Cristiano Ronaldo's sister, Katia Aveiro, wrote a lengthy post on Instagram calling out Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk after he made a joke about the Juventus star during Monday's Ballon d'Or awards.
Per The Independent's Samuel Lovett, after being asked about Ronaldo's absence from the ceremony in Paris, Van Dijk—who finished ahead of the Portuguese forward and behind winner Lionel Messi in the running—joked: "Why? Was he a candidate?"
Sports broadcaster Juliet Bawuah shared Aveiro's angry response on social media:
Juliet Bawuah#Ronaldo’s sister Katia Aveiro having a go at VVD on Instagram.