Alaba chose Messi over Benzema (Reuters)

Lionel Messi is officially the best player in the world after lifting the trophy The best presented by FIFA in Paris. With 52 dotsthe Argentinian won over the Frenchman Kylian Mbappe (44)y Karim Benzema (34), the latter league and Champions League champion last season.

Once the gala is over, the votes were known who made up each score and among a few surprises that of david praiseswho had the responsibility of voting as captain of the Austrian team.

Real Madrid defender received a wave of criticism on their social networks by the fans You meringues after their votes have been made public since put the Argentine star in first place behind his teammate Karim Benzema. Facing constant attacks, the 30-year-old footballer decided to come out and speak out on his official accounts.

“As for the FIFA The Best Award: the austrian national team votes for this award as a team, not just me. Everyone in the team can vote and that’s how it’s decided,” he argued, alluding to the fact that even though he voted as captain, the choice was agreed with the rest of the national team.

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“Everyone knows, especially Karim, how much I admire him and his performances and I have said many times that for me, he is the best striker in the world, and he continues to be. Without a doubt”concluded the defender, who is recovering from an injury and will be absent from next Thursday’s Clásico against Barcelona for the Copa del Rey semi-finals.

Notably the vote was divided into two phases. The first was made up of “a group of experts” from FIFA, who drew up a shortlist of candidates choosing the three best players, coaches and goalkeepers.

Once chosen, he moved on to the second phase. four jurors they are the ones who have pronounced their perpetual vows. Each jury represented 25%: the captains of the 211 FIFA member teams, the coachesAnd journalist specialist representing each country and audience by an open vote on the entity’s official website.

a word, the first elected added 5 pointsthe second 3 and the third 1. In addition to the three stars who occupied the podium, there were other cracks who were below: Luka Modric (28 years old), Erling Haaland (24 years old), Sadio Mané (19 years old) or even Julián Álvarez (17 years old). ).

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