Although it has been about 48 hours since Karim Benzema won the Ballon d’Or, he has not received congratulations from Cristiano Ronaldo, unlike other stars who now play with him or have previously been close to the French striker.
As soon as Benzema received the Ballon d’Or for the first time in his career, he was congratulated by many of Benzema’s current and former colleagues, including Brazilian Marcelo, German Toni Kroos, Spaniard Sergio Ramos, Croat Luka Modric and even French President Emmanuel Macron. , he hastened to congratulate his compatriot, but Ronaldo remained silent, not interacting through his social media accounts with the coronation of his colleague, with whom he played almost nine seasons at Real Madrid from 2009 to 2018.
Ronaldo’s silence has sparked much debate about the nature of his relationship with the French striker, although there have been differences between the two.
Are there differences between Ronaldo and Benzema?
What appears in public suggests otherwise, because the two have had a very strong relationship since they joined Real Madrid in the 2009 summer transfer market and they usually praise each other in their media statements.
Benzema previously said about Ronaldo ahead of this season’s European Super Cup match: “Ronaldo helped me a lot and when he left (Real Madrid in 2018) I had the desire to change my style and ambition and I think I did it successfully.” “.
The Real Madrid star touched on the role of Ronaldo ahead of his departure to Juventus in 2018: “He helped me a lot and my role with him was very different and when he left I knew it was time to make a move.” forward on goals scored.
What is Ronaldo’s position on congratulating opponents?
The current Manchester United striker Ronaldo congratulated his former Real Madrid colleague Luka Modric after the latter won the 2018 Ballon d’Or, in part at the expense of Don.
The 37-year-old then said: “I think I deserve the Golden Ball every year, I work hard all the time, but if I don’t win it, it doesn’t mean the end of the world. Congratulations to Modric, he deserves it, but I will be back next year and will do everything in my power to crown the award.”
In 2019, Ronaldo congratulated his eternal rival Lionel Messi on winning the Ballon d’Or, as well as when Mohamed Salah received the Puskas Award for Goal of the Year in 2018.
Ronaldo’s failure to respond to Benzema’s Ballon d’Or and his silence on social media doesn’t mean the Portuguese star hasn’t congratulated his former colleague, as there are other means besides chat sites to congratulate him.
Source: target.com + agencies