‘Giving FIFA award to Ronaldo and not Messi, hurt my soul' – Football legend, Diego Maradona
Argentina Football legend, Diego Maradona has described how he felt
when Cristiano Ronaldo won Best FIFA Men's Player award for the second
year running on Monday, beating off competition from Barcelona's Messi
and Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar.
According to Maradona, who presented the accolade alongside Brazil
international Ronaldo together with FIFA president Gianni Infantino to
the Real Madrid striker, he admitted that it "hurt his soul" to hand the
Best FIFA Men's Player award to Cristiano Ronaldo and not to compatriot
Lionel Messi.
"To give the Best [award] to Ronaldo and not be able to give it to Messi hurt my soul," Maradona told TyC Sports.
Speaking about the brief meeting, he said: "The meeting with Messi was fantastic," Maradona said. "I spoke to him, and the same love and affection was there as always."
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