The Best 2018 Award: Ronaldo quits, Messi “save” FIFA
Ronaldo "skipped" the 2018 The Best award ceremony (World's Best Player 2018) which took place at 0:30 on September 25, Vietnam time. FIFA had to ask Messi to "rescue" him, even though number 10 was left out of the shortlist of top 3 candidates.
According to Marca, Cristiano Ronaldo will not attend the 2018 FIFA World Player of the Year (The Best) awards ceremony.
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| List of top 3 nominees for The Best - FIFA World Player 2018: Luka Modric, Ronaldo and Salah |
The reason given is that Juventus has a busy schedule and wants to save their energy to fight on the field, but Express "whispered" that the main thing is that Ronaldo feels Luka Modric can "beat" him again, so he won't be there just to... finish second.
The top 3 list of the best players in the world 2018, similar to the UEFA Player of the Year, includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah.
At the UEFA awards ceremony, on the same day as the Champions League group stage draw on August 30, Ronaldo canceled at the last minute after learning that his former teammate Luka Modric was the winner, not him.
Ronaldo's "absence" and refusal to attend FIFA's The Best awards gala, coupled with Messi's "dropping" out of the top 3, has caused the award to lose its value. These are two names that have been competing fiercely for the past 10 years.
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| Messi did not make it into the top 3 despite winning the 2018 European Golden Shoe, but accepted an invitation to attend the FIFA ceremony. |
For that reason, FIFA had to rely on Messi (who was nominated for the best team and best goal) to attend to lighten the atmosphere for the ceremony taking place in London at 6:30 p.m. today (September 24, local time), or 0:30 a.m. on September 25, Vietnam time.
According to OK Diario, Messi's invitation to The Best 2018 gala made Ronaldo feel somewhat... embarrassed.
In addition, the press also said that Ronaldo felt "oppressed" by UEFA since leaving Real Madrid. Typically, he received a red card in Juventus' 2-0 win over Valencia, and is anxiously awaiting the decision on his punishment on September 27.
However, Ronaldo showed an unmatched spirit, because in a stressful situation, number 7 still tried to score a goal (and the 3rd) for Juventus after 2 recent matches, in the match where the home team won 2-0 against Frosinone.
