'Ronaldo deserved this award' - Juventus official says Messi should not have won The Best honour
The Old Lady official believes their Portuguese superstar should have taken home the top gong in Milan Cristiano Ronaldo should have won The Best FIFA men's player award ahead of Lionel Messi, according to Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici. Barcelona superstar Messi clinched the honour for the first time at the ceremony in Milan on Monday, with Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk coming second and Ronaldo in third. However, the Juve official believes the judges got the decision wrong, insisting Ronaldo deserved to win the award based on the honours he had achieved in 2019. "We are also disappointed over the award last night," Paratici was quoted by Corriere dello Sport . "While still respecting Messi, who is a great player, we think and thought that after last season, having won the Nations League, Serie A , and the Italian Super Cup, having played a great Champions League ,...