The fans accused the organizers of the Ballon d’Or ceremony for showing a photo of Cristiano Ronaldo in shorts of disrespect. Reported by the Daily Star.
During the ceremony, the organizers displayed a joint photo of Ronaldo and the host of the ceremony, Didier Drogba. In the picture, which became the cover of one of the issues of Vanity Fair magazine, men pose in their underwear.
“Incredible disrespect – to show this during the ceremony”, “The level of disrespect is just alarming,” “The level of hatred just does not fit in my head,” fans outraged in social networks.
“Why did you do this?” – Drogba asked a question from the stage. At this time, the football players Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Kilian Mbappe, who were sitting in the hall, were laughing.
Ronaldo took sixth place in the voting. The footballer did not attend the ceremony and accused France Football editor-in-chief Pascal Ferret of lying. The forward denied the words of the journalist, who spoke about the goal of the Portuguese to get more Ballon d’Or than Lionel Messi. Ronaldo stressed that he is primarily focused on team achievements and wants to be an example for the younger generation.
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