Cristiano Ronaldo missed out on The Best FIFA Football Award 2019 to his rival Lionel Messi. The decision has not gone down well with many fans of the Juventus star. In fact, CR7 fans took to social media and trolled the Barcelona star. Piers Morgan also was quite unhappy with Lionel Messi winning the gong over Cristiano Ronaldo and took to social media to express his displeasure. Former English footballer Gary Lineker obviously read the tweet and responded to the same and went on to defend Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo Loses The Best FIFA Player 2019 Lionel Messi, Portugal Football Labels CR7 as ‘The Best Ever’. 

Cristiano Ronaldo did not attend the ceremony and was at home letting his hair down with his family. Lionel Messi pipped Virgil van Dijk, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe to win the award and was quite happy to walk home with the trophy. Post which a debate sparked a between the fans of the two footballers. Now, Piers Morgan who had recently interviewed CR7, was quite upset with him missing out on the gong and vented his frustration on social media.

Gary Lineker responded to the same and said that stats prove Lionel Messi was above CR7. Check out the tweet below:

Stick to anything but football. Ronaldo is a wonderful footballer, but Messi’s numbers this year are superior. His play is on another level. He too won a double. Just because you interviewed him doesn’t make him better. 🙄 https://t.co/HZCdyUpuGU

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 23, 2019

“To be honest it's been a while (since he won an individual prize)," he commented. "It's the first time I've won The Best. But individual prizes are linked to team success more and more all the time,” said Lionel Messi after winning the gong.

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