Cristiano Ronaldo has sharply reframed a former Portuguese player who thinks he could have risen to his level.
At 38 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo is still far from being satisfied. The former Real Madrid player was once again decisive in the last two Euro 2024 qualifying matches of the Portugal by scoring against Liechtenstein, he will necessarily aim for a second coronation (after 2016) in Germany.
Fabio Paim, sweet dreamer
The five-time Ballon d’Or therefore continues to be talked about at club and national level. This week is Fabio Paim who mentioned CR7 in the podcast Sem Remorsoswho assures that he could have fought with the best if he had been as rigorous as the Portuguese number 7. “Cristiano Ronaldo should give me one of his Ballons d’Or. I went to Sporting when I was seven, I was brought up there, I grew up there. Those were glorious years when I earned everything I could. I didn’t get where I could have been, but I left my mark on a generation. If people don’t forget me, it’s because I left an impression on them. I joked that I thought Cristiano Ronaldo could give me a Ballon d’Or, but I was humble. If I had half the mentality of Cristiano, it wouldn’t be him and Messi. It would be me, him and Messi and maybe he wouldn’t have won the Ballons d’Or that he won.”assured the former Portuguese player.
A statement that did not fail to make Cristiano Ronaldo react. “Wtf. Who is that guy ? »published the Al-Nassr attacker on Instagram, the message seems clear…