🤔 CR7 mocks Ballon d'Or award: 'Fictitious', do you agree? Have your say!

Cristiano Ronaldo mocked the list of nominees for the 2025 Ballon d'Or, calling the award "fictional."

The Portuguese star was questioned in the mixed zone at Estádio Algarve, after Al-Nassr's 4-0 win over Rio Ave last Thursday (7th), in which he scored a hat-trick, about the presence of only three compatriots among the 30 nominees: João Neves, Vitinha, and Nuno Mendes.

Cristiano Ronaldo competed with Lionel Messi for more than a decade for the France Football honor, winning on five occasions (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017), but has been left off the list for the third consecutive year.

The Al-Nassr striker racked up 35 goals and four assists in 41 games last season, in addition to helping Portugal win their second Nations League title.

The French magazine revealed the contenders on Thursday (7th), recognizing the standouts of the 2024/25 season in European football.

The ceremony to determine the winner will take place on September 22, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.

Check out all the nominees for the 2025 Ballon d'Or

Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain)

Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain)

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain)

Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan)

Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)

Haaland (Manchester City)

Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting)

Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain)

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain)

Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)

Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)

Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan)

Scott McTominay (Napoli)

Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid)

Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)

João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain)

Pedri (Barcelona)

Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)

Raphinha (Barcelona)

Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain)

Van Dijk (Liverpool)

Vini Jr. (Real Madrid)

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)

Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)

Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

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📸 JOHANN GRODER