Cristiano Ronaldo 'Regrets' Leaving Real Madrid Following Ballon D'Or Snub

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly said he regrets leaving Real Madrid as he believes he'd have won more Ballon d'Or's in the Spanish capital.

The 34-year-old left Madrid for Juventus last summer and despite winning Serie A and the Italian Super Cup, he thinks the move has heavily impacted his Ballon d'Or chances.

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According to ABC per The Mirror, he's told former teammates that he thinks he'd have added to his five previous Ballon d'Or successes if he stayed with 'Los Blancos'.

He has also voiced his disappointment at missing out on individual awards while playing in Italy.

It's hard to dispute the forward wouldn't be in the conversation considering his La Liga career.

He won four of his Ballon d'Or's while in Madrid as well as four Champions League titles and two La Ligas.

Ronaldo last won the Ballon d'Or in 2017, with 2018's nod going to former Madrid colleague Luka Modric and this year's award going to Lionel Messi.

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Messi's win this year takes him up to a career total of six, one more than Ronaldo.

'CR7' had to settle for third place this year which is his lowest placed finish in nearly a decade.

The 34-year-old has endured an unusually poor spell in front of goal for his club side and he failed to register at all in November.

Juventus fell to their first defeat under Maurizio Sarri on Saturday evening after losing to Lazio 3-1.

However, Ronaldo has netted in his last two Serie A appearances so he could be getting back to his best.

But if he wants to win the Ballon d'Or again, he'll have Messi to compete with and the Argentine goes from strength to strength.

Barca's captain is producing mesmeric performances on a weekly basis right now and his latest came in the form of a hat-trick against Mallorca.

The hat-trick was the 35th of Messi's career in Spain which takes him one higher of Ronaldo who's tally is 34.

You have to imagine that Ronaldo will be annoyed by his personal records being taken away by his close rival.

Topics: Football News, Football, Lionel Messi, Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo, La Liga

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