Despite the fact that Nile Karim Benzema won the Golden Ball just 48 hours ago, Cristiano Ronaldo did not congratulate him like he did the other famous people who are currently playing with him or have previously been with the French striker.
Many of the two former Benzema teammates congratulated him as soon as he announced that he had won the Golden Ball for the first time in his career, including the Brazilian Marcelo, the German Tony Kroos, the Spanish Sergio Ramos, the Croatian Luka Modric, and even French President Emmanuel Macron, who hurried to congratulate his countryman, but Ronaldo remained silent. He did not participate in the inauguration of his teammate, who played beside him for nearly nine seasons in Real Madrid between 2009 and 2018, through his social media accounts.
Even though there were conflicts between the two, Ronaldo’s quiet generated a great deal of debate over their relationship.
Do Ronaldo and Benzema differ in any way?
What appears in public says completely otherwise, because the duo has a very strong relationship since they joined Real Madrid in the 2009 summer transfer market, and they usually used to each other in their statements to the media.
Prior to the European Super match this year, Benzema had spoke regarding Ronaldo: “Ronaldo helped me a lot, and when he left (Real Madrid in 2018), I had a desire to adapt my style and my ambition, and I think I have done this well.
Before Ronaldo left for Juventus in 2018, the Real Madrid player spoke about their respective roles: “He helped me a lot, and my job altered a lot with him. When I went, I understood that it is time to take a step forward in my goal-scoring.
What is Ronaldo’s opinion on praising opponents?
The current Manchester United striker Ronaldo congratulated his former Real Madrid teammate, Luka Modric, after the latter won the Golden Ball for the year 2018 at the account of the “Don” in particular.
The 37 -year -old said at the time: “I think I deserve the golden ball every year, I work hard, but my lack of victory does not mean the end of the world, congratulations to Modric, he deserves it, but I will return next year and I will do everything I can to crown the award. ”
When Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball in 2019 and Mohamed Salah won the Puskas Award for the greatest goal of 2018 respectively, Ronaldo praised both players.
Ronaldo did not interact with Benzema’s coronation in the golden ball and his commitment to silence on social media does not mean absolutely that the Portuguese star did not congratulate his former colleague, there are other means other than the communication sites, to offer congratulations.
Goal.com + Agencies, the source.
Why didn’t Ronaldo congratulate Benzema, a former Real Madrid teammate, for winning the Golden Ball?
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