Cristiano Ronaldo publicly backs claims that Lionel Messi stole the Ballon d’Or from him and Robert Lewandowski

Cristiano Ronaldo has publicly backed claims that Lionel Messi stole the Ballon d’Or from him and Robert Lewandowski.

PSG star Messi won his seventh Ballon d’Or on Monday night November 29, beating Bayern Munich striker Lewandowski to the prize by 33 votes.

Ronaldo,  a five-time winner, finished sixth and 435 votes with the Manchester United forward commenting ‘facts’ underneath a fan post detailing why the Portugal captain deserved the gong over Messi.

The post, on the page of a fan account called ‘Cristiano Ronaldo – The Legendary’ which Ronaldo himself follows, details Ronaldo’s 2021 achievements before branding Messi’s accolade as ‘Theft. Dirt. Shame. Simply regrettable.