The Dutch centre-back was asked about Ronaldo’s absence at the prestigious ceremony, and whether it meant that he had one less rival to compete with. To this, van Dijk passed out a light-hearted remark saying, “Was he a rival then?”
In an Instagram post, the Portuguese superstar’s sister went on an epic rant about how delusional it was for the Liverpool defender to compare himself to Ronaldo, who is one of the legends of the game.
Aveiro mentioned how Ronaldo had already been at the top of the Ballon d’Or rankings ‘a thousand times’ and also went on to take a jibe at Van Dijk by saying that Ronaldo had already been a ’tri-champion in a country where currently Virgil hasn’t still got his hand in the can’.
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She also reminded the Dutch national team captain about how a Ronaldo-led Portugal beat Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League final this year before stating that for her, Ronaldo will always be the best player in the world.
The Juventus forward snubbed the Ballon d’Or 2019 gala as he prioritised going to the Gran Gala del Calico award ceremony to receive his ‘Best Player in Serie A’ and ‘Best Forward’ awards.
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