FIFA in Paris this Monday Best of 2022 awardsAwarding the best players, goalkeepers and coaches of the year in men’s and women’s football. Alexia Putellas And Leo Messi they were big winners a gala that turns into an Argentine festival with the accumulating awards of the world champion team.
Awards are given by vote of captains and selectors one representative journalist from each and every country in the world. FIFA makes the votes public, which hides some curiosities.
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The new national coach makes his debut in these pre-galleries this Monday, following Luis Enrique’s dismissal following the World Cup in Qatar. And he did not leave anyone indifferent with his votes. The man from La Rioja chose: Argentina’s Julián Álvarez named best player of the yearThe Gabon captain coincided with the Botswana coach and the representative of Liechtenstein journalists.
Like second best football player chose British Jude Bellinghamduring Luke Modric completed his marvelous votewhere none of the three finalists appeared: Messi, Mbappé and Benzema.
Sergio Busquets
The captain of the Spanish team did not choose any Real Madrid player as his first choice… Real Madrid won their second vote. Benzema, ancelotti And Courtois They are behind the winner Messi, Scaloni and Dibu Martínez, in the voting for FC Barcelona’s captain as well.
Didier Deschamps
The French coach, despite the fact that they did not exactly have a good relationship, as it became clear after the World Cup in Qatar Karim Benzema was included in the votes for the best player of the year.. Yes, he did it in second place behind Kylian Mbappé. A double vote, which coincided with Hugo Lloris, the world runner-up who selected two teammates for the same position.
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It was noteworthy that the Real Madrid defender did not choose his teammate Benzema in the first position (he did so in the second place). Big vote for Messi. The player himself, although the votes coincided with him as captain, the decision was taken collectively In the Austrian team. Ancelotti and Courtois received their votes in their respective categories.
Leo Messi
Nothing prevented the winner from voting for him or giving the vote to one of his compatriots…but he did. Argentina captain chooses partner and friend neymar as the best player of the year, also ahead of PSG players Mbappé and Benzema. In the remaining categories, he went home, choosing Dibu Martínez and Scaloni, just ahead of Guardiola.
Cristiano Ronaldo
The Portuguese captain and current Saudi Al Nassr player… voted for no one. Because you didn’t vote. The name that will represent the Portuguese team in the voting has been announced. Pepe, a former teammate at Real Madrid who didn’t vote for him…. Center veteran Mbappé chose Modric and Benzema. In fact, none of the voters chose Cristiano Ronaldo. Not first, second, or third.
Lewandowski, Modric, Oblak…
Robert Lewandowski Messi chose Mbappé and Modric. Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Benzema favored Messi and Mbappé. Thiago Silva chose compatriot Neymar (as his coach did) ahead of Messi and Benzema. Slovenian Jan Oblak preferred Messi, Mbappé and Benzema. Scaloni chose Messi and Julián Álvarez ahead of Modric.