Lionel Messi was named the leading player in the world by FIFA for a sixth time – going one clear of five-time winner Ronaldo as he collected his prize at Monday’s ceremony in Milan.
Ronaldo won Serie A in his maiden season with Juventus last season and led Portugal to glory in the inaugural Nations League in June.
A four-goal haul in this month’s Euro 2020 qualifying win in Lithuania took the 34-year-old to 93 overall in national team colours.
After Messi claimed the prize ahead of Virgil van Dijk in second, a tweet from the official account of Portugal’s national team appear to state a clear objection.
A post tagging Ronaldo featured a picture of him with the caption: “The Best Ever”.
Ronaldo was named in the FIFA FIFPro Men’s World11 for 2019 alongside Messi – the 13th consecutive year each attacker has won a place in the all-star side.
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