Ronaldo won 3 individual awards but lost to Erling Haaland in the 2023 Globe Soccer Awards voting.
At the Globe Soccer Awards 2023 gala (world soccer award, also known as the “Dubai Ballon d’Or”) that took place in Dubai (UAE) on the night of January 19, Cristiano Ronaldo won 3 individual awards. The Portuguese superstar received the title of “Maradona Award” – Best Goalscorer of last year (54 goals), Best Player in the Middle East and Best Player of the Year voted by the fans.
In the highest award category, Best Men’s Player of the Year, also known as the Dubai Ballon d’Or, Ronaldo lost to Erling Haaland, owner of the same treble last season. This is a colossal award for Haaland because he just lost to Lionel Messi in the FIFA The Best award.
Previously, Ronaldo led the voting for the Dubai Ballon d’Or in the audience round. On the second day, with the appearance of the main football experts, CR7 could no longer occupy the number one position.
In addition, at the Globe Soccer 2023 gala, the organizers also awarded many other important awards such as most successful club (Manchester City), best goalkeeper (Ederson), best midfielder (Rodri), best coach (Pep Guardiola), best coach ( Pep Guardiola). representative of the year (Jorge Mendes),…
In the interview on the gala night, Ronaldo also revealed his retirement plan: “I will retire when my legs feel tired, maybe in 10 years. “I am so proud that at the age of 39 I can still defeat a beast.” like Erling Haaland.”
Furthermore, the former Man United star also stated that the current Saudi Pro League is a better tournament than Ligue 1 (France): “The SPL is currently a tournament with greater professional quality and competition than Ligue 1. It is a great honor power Join Al Nassr to realize the ambition of taking the SPL to the top 3 leagues in the world. This process will take time, but everything is going in the right direction. The people of Saudi Arabia will certainly be proud of this.”