Cristiano Ronaldo lashed out at the editor-in-chief of . on Monday evening France Football, Pascal Ferre. The journalist of the magazine that presents the award for the best football player in the world claimed Friday in conversation with The New York Times that Ronaldo would not stop playing football until he collected more Ballon d’Ors than Lionel Messi. “They are lies,” the Portuguese star responds on Instagram.
Pascal Ferré lied and misused my name to promote himself and the magazine he works for,” Ronaldo wrote under a post on the social medium. “It is unacceptable that a person responsible for presenting such a prestigious award on this That way is lying. It is disrespectful. I have always respected France Football and the Ballon d’Or. Moreover, he lied twice by saying that my absence from the gala has to do with quarantine. That is nonsense!”
“I always want to win. If that doesn’t work, I congratulate the winner. All the time. I do that because I’m never against anyone. I always win for myself and for the clubs I represent. My greatest wish is that my name be written in golden letters in the history of world football. I’ll end by saying that my focus is on Manchester United’s next game. And the rest? The rest is just the rest…”, said Ronaldo.
Last Friday Ferré gave an interview with to promote the Ballon d’Or election The New York Times. “The trophy means a lot to footballers. Luka Modric cried like a child when I called him,” Ferre assured about the conversation with the Real Madrid midfielder in 2018. “It’s like Christmas for them. It’s the only chance in a team sport to be able to celebrate something yourself.” It also creates rivalry. For example, between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the trophy six and five times respectively. “Ronaldo has only one ambition and that is to end his career with more Ballon d’Ors than Messi. And I know that because he told me that,” Ferré said.
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