.Today we saw a magnificent ceremony of Ballon d’Or 2019. Lionel Messi won the sixth trophy, and it’s not a surprise for anyone. Let’s focus on key facts you may have missed from the ceremony.
Cristiano Ronaldo is not attending ceremonies lately
Juventus forward decided not to join the France Football ceremony. Maybe, Portuguese player knew that Lionel Messi was the winner of the 2019 trophy, so he decided to not come to France. At the same time, journalists call him a “forgotten footballer” because CR7 can’t impress fans anymore.
Cristiano Ronaldo could score only a few goals this season, and the last goal was again from the penalty spot. Ronaldo is losing a great form playing for Juventus in Italy. Yet, the Portuguese had a good season on a team level. Cristiano won Serie A and Nations League with Portugal.
DeLight beats Joao Felix to “Kopa Trophy.”
Juventus defender became the next wonder in the football world. Delight became the best young player who had a perfect season. Light’s primary opponent was Joao Felix, but unfortunately Portuguese had an injury for a very long time.
The DeLight was thrilled with the trophy and promised Juventus fans to reach new heights. Joao noted that he would try best to win the Ballon d’Or in the future.
Virgil Van Dijk’s joke about Ronaldo
Journalists asked Virgil about Messi and Ronaldo. One journalist noted that Ronaldo is not attending the ceremony. Responding to a journalist, Van Dijk questioned whether Cristiano was the opponent for him and Messi, or not.
After Virgil’s joke, Twitter exploded, and we saw many tweets. Fans had two different reactions to the defender’s funny question. Ronaldo fans believe that Virgil has no right to joke about Cristiano. Van Dijk joined Elite football at ceremonies for only one year, and Portuguese is sharing the stage with Messi for the last decade.