Facts have emerged on the
real reason Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo, was not at FIFA’s The Best awards
2018, despite being nominated for two gongs.
The Portugal star was
nominated for FIFA’s The Best Player award, the main award of the evening and
was also up for the Puskas award, the goal of the year.
But the Juventus superstar
snubbed the ceremony, because he was aware he won’t win either prize.
The 33-year-old had won
five Ballon d’Ors and helped Real Madrid win a third Champions League crown in
a row last season.
But he struggled at the
World Cup with Portugal and was overshadowed by then Madrid team-mate, Luka
Modric.
According to Express Sport,
the Juventus forward said he did not attend because he wanted to stay in Turin
and concentrate on upcoming matches.
It is the same reasoning he
gave when he withdrew from the Portugal squad for the most recent international
break.
Luka Modric took home the
gong, and is the first man to win the award since 2007 that isn’t Ronaldo or
Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo also reportedly
boycotted the UEFA player-of-the-year awards he believed he would not win.
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