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Cristiano Ronaldo, Italian striker of Juventus, a candidate for the Golden Ball award, will not be at the ceremony on Monday, Dec. 3, Sky Sports said.
It seems that the Portuguese star, crowned five times before with the trophy and the defending champion, announced to him that he would not crown the trophy. He decided not to attend the ceremony, as was the case at last month's World Cup.
Croatian star Luca Modric won the FIFA World Player of the Year title, Ronaldo finished second, Egyptian star Mohamed Salah died in third place and it seems that the Croatian is also the closest to the trophy this time.
Modric surprised Croatia in the 2018 World Cup final before bowing to France and also led Real Madrid to the Champions League crown. Cristiano Ronaldo, whose name is still associated with the balloon, does not want to be the guest of honor. The prize or absence crown, which was also recently awarded by Barcelona star Lionel Messi.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most awarded five-time winner on an equal footing with his traditional rival, Messi, after the tandem won the award in the last 10 years, but it looks like Modric will break the streak this year.
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