Ballon d’Or: Ronaldo’s girlfriend Rodriguez hails Juventus star for snubbing ceremony

Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez has posted a glowing tribute to the Juventus star after he snubbed the Ballon d’Or ceremony this week amid a third-place finish.

Lionel Messi won his sixth Ballon d’Or in Paris on Monday, pulling ahead of Ronaldo who has won the gong five times in his career to date.

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Incomparable, Imparable, valiente, inconformista. Existen las cifras y los títulos, de todo ello eres protagonista con los mejores resultados, como: la Liga de las Naciones, la Copa de Italia, el Campeonato de la Serie A, Mejor Jugador de la Serie A, entre otros. Pero afortunadamente ni los premios ni los títulos únicamente hablan por ti, aunque los tengas a montones. Lo que mejor habla de ti eres tú mismo, tu pasión, tu hambre de superación, tu compañerismo, porque eres inspiración del Fútbol y del Deporte para millones y millones de personas. No te asustan los retos, sales de tu zona de confort y sigues superándote y mostrando al mundo cómo es ser el número 1. Te amo❤️⚽🥇🏆🌟 @cristiano #legend #cr7 #cristianoronaldo

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But this year, Ronaldo finished third and Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk polled second. Ronaldo did not attened the event.
Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, Rodriguez wrote: ‘Incomparable, Unstoppable, brave.

‘There are figures and titles, of all this you are the protagonist with the best results, such as: the League of Nations, the Italian Cup, the Serie A Championship, Best Player of the Serie A, among others.

‘But fortunately neither the awards nor the titles speak only for you, even if you have a lot of them.

‘What speaks best about you is yourself, your passion, your hunger for self-improvement, your fellowship, because you are the inspiration of Soccer and Sport for millions and millions of people.

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‘You are not afraid of the challenges, you leave your comfort zone and you continue surpassing yourself and showing the world what it is like to be No 1. I love you.’

Ronaldo has scored 18 goals in 22 games for club and country so far this season.