Cristiano Ronaldo: The Face of Arrogance
Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t the best player in history. In fact, he’s not even one of them. Last Thursday night, in a glitzy ballroom in Paris, Portugal’s very own living hero Cristiano Ronaldo picked up the prestigious Ballon D’or, drawing him level with Lionel Messi, with both players now having clasped their hands on the trophy a record five times. Since 2008, a staggering ten Ballon D’Ors have been handed out by FIFA and France Football comparably (feel old yet?), but between then and now, football’s most worthy individual prize has been shared by just two players: Ronaldo and his greatest rival and adversary, Lionel Messi. This isn’t a debate piece on who is better – that sort of thing is getting old. Instead, the focus will be on this year’s recipient of the award – and the subsequent discussion that has surrounded his victory in the two days since. After the award, his manager at Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane, himself regarded as one of history’s best players, ha