A sour Cristiano Ronaldo fanatic has complied what they see as evidence that Ballon d'Or voting has been biased against him.
The former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward won the award in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017 with rival Lionel Messi favourite to secure an eighth on Monday evening (October 30).
Both players are now playing outside Europe's major divisions in Saudi Arabia and the United States respectively – but one passionate supporter of the Portuguese won't let it lie.
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The lengthy threat on X includes eight separate posts which begin with the former host suggesting that Messi's 'image' might be more preferable to voters.
The second shows a live scenes from a ceremony in which a photo of Ronaldo's magazine cover wearing boxer shorts with Didier Drogba was shown to the audience.
The third shows former FIFA president Sepp Blatter calling Messi a "good boy" and Ronaldo a "commander" on the pitch.
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The fourth shows an interview of former UEFA president Michel Platini saying that Ronaldo didn't deserve to win his 2014 award.
The fifth is another clip of Blatter praising Messi, with the sixth showing World Cup highlights including Ronaldo sitting on the bench.
The final post shows Ronaldo's own view of the situation from 10 years ago, which read: "This video shows the respect and consideration that FIFA has for me, my club and my country."
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Messi's heroics at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar look set to earn him the trophy above Erling Haaland who fired Manchester City to the Treble.
The 2023 ceremony, which didn't feature a nomination for Ronaldo for the first tome since 2003, will be hosted in Paris by Drogba.
The award, which began in 1956, is decided on by votes from coaches and captains of national teams as well as journalists from the top 100 FIFA-ranked countries.
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