Ronaldo points to the footballer who should win the Ballon d’Or: “I’ve been saying it for years and they’ve criticized me”

Ronaldo Nazario It is all an authorized voice to talk about football. The former Brazilian striker reiterated in an interview for Sky Sports, that he will leave complete after the Real Madrid-Chelseawho is your great candidate to win the Ballon d’Or.

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The ‘Phenomenon’, who won this award twice (1997 and 2022), has no doubt that the French Karim Benzema he must keep the prize for the season he is doing with the whites.

“Benzema deserves the Ballon d’Or, I’ve been saying it for years and they’ve criticized me… but he deserves it, he’s a great striker”, he assured Ronaldo while being interviewed by himself Alessandro DelPiero.

Regarding the favorite to win the Champions League, the former player admitted that ”for the European Cup, Real Madrid is the favourite. He is not having a very good time, but he is in symbiosis with this competition, and then he has Ancelotti on the bench, who is one of the best in the world”.

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On the other hand, Ronaldo he valued the affection that people still have for him. “I have so many good memories, but what amazes me every time is the love of the people wherever I go. I always find a lot of respect from everyone. The sports results, the achievements both with Brazil and with the teams… it was a beautiful sports life”.

About his work as president of the Valladolidthe world champion explained that ”as president I still have important things to do, but during my career as a footballer I have had great teachers starting with Moratti, who was like a father to me and who taught me a lot, and Florentino Pérez, who It was great reinventing football through the Galacticos”.

Ronaldo also recalled his arrival at Inter de Milan comes from Barcelona. “I had found an agreement to renew with Barcelona, ​​but four days later the president called me to tell me that he could not continue. He told me that he could negotiate with other teams and Inter moved quickly by paying the termination clause. The Italian championship in those years was truly the best in the world.”