Cristiano Ronaldo has made his feelings clear after his omission from a ranking of the top 10 footballers in the world.

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• Ronaldo reacts to top 10 player snub
• Haaland named best player by IFFHS
• Bernardo Silva only Portuguese representative

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) released its annual ranking of the top 10 players on the planet this week, but there was no room for Ronaldo. Erling Haaland took top spot, with Kylian Mbappe second and Lionel Messi third. The only Portuguese player to make the top 10 was Bernardo Silva in eighth.

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• WHAT RONALDO SAID

  Portuguese publication A Bola posted the rankings on Instagram, and Ronaldo reacted by commenting several laughing emojis.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Ronaldo has spent the entire year playing in the Saudi Pro League with Al-Nassr, so perhaps it's not surprising that he has fallen out of the top 10. That said, he will finish 2023 as the highest-scoring male play of the year, having netted 53 goals for club and country.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR RONALDO?

  Ronaldo is clearly a little bothered about his snub, but you can bet he'll be ready to silence his doubters when Al-Nassr take on Al-Taawoun on Saturday.

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