Madrid have taken umbrage over Blatter's response
after being asked to compare Ronaldo with Barcelona star Lionel
Messi while speaking at the Oxford Union last week.
Blatter said both players were exceptional but
described Messi as a "good boy" before going on to say, in apparent
reference to Ronaldo, that "one has more expenses for the
hairdresser than the other".
The FIFA president then concluded by saying he
preferred Messi of the two players.
Ancelotti was asked about Blatter's comments at his
press conference ahead of Wednesday's match with Sevilla, and was
quoted as having said on Madrid's official website: "I'm aware our
president (Florentino Perez) has sent a letter to FIFA asking to
retract what I consider to be a lack of respect to a very serious,
very professional player.
"I'm completely in agreement with our president. I
haven't spoken with Cristiano about this. He's trained very well
today, as always. He's shown every day that he's a great player,
serious and professional, respectful to everyone and he has to
continue like that."
Blatter's comments came during a question and
answer session at Oxford University on Friday where he was asked
about Messi and Ronaldo.
Video footage of Blatter's bizarre performance in
front of hundreds of students (above) has proved popular.
Blatter started off by heaping praise on Messi,
saying: "They are both exceptional players but they are totally
different and football is about the difference of styles, because
Lionel Messi is a good boy who every mother and father would like
to have at home.
"He's a good man, he's very fast, he's not
exuberant, he's playing well, he's dancing, he's a kind man, he's a
good boy.
"And that's what makes him so popular and naturally
he will always get a lot of goals because he is this nice man, and
he plays well and scores goals."
Then, when appearing to talk about Ronaldo, Blatter
said "the other one, this is something else. The other one is like
a commander on the field of play," before the FIFA chief stood up
from his chair and walked across the podium in comic fashion.
Blatter continued: "But this is the other side of
football and that's good to have such commanders on the field also.
Because you don't have the same attitude, and that gives life to
football and one has more expenses for the hairdresser than the
other, but that doesn't matter...
"So I cannot say who is the best. The list (Ballon
d'Or) will be published, and then the public will make the
choice.
