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Ronaldo stops voting for Ballon d’Or awards

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Ballon dโ€™Or head Vincent Garcia has disclosed that Cristiano Ronaldo has chosen not to participate in the voting for the prestigious Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best young player, in recent years.

Garcia hinted that Ronaldo might be among those who are “very upset” with some of the award’s decisions.

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While Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon dโ€™Or winner, previously stood among the most celebrated athletes in the awardโ€™s history, he has not secured the title of worldโ€™s best footballer since 2017. Only Lionel Messi, who has won the Ballon dโ€™Or eight times, surpasses his record.

After Messiโ€™s most recent win in 2023, Ronaldo appeared to express discontent by liking an Instagram post suggesting that Messi had won โ€œthree Ballons dโ€™Or too many.โ€

This year marks a significant shift, as neither Messi nor Ronaldo made the Ballon dโ€™Orโ€™s 30-man shortlist โ€“ a first in 21 years. Garcia remarked, โ€œWinners have the right to come back to all future ceremonies, but they donโ€™t all come; some are very upset with us.โ€

Though Garcia clarified that he does not communicate directly with Ronaldo, he noted that โ€œformer winners vote for the Kopa Trophyโ€ฆCristiano didnโ€™t vote last year and he didnโ€™t vote this year either.โ€

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