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LISBON (AFP)
Cristiano Ronaldo, the world's best player five times, pointed out that he was not "obsessed" by the individual awards, in a press release issued at the end of the year in which he had missed the trophies handed over to Croatian Luka Modric. The Portuguese, who are traveling this summer to Juventus for around 100 million euros, have missed this year's individual awards platform, a rare event since 2007. With the exception of their outstanding debut, the player In the year 2010, Ronaldo has been on the podium every year for 10 years. And shared the Golden Ball Trophy for the best player tied with Argentina's Lionel Messi, with five each between 2008 and 2017. Ronaldo missed all the awards ceremonies, a decision attributed to him. failing at least one of the top three candidates. "I'm not obsessed with individual awards," Ronaldo said in an interview published Monday. The most important is to win the team titles and help the team. "The rest comes naturally, I do not always think to break records, I work first and foremost to help the team and be at the top level." "I do not hide my happiness when I win, but this is not the case. is not the end of the year when I do not do it. "Ronaldo is currently in Dubai for the GlobeSoccer Awards, scheduled for Thursday.The 33-year-old won the award four times, the last in 2017, and competes this year with the French Killian Mbabi and Antoine Grisman.
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo revealed that he would be available to coach Fernando Santos in 2019, after missing the team after participating in the 2018 Russia World Cup.
The 33-year-old has not played any match of the team since he left the World Cup in Russia against Uruguay, which allowed him to stay in the world. adapt to his new club, Juventus, who joined Real Madrid this summer for around 100 million euros. Euro
In the absence of Ronaldo, the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League, the competition of the continental competition of the season, will face his Swiss counterpart, while the semi-final between the l. England and the Netherlands.
Santos had refused early December to confirm whether Ronaldo would return to the team in the next few years.
"Portugal will organize a big competition, it is a pride for the Portuguese, for the federation, for the players", referring to the four matches of the final round.
The coach did not directly mention the possibility of Ronaldo's return, but he linked the dates of the competition to the teams and the final matches of the club competitions, notably the Champions League (in Madrid on 1 June, four days before the semifinal of the League of Nations), which could affect the chances of participation of a number of players.
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