
dykedarlyn:Lio Messi and VVD deserve it better 25 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by emilas1979(m): 4:53pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
The He Goat Is The Real Goat Lawrry: 2 Likes |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by notoriousbabe: 4:55pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Martinez39:says who? 7 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by Samyj247: 4:55pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
my man...the only player that can never disappoint his fans. 2019 world best 7 Likes |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by ecclize: 4:55pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Inside Disney dream land 3 Likes |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by Tajbol4splend(m): 4:55pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
nurex01:How you take be like this 2 Likes |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by ovcwality(m): 4:55pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
i hope mane wins or messi, mane is a very hard working dude 8 Likes |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by Nobody: 4:55pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
The real GOAT 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Again Among The Favourites For The Ballon D'or by Nobody: 4:56pm On Jul 18, 2019 |
Juventus have won the serie A for 6 years before signing Ronaldo. He was expected to give them the champions league but they were humiliated by Ajax. His individual performance also was poor as he recorded his lowest tally in over 8 years. Portugal won the nations league but Ronaldo only played the semi finals and finals, no wonder Bernard silva was named player of the tournament. So tell me how he deserve the world best this season 35 Likes 3 Shares |
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