Valverde criticized individuals around him

DBasia.news – BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde criticized openly individuals around him who were involved with the awards ceremony after Luka Modric was named FIFA Player of the Year 2018.

Modric beat Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool sensation Mohamed Salah with Lionel Messi’s shortlist for the London award.

Messi is listed in the FIFPro world’s best choice squad but like Ronaldo, the Argentine star sparked a controversy when he was absent from the award ceremony.

FIFA ‘split off’ from the Ballon d’Or award in 2016 to host its own award awards ceremony which would mean a repeat of recognition when Ballon d’Or picks his next December player.

“Now everything is enlarged. Too many awards, many occasions and every occasion will show the organ ego.

“They gather together with the world’s leading football players. In fact, many are written about it, making the issue even more noisy, controversial and controversial so everyone starts listening.

“People are also interested in such topics. Basically it should be just sports. But over time it has become a business, “he said.

Modric’s success shows how he has become a major part of Croatia’s move to the World Cup finals. He also became the key milestone for Real Madrid to win the Champions League for the third time in a row.

“Everyone has their own opinions. I do not want to do a comparison. Modric is through a good season but he is not as good as any. For us the best is Messi. ”

Valverde also did not criticize Messi and Ronaldo for not attending the event.

“When you are invited to a special occasion, you can invite anyone but the person you invite can choose whether to go or not,” he said.