Cristiano Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or win is absurd, says Cruyff

Johan Cruyff says it's "absurd"
that Real Madrid star Cristiano
Ronaldo won the Fifa Ballon
d'Or following his disappointing
performances for Portugal at the
World Cup.
Cruyff - who landed the prize in 1971, 1973 and 1974 feels
the trophy should have gone to someone who did not only
excel individually, but also enjoyed a successful World
Cup, adding that Toni Kroos would have been a worthy
winner.
"At the highest level, it's all about the combination of
individual quality and achievements," the Netherlands
legend wrote in his column for De Telegraaf .
"From that point of view, it's absurd that for the second
year in a row a player has been given the award who did
not both play excellent and win the most trophies.
"Back in 2013, Bayern Munich won every single trophy out
there, yet Cristiano Ronaldo still won the award instead of
a player like Toni Kroos or someone else from Bayern.
"In 2014, Kroos was a key player again for the team that
won the World Cup, yet he was not even among the final
three nominees. Ronaldo was completely anonymous at the
World Cup...
"Let this be clear, I cannot take this Fifa award seriously
anymore."
Ronaldo, 29, finished ahead of Lionel Messi and Manuel
Neuer in the vote to win the third Ballon d'Or of his career.
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