Cristiano Ronaldo was a no-show at the Champions League draw and the Juventus star’s agent slammed UEFA for a “ridiculous” snub.
The former Real Madrid star played a key role in their third consecutive trophy and was named Forward of the Season by UEFA.
However, the overall award for Champions League Player of the Season went to Luka Modric.
Some are wondering if this is why Ronaldo was expected in Monte Carlo, but didn’t arrive to accept his award.
Agent Jorge Mendes seemed to imply as much when he spoke to Portuguese paper Record.
“Football is played on the field and that’s where Cristiano won. He scored 15 goals, carried Real Madrid on his back and conquered the Champions League again.
“It’s ridiculous, shameful. The winner is not in doubt, as Ronaldo is the best in his position.”
Ronaldo will face another of his former clubs, as Juventus are in the same group as Manchester United, Valencia and Young Boys.
Sterzil
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mendes needs to understand it's not just about goals it's the technique performance and ball. play and technically modric was a pro in that aspect even. though I wanted Ronaldo to win. it am. still. okay with modric winning it.... it's obvious without him Ronaldo. wouldn't have scored those fifteen he made some. significant passes which I think helped the team. so. mendes should not say anything modric deserved that award fair and square. next time Ronaldo might win. it again
okanbill
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ronaldo-15 goals 3 assist....modric-1 goal 3 assist....i think its all because he left real madrid...does real madrid own uefa??👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
toMessi
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like idol like agent like fan 😂 all brainless dogs
Damanejr11
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No my good sir It’s called “one and move”. UEFA is simply tired of riding one dick. They want to try them all.
osatrab
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'm shocked Modric won the UEFA Player Of The Year award ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. Firstly, I think Kroos was even the better Real Madrid midfielder in the UCL. Secondly, Cristiano Ronaldo scored in 10/13 games for the winners. That's sick.
Iamtom_davidonIG
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Congratulations Luka Modrić, lyk how can he expect Ronaldo to always be on the winner? Modrić had a wonderful Work cup performance and is well deserving of this award. LM10(Luka all the way). Make Madrid strong please
RM4life
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how could you compare messi with ronaldo, messi got all he need, a well support from midfielders but he made their team lose even in their home... U dumbass...
Exactly, how could u compare Ronaldo to Messi. Ronaldo is shit if you compare him to Messi. Messi is a legend and Ronaldo is just a normal footballer and no way better than Messi
Paiputum24
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I guess we should first understand what are the criteria that influences in the Juri votes and then say if Modric deserve it or not. Because all you guys that are saying that Ronaldo should have win it are only looking at a club level and even at a club level only at a continental level (champions league), because lets not lie to ourselves, CR7 helped us but it was is worst performance overall season to date at Real Madrid and he helped us because nobody else could, cuz there was 1000 opportunities for both Benzema and Bale but they didn’t deliver otherwise, specially Benzema could have outshine CR7 if he converted all the opportunities he had combined with his all-around play. Back to the topic the UEFA best Player AWARD is rewarded to the player who plays in EUROPE and had the best overall performance in a club level domestically (league and cup) and continental (Champions League and Euro league), and at International level if there is an International competition happening (in this case the World Cup) so tell me that CR7 and Mo Salah Overall played better than Modric in all this stages? 🤔
Baabenuy
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I get what u are saying, but since it’s not about goals why was sneijder and ribery not crowned huh
very good point you have there, these guys at the top of the UEFA have a way of playing politics with football and football matters, they robbed those two guys with some bu shit reasons but I don't know there reason now.
Matthewlewis
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modric deserves it.jus cause Ronaldo scored 15 goals doesn't mean he deserved it.how did he score it?wasn't by himself.was wit help from the team.so mendez should hush his ass an congratulate luka on a job well done.luka is the engine of madrid an he fully deserve it
lsh2611
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seriously 😂 i thought Grizo Ronaldo and Salah as nominees and one of the first 2 is the winner but FIFA/UEFA is shit as always when Ronaldo/Messi doesn't deserve a trophy the give it to them but when they deserve it they give them nothing, Modrić deserves the best player of the year award but not UEFA best player
Vusilmpy
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Idiot... U expect modric to score 21 goals from central midfield??? Mumu... Use ur head... So who does d defending... Shd modric be competing for goals wit his fellow teammate from central midfield?? Oloddodo
You bastard....you want me to fuck your mama....so stay out of ma way bitch
sesabeimoy
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mendes needs to understand it's not just about goals it's the technique performance and ball. play and technically modric was a pro in that aspect even. though I wanted Ronaldo to win. it am. still. okay with modric winning it.... it's obvious without him Ronaldo. wouldn't have scored those fifteen he made some. significant passes which I think helped the team. so. mendes should not say anything modric deserved that award fair and square. next time Ronaldo might win. it again
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if Ronaldo didn't finish ghetto chances well will they have scored to qualify or who else can finish well in that team you mean off and on benzema, or the injury streaken Bale, who else.. no one his goals brought them to the Semis and he scored half of the goals Madrid scored throughout last season in the ucl... so what's the name of the game now it is goalssss.. and you said it was mod techniques and passes that made him... Mod wasn't the assistant of most of his goals, they were other assistant and Madrid had other players who could do Mod job.. Madrid is a big club they did have.. so without Ronaldo goals Madrid would have been knocked out and without Mod techniques and passes, Ronaldo would have still gotten his assists from the assistant and they would have still won the UCL