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Thank God Rodri is a fisherman who never won the ballon dor playing football for man city
Everyone is celebrating Harry Kane winning the Ballon d’Or, but if you actually deep it, this is one of the reason Cristiano Ronaldo remains the GOAT of FOOTBALL.
Cristiano Ronaldo winning the Ballon d’Or at 23 and still being the LAST player to win it while playing in the Premier League is one of the most phenomenal and underrated achievements in football history.
Let that sink in.
Nearly two decades later, the Premier League has seen world class players come and go, record breakers, Golden Boot winners, Champions League winners and some of the biggest names in football. Yet nobody has repeated what Ronaldo did.
And this is exactly why the Harry Kane conversation makes Ronaldo’s achievement look even more extraordinary and crazy
Kane spent years in the Premier League scoring goals and establishing himself as one of its greatest strikers, but the major team trophies kept eluding him. He eventually left England at 30, joined Bayern Munich, and finally got his first major team trophy. Now, he has reached the Ballon d’Or summit.
Ronaldo, meanwhile, reached that summit at just 23, while still playing in England. In that same season, he scored 42 goals, won the Premier League and Champions League, claimed the Premier League Golden Boot and finished as the Champions League’s top scorer.
Ronaldo did not need to leave England to prove he was the best. He became the best player in the world right there, against the very competition people now use to measure greatness.
THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE.
Kane’s story is a remarkable breakthrough. Ronaldo’s was a historic takeover.
And almost 20 years later, not one Premier League player has managed to repeat it.
When I say Cristiano Ronaldo was a different breed, THIS is what I mean. His greatness was not just about the trophies he won. It was about the level he reached, the age at which he reached it, and the fact that nobody from the Premier League has matched that feat since.
So yes, celebrate Harry Kane. He deserves his flowers.
But never forget just how extraordinary Cristiano Ronaldo was and why he is FOOTBALL.
THE PREMIER LEAGUE HAS SPENT NEARLY TWO DECADES TRYING TO PRODUCE ANOTHER RONALDO.💔
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Messi 5th in #BallonDor
At 39? Crazy!!
Is this your Goat @ifeanyimark_
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🚨🗣️Waleed Al-Farraj (Saudi TV Host) :
"Messi doesn't even care to know how many career goals he has scored but here we [Saudi League] are holding meetings trying to award a single goal to a 41 year old [Cristiano Ronaldo] who is clearly struggling to score legitimate goals. We're heading toward a level of ridiculousness never before seen in football."
