Cristiano Ronaldo confirms he will attend the 2013 Ballon d’Or Gala Real Madrid forward and 2013 Ballon d’Or finalist,
Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that he will attend the ceremony next Monday 13th January 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland
In his post-match interview following his brace in a 3-0 win over Celta Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu on Monday evening,
Cristiano steressed that he has always been there and that he would again attend the gala, win or lose.
“The matter is closed and I don’t want to talk about it anymore, I just want to say that I’m going to the Gala. “I don’t know if it’s fair or not if I, Ribery or Messi. I just try to do my job like I always do, to help Real Madrid by scoring goals and put in good performances.
If I win, great and if not, life goes on and I’ll continue to keep doing what I’ve always done.” It was believed that Cristiano wouldn’t attend the Gala after FIFA president,
Sepp Blatter was videotaped calling him a ‘Commander’ and showed favouritism toward, four-time Ballon d’Or winner, Barcelona’s Leo Messi.
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