Ronaldo and Griezmann to sub Ballon d’Or ceremony

03 dic 2018

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo won’t attend tonight’s Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris, Sky Sport’s Alessandro Alciato claims. The Portuguese star could be imitated by Atletico Madrid and France star striker Antoine Griezmann who is expected to be in the podium of the best players of last season.

According to Alciato, Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted as the second best player of 2018 after his former Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric who is going to win the first Ballon d’Or of his career today.

Modric did also win the Fifa the Best award in September with Cristiano Ronaldo that didn’t attend the ceremony. Liverpool’s Mohammed Salah was awarded as the third best player of 2018 by Fifa.

Pallone d’Oro: Cristiano Ronaldo, secondo classificato, non andrà alla cerimonia di premiazione a Parigi
— Alessandro Alciato (@AAlciato) 30 novembre 2018

France and Psg star Kylian Mbappé is expected to win the Ballon d’Or for Under 21 footballers although the Frenchman will be out of the ‘senior’ podium occupied by Modric, Ronaldo and Griezmann, another France World Cup winner.

The ceremony will take place in Paris tonight.