{"id":1113550,"date":"2019-11-02T19:53:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T19:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1113550"},"modified":"2022-09-21T00:05:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T23:05:15","slug":"juventus-cristiano-ronaldo-mother-says-football-mafia-against-her-son","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/juventus-cristiano-ronaldo-mother-says-football-mafia-against-her-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo: Juventus forward denied Ballon d’Or success by “football mafia”, says his mother"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother believes there is a “football mafia” stopping her son winning more Ballon d’Or awards and other individual prizes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 34-year-old has won the Ballon d’Or five times already, the joint-highest of any player along with rival Lionel Messi, along with a whole host of other individual honours in a glittering career.<\/p>\n

Should Ronaldo win the 2019 Ballon d’Or? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or five times.<\/li>\n
  • He has also been nominated for the 2019 award.<\/li>\n
  • The 34-year-old has scored 34 goals and won the Serie A title since joining Juve last year.<\/li>\n
  • But he faces stiff competition this year from the likes of Messi, Van Dijk and Mane.<\/li>\n
  • Ronaldo’s mother believes there is a “football mafia” conspiring against her son.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n