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24th August 2017
09:16pm BST

Between them, Messi and Ronaldo have mopped up every Ballon d'Or title going since 2007. Realistically, nobody else has even had a look in. Although some will have you believe the two players are sworn enemies and can't stand the sight of each other, both men can at least offer the other the odd congratulatory handshake when required.
Precisely this happened after Ronaldo accepted his latest award on Thursday. With Gianluigi Buffon (also nominated) quick to congratulate Ronaldo, Messi too extended a hand to him.
With not even a hint of animosity to be detected between Messi and Ronaldo, many were more interested in the reaction of another Real Madrid player: Sergio Ramos...
https://twitter.com/iabhipat/status/900770732388605952
https://twitter.com/MadridMalaysia/status/900769064414437376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mirror.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Freal-madrid-fans-loved-sergio-11048939
https://twitter.com/Yincar/status/900763651304566784
https://twitter.com/007jerrywow/status/900772491538210816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mirror.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Freal-madrid-fans-loved-sergio-11048939
https://twitter.com/Bernabeu_Babe/status/900765141477752832
https://twitter.com/halamadrid7kh/status/900807908719546369
Although it's far more likely that Ramos is simply smiling because he's happy for his teammate, some appear to suggest the grin was more to do with Messi going home empty handed. Clearly, the idea of Ramos being so disrespectful towards the Argentine is utterly ridiculous... Oh wait, what's this?Explore more on these topics: