Thursday 10 January 2013

CRISTIANO RONALDO missed out on the Ballon d’Or — and received a SECOND snub of the night as Pep Guardiola refused to shake his hand


Real Madrid megastar Ronaldo lost out to Lionel Messi for a fourth consecutive year for the golden ball.
And the Portuguese forward’s night hit rock bottom when his hand was rejected by former Barcelona boss Guardiola.
Tensions between Real Madrid and Barcelona have always run high.
But the fall-out from the FIFA gala proved the hatred between the two La Liga giants is worse than ever before.
The breakdown of the Ballon d’Or voting revealed how Argentina captain Messi overlooked Ronaldo in his three picks for the top award.
He instead chose club team-mates Andres Iniesta and Xavi as well as countryman Sergio Aguero.
While Bruno Alves, who got a vote as the designated Portuguese captain, excluded Messi in his selection and opted for Ronaldo, Radamel Falcao and Robin van Persie.
Messi also refused to acknowledge the former Manchester United star in his acceptance speech but did have gushing words for the third-placed Iniesta.

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