The 2019 Golden Globe Awards were announced. Why was Ronaldo ridiculed by fans for his absence from the award ceremony?

The list of winners of the 2019 Golden Globe Awards was announced. Messi won his 6th Golden Globe Award, while Van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo ranked second and third. When reporters interviewed Van Dijk At the time, Van Dijk said that Messi was indeed better than him. When a reporter asked why Ronaldo was absent, he responded, "Is he considered a competitor?" His words caused an uproar. Cristiano Ronaldo's sister, Kardia, who attended the award ceremony, responded: "Dear Van Dijk, Cristiano Ronaldo is the triple crown winner in the league you play for, and you are still empty-handed. In the league, Ronaldo is even the top scorer and the best player."

Although Cristiano Ronaldo did not attend the award ceremony, his good friend Messi expressed understanding. He said: He did not come because he could not come and there was no need to hype this topic. I think we enjoyed a great ceremony. In fact, this is indeed the case. Ronaldo attended the Serie A MVP award ceremony at that time, and he really couldn't get away. As a good friend, Messi also came to his rescue. However, as the last Ballon d'Or winner, Modric came to the Ballon d'Or awards ceremony and personally handed the trophy to Messi.

He said it was a pride to be able to come to the award ceremony and hand the trophy to Messi. He deserves the Ballon d'Or. Regarding Ronaldo's absence from the Ballon d'Or ceremony, Modric also expressed his opinion: "He said that football is about mutual respect. Even if you can't win the award, you must come here for respect, because this is celebrating football itself. Because of this I came to this life to celebrate football, to show respect for football, and that’s what football is, very simple.”

However, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is tied with Messi for the unparalleled double bridge, has the habit of absenting himself from award ceremonies. In recent years, he has been absent from 5 of the 6 heavyweight national awards. ceremony.

In 2018, Ronaldo missed the UEFA Player of the Year, FIFA Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or awards. Ronaldo did not attend any of these three major award ceremonies. In 2019, Ronaldo did not participate in the Mr. FIFA and Ballon d'Or awards and was absent from these two award ceremonies. In September last year, Ronaldo was absent from the FIFA Awards Ceremony in Milan, where he ranked third in the competition for the best male player.