Luka Modric has talked about Cristiano Ronaldo's absence, saying that "you have to show respect".
"Congratulations, you deserve it." said Modric before handing the Ballon d'Or trophy to Messi.
However, Modric also spoke on Ronaldo's absence from the ceremony.
"When you don't win, you have to be there to show respect. This is football."
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chandan3899
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wait did messi attend ballon dor during 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017?
sengkheangking
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Sometimes people criticize others to prove that they’re good.
Samurai
502
I’m waiting on Cr7 mom’s to say something about this
2000mingle
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stupidity last year where was Messi when u won it
Bikdenprsu
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Ronaldo is just a selfish player, he gets happy only when he wins the ballon d or and gets sad when he doesn't win. he needs to lean how to give some respect when you can't make it, he needs to show some kind of happiness when he doesn't reach to his expectations in football...Messi was rubbed for good fives times award of ballon d or and there were all awarded to Ronaldo, all these periods, Messi honored all the invitations of Ronaldo five time ballon d or awards...someone should tell Ronaldo to change ...,
delusional idiot. go and look if Ronaldo ever beat any player with 6 points. the years Ronaldo wins his balon dors, the gap is extreme to the second. and less you don't know messi wasn't there in 2016 17 and 18 either . so shut the he'll up