Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic has slammed Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo, labelling the forward an "egotist."
Luka Modric, who starred for Croatia at the FIFA World Cup and for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League last season, beat Ronaldo and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah to the UEFA Player of the Year prize on Thursday. Ronaldo, Modric's former team-mate at Madrid, wasn't in attendance when the prize was handed out.
When asked about Ronaldo, Dalic didn't hold back in his assessment, per Sportske Novosti (h/t Thomas Bristow of the Daily Mirror).
"Ronaldo not attending the UEFA ceremony and those comments about Luka winning it.