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Cristiano Ronaldo has laughed about his omission in the International Federation for Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) ranking of the ten best footballers of 2023.
Earlier this week, the organization published its annual ranking of the ten best football players in the world, with Manchester City's Erling Haaland being voted the best player of the year.
Yet there was no place on the list for the 38-year-old, with Bernardo Silva the only representative from Portugal to make the list.
The news was posted on Instagram by a Portuguese news channel A Bolawith the Al-Nassr attacker commenting on several smiling faces on Instagram.
Kylian Mbappe came second in the rankings, while Ronaldo's old rival Lionel Messi was voted third, having also won his eighth Ballon d'Or earlier this year.
Cristiano Ronaldo was overlooked by the IFFHS in a ranking of the best footballers of 2023
The Portuguese superstar laughed about his omission from the rankings and posted several 'laughing' emojis on Instagram
Despite his negligence, the 38-year-old, pictured here laughing with Conor McGregor last week, has had a fine season in front of goal
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Ronaldo was recently pictured sitting next to Conor McGregor at the 'Day of Reckoning' boxing event in Saudi Arabia, where Anthony Joshua claimed victory against Otto Wallin while Deontay Wilder was defeated by Joseph Parker.
The former Man United and Real Madrid star was seen laughing and chatting with the UFC fighter.
Ronaldo returned to action for the Saudi Pro League on Boxing Day and scored a number of goals, scoring his 22nd and 23rd goals in all competitions this season during their 5-2 win against Karim Benzema's Al-Ittihad.
The brace means Ronaldo has now scored 53 goals in all competitions in 2023.
Ronaldo only failed to score in four of the games he played in the league this season.
This year, Ronaldo scored 53 goals in all competitions for Al-Nassr, helping them keep their title hopes alive
He scored twice on Boxing Day, helping Al-Nassr beat Karim Benzema's Al-Ittihad 5–2
Manchester City's Rodri claimed fourth place in the IFFHS rankings, while Jude Bellingham, who has captivated for Real Madrid since his £113million move to the LaLiga giants in the summer, finished fifth.
Kevin De Bruyne was voted sixth in the table after helping Man City to the Treble last season.
Meanwhile, Harry Kane was voted into seventh place after his prolific start at Bayern Munich.
Vinicius Junior and Lautaro Martinez both made up the top ten, behind Silva in eighth place, with Ronaldo not appearing in the rankings.