Real Madrid have confirmed in an official statement that coach Jose Mourinho and attacker Cristiano Ronaldo will not be attending next week's 2011 Fifa Ballon d'Or Gala in Switzerland as they have obligations with Los Blancos.

The gala takes place on Monday January 9 in Zurich’s Kongresshaus, but Madrid have a Copa del Rey game away to Malaga the next day and the duo do not want to disrupt their preparations for the match.

Therefore, Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo have made the decision not to travel to Switzerland for the star-studded event.

"No Real Madrid players or any of the coaching staff will be attending the Ballon d'Or because of Tuesday's game against Malaga," a club spokesman told Goal.com. "Zinedine Zidane and Emilio Butragueno will represent the club [at the gala]."

Cristiano Ronaldo faces competition from Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Xavi for the prestigious individual trophy, while Mourinho is nominated for the title of Coach of the Year together with Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson and Barcelona's Pep Guardiola.

Madrid lead Malaga 3-2 from the first leg of their Copa del Rey last-16 clash.

So Zidane will use Cristiano facemask in team of the year stand-in?

So Ronaldo is not top 3 in the world anymore? :lucas:

https://goallegacy.forumotion.com/t14954-ronaldo-and-mourinho-won-t-be-going-to-the-ballon-d-or-award-ceremony

Totally didn't see there's another thread about this, please merge/lock Mods

TBf we're sending Zidane and El Buitre they're probably still good enough to be nominated for the award if they were still playing

As for the team of the year photo we'll send cardboard cut outs of any of our players who make it.

Ronaldo ran out of Sexy suits?

lol no. That's like saying Ba ran out of Syrup ffs.

Ronaldo doesnt want to stand between the two midgets

But Ronaldo always went home with the hostess

I guess he'll just have to settle for Irina this year

Ba does rely on Mother Ba to deliver him syrup tbf

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:Ronaldo doesnt want to stand between the two midgets

Nor next to them?

Immaculate_Mole wrote:Ronaldo ran out of Sexy suits?

He ran out of collars to pop.

I think Ronaldo read Ragbirjosh thread and he lost faith

Irina made him stay home. She knows he is gonna bang someone other than her if he goes.

Ronaldo will be bunking with Kaka/Marcelo. We'll be in Malaga the day before the game.

EarlyPrototype wrote:Irina made him stay home. She knows he is gonna bang someone other than her if he goes.

True. A lot of good looking men at that gala.

Senor Penguin wrote:

EarlyPrototype wrote:Irina made him stay home. She knows he is gonna bang someone other than her if he goes.

True. A lot of good looking men at that gala.

There could be hermaphrodites too.