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“Hopefully the 1st of Many” – Cristiano Ronaldo ‘Proud’ and ‘Happy’ as He Scoops Major Award After FIFA The Best Snub

Published 03/05/2023, 9:00 AM EST

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After failing to score in a couple of his starting games for his new club, Cristiano Ronaldo is catching up big time. Al-Nassr is now speed-running this season as the legend is single-handedly winning them games. The club stands at the top of the league eying the title this season.

It wasn’t the same when CR7 joined the Saudi Arabian club. His performance in the first matches and missed chances made fans and pundits criticize him. But, spending some time with the team and working on the game plan has worked excruciatingly well for the Portuguese star. Against Al-Wehda, Cristiano Ronaldo looked like his former self. He scored 4 goals and took the team to a dominating victory.

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He would continue his beatdown of the opponent’s defense against Damac. A 3-0 win by Al-Nassr and Cristiano Ronaldo made all goals. Fans are enjoying whatever Cristiano Ronaldo is offering. He also just won an award that will boost his confidence for the coming games.

Cristiano Ronaldo won an award

On the back of two dominating match-winning performances, Ronaldo won the February Player of the Month award. He has been an integral part of the offense since joining the club. However, his scoring like he is playing in his prime means trouble for other clubs in the league. The fans are showering admiration for the star player, and it seems like he is enjoying his time in Saudi Arabia.

Cristiano Ronaldo, on his Instagram, shared his feelings after winning the big award. In his post with the award, he wrote, “Happy to win the February Player of the month award for the Roshn Saudi League. Hopefully the 1st of many! Proud to be part of this team.” Fans hope that the star would continue his incredible run and give them more moments to cheer.

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The dream that the Saudi Arabian government had to earn recognition for the league is becoming a reality. One of the main reasons to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia was to make a buzz and hype around the league and promote it. The powerhouse Al-Nassr is now eying multiple players to sign.

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Ronaldo got snubbed at FIFA The Best awards

FIFA organized the event ‘FIFA The Best Awards’ last week. It made headlines on Argentina’s domination of the award, and it was winning a World Cup that led the team to win the majority of awards. However, fans were shocked that even Ronaldo’s current Al Nassr coach didn’t vote for him, while his arch-rival got an overwhelming amount of votes.

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Lionel Messi won FIFA’s Best Player of the Year. World Cup-winning team Argentina won the best team while the Argentinian fans were acclaimed as the best fan base. World Cup final hero Emiliano Martinez won the award for best goalkeeper while coach Lionel Scaloni won the best coach one.

What are your thoughts on Ronaldo’s recent performances? Sound off in the comments!

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Rishabh Chaudhary

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Rishabh is a soccer writer at EssentiallySports, coming with a year of experience in digital marketing and 19 years of being a sports fan. Like most people in India, he started by watching cricket and then all sports. He writes poetry and songs in his free time and plays FPS games like Valorant and CSGO.
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