Ronaldo highlighted six players who were worthy of the 'Ballon d'Or'

2024-11-10 14:48 © SIPA

"The Ballon d'Or elections spark a lot of passion every year.

Players who don’t win express their disappointment and even ignore the awards ceremony.

As legendary Brazilian forward Ronaldo said, he met at least six footballers during his career who were worthy of the prestigious prize.

"Alessandro Del Piero, Francesco Totti, Paolo Maldini, Raúl González... and Roberto Carlos, because he finished behind me in the voting twice.

Andrés Iniesta should have also won the Ballon d'Or, but he didn’t even need it, as throughout his great career, the midfielder won plenty of awards anyway.

He is the best Spanish footballer of all time,” said Ronaldo.