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Ronaldo must win the Champions League with Juve if he wants the next Ballon d’Or

Ronaldo must win the Champions League with Juve if he wants the next Ballon d’Or

It is not official yet but according to some reports, it seems like Cristiano Ronaldo will not make the 2018 Balon d'or shortlist as Kylian Mbappé, Luka Modric and Raphael Varane might make it instead. All three of these players made it to the Fifa World Cup final last summer (between France and Croatia) as they seem to be ahead of both Ronaldo and Messi.

As IlBianconero reported, Ronaldo is motivated to win with Juve as he has been training very hard with the bianconeri of late. This is what De Sciglio had to say on the matter: "Cr7? The only thing I can say is that when I returned to Continassa yesterday, I saw Ronaldo training hard as usual. He is a great example and he always gives his best in training and on the pitch". 

UCL SUCCESS? - The Portuguese legend knows it, if he wants to win the Balon d'or again, he will have to win a UCL title with the bianconeri. Juve have made two finals of late but lost both (to Ronaldo's Real and Messi's Barcelona). It is now up to CR7 to try and finally help them win the UCL trophy. Time will tell but Ronaldo seems as hungry as ever...

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