Ronaldo Ballon d'Or: Cristiano 'Likes', Comments On Insta Post Saying Messi Shouldn't Have Won More Than 5 Trophies

Ronaldo Ballon d'Or: After Messi's tally of eight trophies, it is Ronaldo who has the second best tally of Ballon d'Or wins with five such trophies to his name.

Lionel Messi walks past Cristiano Ronaldo of Riyadh XI during a friendly match in January 2023. ( Image Source :Getty )

Ronaldo Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi recently won his record-extending eight Ballon d'Or award. While Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two names that swept away the majority of the awards over the last decade, in the last few years Messi has had the last laugh over his long-time rival, beating him with quite a distance. After Messi's tally of eight trophies, it is Ronaldo who has the second best tally of Ballon d'Or wins with five such trophies to his name.

However, it is Ronaldo's latest social media activity that has caught all the attention. Ronaldo seems to have indirectly trolled Messi by liking and sharing a comment on a post which suggested that Messi shouldn't have won more than five Ballon d'Ors.

"Hello friends. What we knew happened, they were going to give Messi another Ballon d'Or again. He went to retire in Miami, even though he already looked like he was retired at PSG preparing for the World Cup. He won the World Cup, yes, good, but with 6 penalties... The World Cup was 10 months ago, it's November. Messi has 8 Ballon d'Ors, he should have had 5. He has Iniesta/Xavi's Ballon d'Or, Lewandowski's who won 6 trophies in one season and Haaland's who was the top scorer," read the post in which Ronaldo left smiling emojis while 'liking' it.

The screenshot of the same has gone viral on social media.

Take a look:

Cristiano Ronaldo liked and commented on an IG post which said: "Hello friends. What we knew happened, they were going to give Messi another Ballon d'Or again. He went to retire in Miami, even though he already looked like he was retired at PSG preparing for the World Cup. He won… pic.twitter.com/wmdw9xCJQO

— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) October 31, 2023

While Messi led Argentina to a World Cup victory in December last year, he is plying his trade for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer (MLS). On the other hand, Ronaldo other than playing for Portugal is contracted with Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League.