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Cristiano Ronaldo says Lionel Messi and Neymar owe him. The Real Madrid star said in an interview after his team's 5-1 win over Sporting Gijon at the weekend that both owe him for his translation services during the Ballon d'Or Gala last week. 

According to Eurosport, Ronaldo said it but jokingly.

"When we were up there on the stage neither Messi nor Neymar speaks English, and I was their translator," he said. 

"I spoke with them later and told them not to forget to pay me later for the translation."

Funny stuff. Of course, Ronaldo has the advantage of knowing English from playing for years at Manchester United. Maybe Messi and Neymar can learn some English ahead of the Copa America Centenario in the United States this summer. 

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Ronaldo says Messi owes him. (Youtube screengrab)