Cristiano Ronaldo finished second in voting for the 2018 Ballon d'Or, but his coach Massimiliano Allegri believes he deserved to finish top of the podium for what would have been the third year in a row.
Pointing to his 2017/18 Champions League success with Real Madrid, Allegri stated that Ronaldo would have been his pick.
"I think Cristiano Ronaldo deserved to win the Ballon d'Or because of the Champions League he won with Real Madrid," he told reporters.
"In the World Cup, it's true that he couldn't do much more with Portugal.
"So I think he deserved it.
"But I think this will motivate him to do even better this season and to win it with Juventus."
If Ronaldo were to win the Ballon d'Or during his time at Juventus then he'd become the first player to claim it while at three different clubs.
whykallar
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It's never too late Allegri, CR7 can still win Balloon d'Or with Juventus, making it his third club's, all you need to do is encourage him to do more.
Ribciopsyz
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Thank God you think he deserved it but you didn’t know who deserved it CR7 betrayed us the Madrid fans
Longlife2000
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Papa 😈
aashir_96
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What he done last season is astonishing but what reward they give him this is shamefull..Modric just perform good in World Cup whole season he is just an average player 5 goals 8 assist...Some say he is a play maker who create chance but you easily see last few month he can't even find a player makes blunder which cause his team....Messi should be in the top3 in ballon d or and The BEST award...Cr7 deserve this award 48 goals 11 assists and he is the only reason why madrid wins the UCL. If you neglect his goals then madrid can't even qualify for ro16....
Todorov
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CR7 and Messi can win it even at the age of 40, so it’s plenty time for both to increase the numbers 😁 Imagine after 30 years, the two goats still score 40+ goals per season 🔝