My son wants to win Ballon d’Or: Ronaldo
Paris, Dec 8 (IANS) Football star Cristiano Ronaldo said his son wants to win the Ballon d’Or, after the Real Madrid forward was awarded the prestigious award for the fifth time.
The 32-year-old Portuguese, who equalled Argentine Lionel Messi’s Ballon d’Or tally on Thursday said his son told him that he will be a better footballer.
“I see a bit of myself in (Cristiano Ronaldo Junior), and not only because he’s my son,” the Portuguese captain was quoted as saying by Marca.
“He told me he will be better than me. He tells me he will win a Ballon d’Or and that he can win five,” Ronaldo added.
Ronaldo, who has scored 287 goals in 275 appearances for Real Madrid said he always wants to win and keeps fighting for it.
“I don’t think about it much, although maybe subconsciously, my motivation is myself, I fight against myself to overcome myself,” Ronaldo said.
“I always want to win, to be the best and you have to fight.”
Ronaldo best along with Di Stefano in Real Madrid history: Perez
Madrid, Dec 8 (IANS) Real Madrid president Florentino Perez heaped praise on star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and said he is the best in the club’s history along side former player Alfredo Di Stéfano.
Di Stefano, who figured in 282 fixtures for Real Madrid scoring 216 goals had won two Ballon d’Or while Portuguese Ronaldo collected his fifth on Thursday.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is the best in the world and he represents all of the values of Real Madrid,” Perez said.
“He is the best in history, along with Alfredo Di Stefano.
“He is his heir and, after him, a new stage in the club will arrive,” Perez added.
Talking about the trophies and individual awards that the club has been winning in recent years, Perez said: “Real Madrid are a team that the entire world recognises, we have grown with the obligation to win and, as such, we have many Champions League titles and many Ballon d’Or awards.
“There is a beautiful love story between Real Madrid and the Champions League and between Madrid and the Ballon d’Or.”
