Ronaldo caused controversy again when he was voted the best player in the world.

Recently, Sportskeeda opened a poll on social networks for fans to directly vote for the player with the best performance in the world in 2023.

Cristiano Ronaldo with 54 goals was paired with Rodri, the star who made a particularly important contribution to the historic treble with Man City in the 2022/23 season. Surprisingly, CR7 had more votes than Rodri.

Ronaldo was voted the best player of 2023.

In the next round, Ronaldo continued to overcome young star Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid) and Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) to reach the final. On the opposite side, Lionel Messi overcame Lautaro Martinez (Inter), Harry Kane (Bayern) but then lost to Kylian Mbappe (PSG).

In the "final", Ronaldo won against Mbappe and became the best player of the year according to the fans' vote.

Ronaldo was honored in a controversial way. Fans believe that CR7 should have been eliminated early, because his 54 goals and the Saudi friendly cup cannot compare to the number of titles won by Rodri in 2023. The Spanish midfielder won a total of 5 titles last year (Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup) but lost to the player playing in the Saudi Arabian league.

"This vote is probably based on reputation," one fan commented. "Rodri is the most underrated star in the world," a second person said.

Previously, Ronaldo also won a series of individual awards thanks to his good performance in Al Nassr's shirt, including the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) Top Scorer Award, the Globe Soccer Top Scorer Award, and the Best Middle East Player Award, Best Player voted by fans via the Globe Soccer website.

Minh Tu

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