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What Ronaldo was doing as Messi won FIFA Best Player Award

Ronaldo posts a picture of himself reading on Instagram [Courtesy]

Cristiano Ronaldo missed out as Lionel Messi was named FIFA Best Player of the Year for the sixth time on Monday night.

The Barcelona superstar took the award ahead of his long-time rival and Liverpool’s defensive rock Virgil van Dijk.

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