Cristiano Ronaldo, showing the Balloon of Gold

THE YEAR THAT HE WON THE BOOT OF GOLD

Cristiano despised the Balloon of Gold when it won it Messi

Published:9/12/2017 - 19:36h

Updated:10/12/2017 - 12:25h

Cristiano Ronaldo showed euphoric after winning his fifth Balloon of Gold and recognised that it was a dream. However, in 2011, when the prize attained it Leo Messi remaining above him, the Portuguese did not doubt in subtracting him importance

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Cristiano Ronaldo achieved to win his fifth Balloon of Gold awarded by the magazine France Football. The Portuguese forward of the Real Madrid showed euphoric for having obtained the prize and affirmed that it was living a dream after considering like "the best player of the history".

However, if we trace us back to the year 2011, when the award was delivered to Leo Messi and to the Portuguese awarded him the Boot of Gold, Cristiano Ronaldo had an opinion something distinct on the prize of France Football. "The Balloon of Gold are votes, but the Boot of Gold are goals, does not depend on the votes of anybody", thought the Portuguese, subtracting importance to the Balloon of Gold.

Words that contrast with which pronounced the past week after obtaining this prize that depends on the votes of the other. "It is a big honour. It did not expect to have a Balloon of Gold... It dreamed it, but it knew that it was very difficult to win it. However, since I won the first said that it was possible a second, worked and has helped me a lot win titles with my team and with my selection", commented recently.

Cristiano Ronaldo added that it had to sacrifice to achieve it. "To win a Balloon of Gold have to sacrifice a pile of things, have to change your life, be very serious and professional. But it is not only this: there are a lot of players that do it and have not won it. I do intelligent work home: the key is the quality of the training. Little work, but good. The difference between doing at all or little is a lot of", explained.

It did not think that it would equalise to Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo did not think that it would achieve to equalise to Leo Messi in number of Balloons of Gold. "It did not think that it went to equalise to Messi because after it carried four thought that it would be complicated, but the things change, the football gives you the opportunity to follow working and have the ambition to want to win, and, thank heaven, won", sustained.

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