Monday, 13 January 2014

Fifa Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi remain the fans' favourite over Cristiano Ronaldo – whatever the result

Messi is less envious and less easy to goad than his Real Madrid rival 

 Lionel Messi remain the fans' favourite over Cristiano Ronaldo - whatever the Ballon d'Or result

Lionel Messi has perfected giving off an impression that he is far less consumed with winning the Ballon d’Or than his customary rival for the prize. That is the holder’s privilege, but there is also a skill in delivering successive acceptance speeches just softly enough so the runner-up might be overheard gnashing his teeth in the background.
Cristiano Ronaldo's frustrations at finishing second-best footballer in the world three times in four years to the younger Argentine have become plain enough. Fans see it, and believe a taunt of “Messi, Messi” in stadiums where Real Madrid or Portugal play, in fixtures which have nothing to do with Barcelona, will be a reliable way of goading CR7.

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