Argentina and PSG superstar Lionel Messi voted for two players ahead of team-mate Kylian Mbappe at the FIFA Best Player awards on Monday evening.
Messi was crowned the FIFA Best Player a couple of months after he conquered the world with his national team, while Mbappe, again, finished runner-up. And as national team captain, Messi was allowed to vote in the proceedings.
Votes were cast by supporters, national team captains, national team coaches and 300 journalists from various nations – with each section given 25% of the overall vote. Messi opted to vote for Neymar and Karim Benzema as his top two, with Mbappe third.
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Messi, after winning the award, said: “It’s amazing. It’s been a tremendous year and it’s an honour for me to be here and win this award. Without my team-mates, I wouldn’t be here.
“I achieved the dream I had been hoping for so long. Very few people can achieve that and I have been lucky to do so.”
Mbappe finished second in the awards, while Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema finished third on the evening.
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Elsewhere, Harry Kane voted for Messi, Sadio Mane and Benzema as his top three, while Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate opted for Messi, Luka Modric and Mbappe.
Jude Bellingham was at the top of three voters cards: Korea Republic boss Michael Franz Muller, Guyana manager Sam Cox and Central African Republic’s Raoul Savoy.
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