A reportedly furious Cristiano Ronaldo did not attend the UEFA Player of the Year gala on Thursday, and the reason therefor has now reportedly been revealed.
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The Juventus superstar was named the UEFA Champions League Forward of the 2017/18 Season, but missed out on the main award, with his former teammate Luka Modric lifting the UEFA Men's Player of the Year trophy.
Sky Italia have now claimed that Ronaldo was informed about the decision to award Modric the main accolade, and was unhappy with the selection.
As a consequence, the 33-year-old, who had won the previous two editions of the award, decided to snub the gala, despite winning one of the individual trophies.
Ronaldo was named the UEFA Player of the Year in 2007/08, 2013/14, 2015/16 and 2016/17, while Modric has now lifted the award for the first time.
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Both won four trophies with Real Madrid last season, namely the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the Supercopa de Espana.
While Ronaldo scored 15 of his 44 goals in 2017/18 goals in the UCL, Modric was named Player of the Tournament at the Club World Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup, where his team Croatia finished as runners-up.
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