Cristiano Ronaldo did not attend the Ballon d’Or 2019 awards held in Paris. On the contrary, Lionel Messi who picked up the award for the sixth time made an appearance at the gala night alongside Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk. As per the ritual, the football stars walked the red carpet and were interviewed by various media houses. Now, during an interview with a Dutch television channel, the Liverpool star took a jibe at Cristiano Ronaldo over his absence. This hasn’t surely gone down well with the Juventus star’s elder sister Katia Aveiro. CR7’s elder sister took to social media and slammed Virgil van Dijk for his joke and reminded him about Real Madrid vs Liverpool, Champions League 2018 finals. Lionel Messi Wins Sixth Ballon d'Or in Paris, Megan Rapinoe Takes Women's Prize.
So here’s exactly what happened. Virgil van Dijk was interviewed by one of the television channels and was asked about CR7’s absence from the ceremony. The interviewer said, “Cristiano won’t be here, so that’s already one rival less,” said the interviewer. The Liverpool star replied with a smile, “Was he a rival then?” The comment surely grabbed headlines and obviously Katia Aveiro also heard about the same. CR7’s elder sister was extremely annoyed with the comment and she decided to vent out her ager on social media.
“I think there are people living completely frustrated !!! And unrealistic… such humility!” Katia wrote. “It is well known that Ronaldo will not win tonight’s prize. Although I have won important collective titles … but this is another conversation and that up ahead we will see where the truth about football will come !!! Now, dear Virgil, where you are going, Cristiano Ronaldo has gone and has come a thousand times,” read the note. The long note concluded that Ronaldo will always be the best player for her. In the note, she also reminded the Liverpool star about the Champions League 2018 finals which was won by Real Madrid by 3-1. Talking about the awards, Messi won the award for the sixth time by beating Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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