Give it to Ronaldo: Corriere dello Sport call for 2013 Ballon d’Or to go to Cristiano

Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport have come out with a blunt headline on Monday morning: “Ronaldo is better than Messi.” They then include an editorial that argues giving the 2013 Ballon d’Or to Cristiano Ronaldo rather than Lionel Messi, who has dominated the individual award in recent years. The editorial in Corriere dello Sport suggests Ronaldo is currently “flying” whilst at the moment Messi is “in crisis.”
Corriere dello Sport go on to say that Ronaldo’s real rival for the 2013 Ballon d’Or is really Franck Ribery, following his excellent personal season in Bayern Munich’s treble winning side. They write: “The number one rival for the Portuguese forward is Franck Ribery, the most talented player at Bayern last season. Ribery, however, faced a fall from grace with France in Kiev, while Ronaldo received further support with the first leg victory over Ibrahimovic.”
There is little doubting that Ronaldo has started off in exceptional form this season, scoring 26 goals in 19 games. 16 in La Liga (1 every 73 minutes), 8 in the Champions League and 2 for Portugal. More pressure on Blatter oooooo, at least we all know there is sentiment and favor in the award now.