Cristiano Ronaldo added another chapter to his long and storied rivalry with Lionel Messi on Wednesday when he sensationally backed claims that the Argentine 'stole' the 2021 Ballon d'Or from him.
Messi won his seventh Ballon d'Or on Monday night, beating Bayern Munich marksman Robert Lewandowski to the prize by 33 votes and his old rival Ronaldo – a five-time winner – by 435 votes, who ended up sixth in the voting.
Less than 48 hours after the Paris ceremony, Ronaldo poured scorn on the Argentine's achievement by incredibly commenting 'facts' underneath a fan post detailing why the Portugal captain deserved the gong over Messi.