According to the International Football Federation (FIFA), for the first time since 2007, Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward of the Portuguese national team and the Al-Nasr club from Saudi Arabia, was not included in the symbolic team of the year.
After the FIFA Best of the Year awards ceremony held on February 27, the winners in the Player of the Year, the best coach and goalkeeper and other categories were determined.
FIFA also announced The composition of the symbolic team, which includes the 11 best actors in their roles. Cristiano Ronaldo, 38, who started the 2022/23 season in English Premier League (EPL) club Manchester United and participated in the 2022 World Cup held in Qatar, was not on the list.
In the quarter-finals of the world championship, the Portuguese team lost to the Moroccan team (0:1) and was eliminated from the tournament.
Ronaldo has been without a team since November 2022 after his contract with Manchester United was terminated. A scandalous interview with the Portuguese led to the breakdown of the deal, in which he criticized the coaching staff, management and club policy.
On January 2, Ronaldo became the player of Al-Nasr from Saudi Arabia under a contract for which he will receive €200 million per year. Additional bonuses were also reported for the Portuguese and his family.
Formerly Zarema Salikhova, wife of the former president and owner of Spartak Moscow Leonid Fedun discretion Russian Cup Russian Premier League (RPL) quarter-final second leg match where the red and whites faced Lokomotiv, the capital.