Katia Aveiro, Cristiano Ronaldo's sister, launched an attack directed to Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk on her Instagram account on Monday. She was furious after Van Dijk made a joke about Ronaldo's absence at the gala of Ballon d'Or. Ronaldo's sister said scathing words on her post and failed to see the humor in the Liverpool defender's statement.
Lionel Messi won his sixth Ballon d'Or last Monday and was trailed by Virgil van Dijk on the second place. The Liverpool captain is one place and 203 votes ahead of the Juventus Talisman, who sits at the third place. Messi and Van Dijk were at the prestigious awarding ceremony in Paris; however, Ronaldo, who has won five Ballon d'Or in his career, was not around.
The Juventus captain chose to attend the Serie A awarding ceremony, which falls on the same date and schedule as Ballon d'Or. In Italy, Ronaldo was hailed as the Most Valuable Player for the 2018-2019 season. When van Dijk was asked about his thoughts on Ronaldo's absence at the gala, he jokingly answered, "Why, was he a candidate?"
Van Dijk's joke triggered Katia Aveiro, Ronaldo's sister, to rant on the social networking site Instagram. She questioned the Dutchman's achievements and emphasized the success of her brother in the Premier League, at Real Madrid, and in Europe. She also called the Liverpool defender unrealistic and utterly frustrated.
'I think there are people living completely frustrated!!! And unrealistic... such humility!' she wrote, alongside a picture of Ronaldo scoring his famous overhead-kick against for Real against Juventus.' Now, dear Virgil, where you are going, Cristiano Ronaldo has gone and has come a thousand times.
Katia Aveiro, Cristiano Ronaldo's sister also said on her IG post:
You see, my dear Virgil, that Cristiano Ronaldo was a tri-champion in the country where you have been playing for years, and you still haven't got your hand on the trophy.
'Cristiano Ronaldo was even the best player and best scorer in the country where you play Virgil. By the way, he was even younger than you.
'Then, dear Virgil, Cristiano Ronaldo went to other places and became the greatest player in the history of a club, Real Madrid. Tell you something Virgil? Maybe so, because this club, with this Cristiano guy, even beat you in the Champions League final.
'Of these, Ronaldo already has 5, Virgil. And that fellow Ronaldo and team-mates, with the corners on his chest, crushed your "orange" in a final (Nations League final between Portugal and Holland).
'Was it hard, Virgil? We have pity. And, dear Virgil, in one of the least successful times of his career, Cristiano Ronaldo has won even more titles than you. Awesome, isn't it?
'Now Virgil will win titles from those who really count and then we'll talk. When you have a handful of them, the really important ones, you might be able to sit at the table with Cristiano. Or as they say in our land, it grows and appears!
'It's for me @cristiano you are, and you will always be the best player in the world!!!'
Cristiano Ronaldo was named the Serie A Player of the Year in Milan, Italy.
