The legendary Portuguese footballer, Luis Figo, is backing Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d’Or award, after his extraordinary performances for Madrid and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984.
The Ballon d’Or award will be given to the player who has not only done wonders for his club, but also ran riot while playing for the national team.
Cristiano Ronaldo has definitely done wonders while playing for the Portuguese national team, but there is no doubt that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 has also been performing phenomenally.
However, the Portuguese skipper represented Portugal in one of the most prestigious international tournaments, the Euro. Moreover, he helped his side reach the semi-final stage singlehandedly.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are compared because they both are prolific goal-scorers. Last season it was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 who was able to top each and every goal-scoring chart in the world. However, this season, Messi has outdone each and every player
in the history of football.
The Argentinean skipper was able to score 50 goals in the Spanish La Liga, a record which no other player has managed to top.
Moreover, the Argentinean star was able to become the top goal-scorer in the UEFA Champions League and he was also able to perform phenomenally for the Argentinean national team.
Another player who is being considered as favourite to win the Ballon d’Or is http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 reach dizzying heights in recent history. He has helped his national team by winning two European titles and a FIFA World Cup in
the year 2010.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo has also done whatever it takes to win the Ballon d’Or. The Portuguese skipper helped Real Madrid win the Spanish La Liga, and also took them to the semi-final stage of the UEFA Champions League.
Moreover, he represented the Portuguese national team and helped them reach the semi-final stage of the Euro 2012. Ronaldo showed that he can tilt a game on its head singlehandedly and he proved it by playing phenomenally for the Portuguese national side.
After observing Ronaldo’s performances, Figo believes his Portuguese compatriot should win the Ballon d’Or. While addressing the press, Figo said:
“http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 matches all the criteria to win the Ballon d'Or for everything he did last season, but these choices are always subjective, because some 100 people will vote.”
"However, it is clear that Ronaldo had a wonderful season."
Cristiano Ronaldo will be resuming his season for Real Madrid in August as they take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 in their very first Spanish La Liga fixture.
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