Ronaldo hits out at Blatter comments

Prior to Tuesday's announcement of the shortlist for the FIFA Ballon d'Or - which included both Ronaldo and Messi - Blatter said in a speech at Oxford University that the Barcelona forward was "a good boy that every father, every mother would like to have at home".

Referring to Ronaldo, Blatter went on to say that "one has more expenses for the hairdresser than the other" before concluding: "I like both of them, but I prefer Messi."

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