The details of Lionel Messi’s votes for the FIFA Best Men’s Player of the Year have surfaced following Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr being declared the winner.
On Tuesday evening, the Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony was held in Doha, Qatar.
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Later, Real Madrid and Brazil star Vinicius Jr was announced as the winner of the Best Men’s Player of the Year award.
Speaking after being handed the trophy by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Vinicius said: “It was looking impossible for me to arrive here on this stage… I arrived from a small place, close to poverty and crime. Now I’m here.”
It was later disclosed that Argentina captain Lionel Messi did not prioritize Vinicius Jr in his choices for the best player of the year.
Instead, the Inter Miami star cast his votes for Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe, placing Vinicius in third position.
Reacting on social media, one fan said: “Not sure why he voted for Mbappe?” Another tweeted: “Sums up how biased bro is..”
A third fan added: “Bro literally hates everything to do with Madrid.”
Someone else wrote: “Yamal only had a phenomenal EURO lmao. How do you vote that first and forget the past 11 months…”
Another commented: “Yamal is not better than Vini Jr I’m saying this as a Barca fan.”
In addition, the FIFA Best Team of the Year was revealed.
The team featured Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rudiger, Jude Bellingham, Toni Kroos (all Real Madrid), Rodri, Erling Haaland (both Manchester City), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), and Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid).
Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was honored as the goalkeeper of the year, while Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti was awarded the coach of the year.
