Ronaldo "mocked" Messi again, his childish action suddenly received 150,000 likes

Although Cristiano Ronaldo scores more goals, he is still not in the Top 10 best players in 2023. The 38-year-old striker was caught having an attention-grabbing interaction in the results announcement.

On December 29, Portuguese newspaper A Bola published the Top 10 best male players of 2023 voted by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Ronaldo is not on this list and Messi is only ranked 3rd. The leader is young striker Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe is ranked 2nd.

"Erling Haaland was chosen as the best player, according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Bernardo Silva ranked eighth and is the only Portuguese player in the Top 10", newspaper A Bola posted on Instagram.

This is one of the rare rankings in 2023 where Lionel Messi dropped in rank and did not have the leading position. Previously, the 36-year-old striker swept a series of statistics and won the Golden Ball award. Below this post, Ronaldo immediately had a viral interaction.

Specifically, the Portuguese star commented 3 emojis laughing to tears and an icon of a monkey covering his eyes with his hands, not saying a word. His comment received more than 5,000 likes in just 4 hours, twice as much as the original article in the newspaper. And quickly increased to exceed 150,000 views.

Next were 15,000 comments, mainly arguments between fans of Ronaldo and Messi. According to El Futbolero, the 38-year-old striker's comment meant "sarcasm that the Argentine superstar only won 3rd place in the election".

Witnessing Ronaldo's reaction, A Bola commented and asked: "Do you think he deserves to be on this list?". The prominent comment in this post belongs to i_am_tiago account: "Messi ranked 3rd? Can someone explain to me the criteria for this award?" Account taizeye21 responded: "Ronaldo is almost 40 years old but is he complaining about the IFFHS award?".

In fact, this is not the first time the Portuguese star has acted sarcastically, mocking the Argentinian superstar. The evidence is that in October 2023, Ronaldo caused a stir in the online community by commenting 4 smiley faces on an ironic post that Messi did not deserve to win the Golden Ball.

Obviously, in this matter, the person who receives the most "criticism" and criticism is the 38-year-old striker. Even many newspapers around the world expressed difficulty understanding his actions.

This season, Ronaldo scored 53 goals and pocketed 15 assists in 58 matches for both Al Nassr and Portugal. He helped Al Nassr win the Arab Club Champions Cup, and scored the most goals to help the team qualify for Euro 2024.

CR7 scored the most goals of the year, more than other stars like Kane, Mbappe or Haaland. However, most of the goals the 1985 midfielder scored were in the Saudi Pro League, the 36th strongest league in the world according to Opta, so his performance was not highly appreciated.

On the opposite side, Messi has 28 goals and 12 assists in 44 matches this year, including 8 goals and 1 assist in 8 matches with the Argentina national team. The 36-year-old striker scored 9 goals and assisted 6 times in 22 matches for PSG, and 11 goals and 5 assists in 14 matches with Inter Miami. The American Professional Soccer League (MLS) ranks 29th in the world in terms of strength, according to the August 2023 team index.

In the first half of the year, Messi played for PSG and together with the team successfully defended the Ligue 1 championship. The "father of three" joined Inter Miami of America in the summer, leading this club to the historic League Cup. Previously, he made a splash with the World Cup championship title in December 2022.

It is known that the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) was founded in 1984 in Germany, with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Their award is not as popular as the Golden Ball, FIFA The Best or UEFA Best Player.

This award has only been awarded 7 times, from 1988-1990 and 2020-2023, scored and voted by IFFHS experts based on achievements in the calendar year. Marco van Basten and Robert Lewandowski lead the way with two wins, while Ronaldo has never been in the Top 3.

Ronaldo sitting still also brought in tens of millions of views, and was suddenly confessed to on Christmas Phi Yến19:51:14 25/12/2023The clip captures the moment Cristiano Ronaldo expressed resignation, while boxer Conor McGregor sat next to him and talked non-stop. Previously, the 38-year-old striker attracted attention when driving a billion-dollar supercar to the event.