Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed on Monday that he will attend the FIFA Ballon d’Or ceremony in Zurich on Jan. 13, despite the Real Madrid forward’s strained relationship with theorganization’s president, Sepp Blatter. Last fall, Blatter revealed that he prefers Barcelona’s four-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi to Ronaldo, acomment for which the FIFA chief was widely criticized. Ronaldo, who is nominated alongside Messi and Bayern Munich treble winner Franck Ribery, is considered the favorite for the2013 award.
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