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“Unfortunately this is the world we live in, rotten, with mafia and f******g money. The power of God is a lot greater than all this rottenness. God takes his time but he doesn’t
fail.”
-- Elma Aveiro, reacting after her brother, Cristiano Ronaldo, was beaten out by former Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric, for the 2018 Ballon d'Or in his
bid for a record sixth award. (@elma_oficial)
Let’s get real. If the award is to the best player, I mean really the best, the “Flea” would have won it every year since the first win.