“I Would Have Won More Ballon D’Or If Messi Was My Teammate” – C. Ronaldo Opens Up

Ballon d’Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo has
revealed that he might have won the most
prestigious individual award more than his rival,
Lionel Messi if both of them had played in the
same team.

     Cristiano Ronaldo has told France Football he
believes he might have won the Ballon d’Or more
times than Lionel Messi if they had played on the
same team, but described his rival as “a great
player.”
Barcelona forward Messi, 29, came second to
Ronaldo, 31, in the 2016 vote, but has five
Ballons d’Or to the Real Madrid man’s four.
Portugal captain Ronaldo polled a massive 745
points over 400 more than Messi in this year’s
poll, which canvassed a handpicked panel of
journalists worldwide.
On whether he would have claimed the award
more times had they played on the same side,
Ronaldo said: “It’s a difficult question. I don’t
know.
“It would be interesting to see both of us in the
same team. I think great players should play
together. So if we were in the same team, I think
I would have more than him, but he wouldn’t be
far off.
“Everyone knows Messi is a great player. He’s
won five Ballons d’Or.”
He said he was hopeful he would draw level with
the Argentine star’s tally in 2017, saying: “I’m
going to try. I’ll be in the fight, as always, but my
objective now is to win the Club World Cup, an
important trophy.
“After that, to win La Liga. It’s a title that Real
wants to win. And if possible, the Champions
League again and the Copa del Rey. I always
want to win everything.”
Though Madrid missed out on the league title
despite his 35 goals in 36 league games,
Ronaldo won the Champions League as well as
Euro 2016 with Portugal.