"Modric deserves the gold ball but …"

Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo congratulated Croatian midfielder Luka Modric after winning the Ballon d'Or trophy, but considered himself the best player of the year.

"I think I deserve this award every year and I still work for it," said the Portuguese striker who left last summer to move from Juve to Real Madrid. "He said.

"But if I do not win, it's not the end of the world, I respect the decision, I gave everything on the field to win this trophy and the numbers do not lie," he said. -he declares.

"I feel frustrated but life goes on, I congratulate Modric, he deserves it, but I will do everything I have next year to win again," said Cristiano, who won the Ballon Gold five times in his career.