Barcelona football icon Xavi Hernandez has
reignited his war of words with Real Madrid/
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo.
It all started when Xavi had an interview on
Spanish radio station Cadena Ser where he
said Ronaldo was unlucky to play in the
same generation as Lionel Messi to which
Ronaldo didn't take lightly blasting Xavi as a
player who never won the Ballon D'or.
On Tuesday, speaking at a press conference
at the Aspire4Sports event in Amsterdam,
Xavi stated that he didn't disrespect Ronaldo
with his comments but still stood by what he
said;
'I stand by what I said. The problem
for Cristiano is that there is another
who is pretty much the best player in
history. I saw that he didn’t take it
well, but I keep thinking the same.
What he said to me about the Ballon
d’Ors is true [that Xavi hasn’t won
one]. I didn’t lack respect, but my
opinion doesn’t change. He lacked it
for me? What do you think?'
Xavi also admitted that Ronaldo could be the
favourite to claim football's top individual
prize for a fourth time - although he warned
that he will face stern competition.
"Cristiano has the numbers to win this
year's Ballon d'Or, having won the
Champions League and the Euros,"
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