Dani Alves, a hero for Barcelona, has admitted that he got into a fight in the Ballon d’Or locker room with Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United when they were playing against each other in Spanish La Liga.
According to Managing Madrid, Alves made the remarks on a podcast with his Pumas teammate Efrio Velarde.
Dani Alves (Barcelona) and Ronaldo (Real Madrid), who represented the two biggest teams in Spain, were frequently pitted against one another in El Clasico matches.
The Brazilian defender, though, has admitted that he adores Ronaldo and feels free to say as much now that they no longer represent Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively.
I love Cristiano,” Alves said. “Now that we are no longer at Barca and Madrid, I can speak because it always seemed like I could not.
“Cristiano exemplifies, for all of us who don’t have that much quality, that with hard work, you can also compete against the best. I respect him a lot, and I had the opportunity to tell him.”
Alves added: “There came a time because of the rivalry that I went up to greet him, and he didn’t greet me.
“There was a controversy that never came out, but in the Ballon d’Or dressing room, we had a ‘scuffle’, I greeted everyone, and he did not greet me because of what Barca-Madrid was generating outside.”
