Cristiano Ronaldo has accused Sepp Blatter of institutional favouritism after the FIFA President revealed he preferred Lionel Messi over the Portuguese
In a debate at the Oxford Union, the 77-year-old claimed “one spends more time at the hairdressers than the other” in reference to Ronaldo, before saying he preferred Messi, as well as describing him as a “kind man and a good boy”.
The comments have resulted in Real Madrid writing to FIFA to call for Blatter to apologise over the remarks. Ronaldo giving his own personal reaction via his personal Twitter account, alongside a video of the Swiss making fun of him.
The 28-year-old tweeted, “This video shows the respect and consideration that Fifa has for me, my club and my country. Much is explained now.
“I wish Mr.Blatter health and a long life, with the certainty that he’ll continue to witness the successes of his favourite teams and players.”
Ronaldo and Messi were both named on a 23-man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or on Tuesday.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti described Blatter’s comments about Ronaldo as showing a “lack of respect”.
Ancelotti was asked about Blatter’s comments at his press conference ahead of Wednesday’s match with Sevilla, and was quoted as having said on Madrid’s official website, “I’m aware our president (Florentino Perez) has sent a letter to FIFA asking to retract what I consider to be a lack of respect to a very serious, very professional player.
“I’m completely in agreement with our president. I haven’t spoken with Cristiano about this. He’s trained very well today, as always. He’s shown every day that he’s a great player, serious and professional, respectful to everyone and he has to continue like that.”
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