Since 2008, Messi and Ronaldo have dominated the Ballon d’Or award for ten years. But in 2017, Ronaldo took home his fifth and last trophy, coming in second to Luka Modric in 2018. Messi won three more times in 2019; in 2021; and in 2023, while Ronaldo “stopped”.

Naturally, Messi’s victory will not be admired by Ronaldo’s supporters. For instance, a picture of Ronaldo flaunting his five Golden Balls and several honorable individual awards, like FIFA The Best, Golden Ball, and European Golden Shoe, was shared on the Instagram account @lucascr7olendario. The caption on this account also reads, “Make an effort to win, not rob,” which seems to imply that Messi is undeserving of the 2023 Golden Ball.

Ronaldo’s sister Katia Aveiro endorsed the article with five “applause” icons in the comments section. Katia Aveiro has “caused a storm” in the public’s perception before. She used to frequently react angrily on social media to defend Ronaldo whenever CR7 was involved in a scandal or something involving Messi.

Ronaldo did the same thing as his sister not too long ago. In particular, it was found that Ronaldo liked and shared four laughing emoticons with a post on social media that was critical of Lionel Messi’s 2023 Golden Ball victory.