Real Madrid robbed Ronaldo of Ballon d’Or in 2018 – Chiellini
Italian star defender Chiellini has made some alarming statements after the announcement of 2019 Ballon d’Or.
Luka Modric of Croatia and Real Madrid won the 2018 edition of prestigious event whilst Messi won in 2019.
Following this trends, Chiellini has alleged that Portugal international and star player for Juventus Cristiano Ronaldo was robbed of the award for the 2019 edition.
It is rumored that, Ronaldo skipped the ceremony for two years running after learning he would not be holding the golden globe aloft.
“Ronaldo was really robbed of the Ballon d’Or last season, when Real Madrid decided to make sure he couldn’t win it and that was really weird,” said the defender.
“This season, it was more balanced. With all due respect, Modric even in his best season of his career didn’t deserve it. That was a signal from Real Madrid, as they wanted to stop Ronaldo winning it.
“He won the Champions League, but by that logic, (Liverpool defender Virgil) Van Dijk should’ve won it this year, or last year (Antoine) Griezmann, (Paul) Pogba or (Kylian) Mbappe for doing extraordinary things at the World Cup. Modric made no sense.”
Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d’Or on five occasions, while Messi now has six.
